The river (a)   (被溢出).

Therefore, the village (a)   (被淹没).

Some houses (a)   (被水洪水淹没) in the flood water.

The affected villagers tried to shift their

belongings to higher level (a)  

(但他们的努力是徒劳的).

The water (a)  

(上升迅速地).

They (a)   (爬上) to the rooftop quickly.

David and his family (a)   (等待救援队) under the umbrellas.

Soon, the rescue boats came. The villagers (a)  

(挥手引起人们注意.) .

The men rescued the villagers (a)   (在关键时刻).

They sent them to the relief centre (a)  

(位于地面较高的).

David and his family were on cloud nine as they were (a)   (没有受伤) in the flood.