____ can happen anywhere, so it's important to be prepared. Here are some tips to help you cope if one does ____. First, make ____ you have enough food and water in the house for a few days. You also need a torch (____), a radio, and batteries. If you live in an area that is at risk of ____, think about buying sandbags to put outside your house. If there is a storm coming, cut ____ the electricity and close all the windows. Stay away from the windows in ____ they break. Don't go out during the storm - you could get hurt ____ by falling branches or other things. In hot countries, it's important to take ____ during forest fire season. Don't throw cigarette butts ____ of the car window when you're driving in the countryside. And don't light a fire when you're camping ____ it's in a special area. Forest fires can spread very quickly and ____ everything in their path. Every year, thousands of people lose their homes because of natural disasters. For example, in 2011, there was a terrible ____ in Christchurch, New Zealand. The city had already been damaged ____ another earthquake in 2010, and this second one ____ even more destruction. Many houses were burnt ____ the ground, and lots of people died or were injured. Another example is the terrible floods in Pakistan in 2010. These happened after a long period of very ____ rain. The rain didn't stop, and the rivers got higher and higher. Eventually, the water came right ____ the centre of the country, destroying everything in its path. Millions of people lost their homes, and many of them had to live in ____ for months afterwards. Sometimes, the opposite happens and there isn't ____ rain. This is called a ____. In Australia, there has been a very serious drought for several years now. Many farmers have lost their ____ and animals, and there are water restrictions in many parts of the country.

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