After the flood warning, evacuating the local community became a ... of urgency.

Jon ______ his camera and took a picture of the breathtaking sunrise.

It's important to _____ precautions when going ice-climbing.

The flood waters kept so we headed for higher ground.

After the earthquake, food supplies were ______ high demand.

The news reporters were _____ the scene within minutes.

The trapped caver was suffering _______ exhaustion and dehydration.

The homeless hurricane victims spent the first few days _______ temporary shelters.

There was a freak storm and hundreds of people were stranded ______ the island.

It came ______ my attention that Joe was still shaking hours after the earthquake.

The woman was clinging _____ her rooftop, waiting for the rescue crew to arrive.

The tornado destroyed everything that lay ____ its path.

The area remains ______ threat of flooding.

______ storm

_______ a state of emergency

the ______ of the storm

be under ______________ from

below sea _____

in temporary _____

waters ____

_________ for help

____ to cope

_____ water out

_____ their lives

make a slow ____

On a clear Sunday morning, on the 18th May 1980, Mount St Helens _______ after 123 years of silence.

The eruption was the deadliest volcanic _____ in the history of the United States.

At exactly 8:32 am, an ________ so huge it was heard hundreds of miles away occurred.

Tons of red hot lava emerged from the volcano's ______ and raced down the mountainside.

Every building within a 600 km radius _____ .

Over 1.5 million tons of poisonous _____ were released into the atmosphere.

When a storm at sea becomes a hurricane and reaches shore, it poses a serious _____ to public safety.

Once a hurricane ______ its full power, it will destroy everything in its path.

The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 was the fifth most powerful quake on Earth in more than 100 years. It _______ 9.0 on the Richter Scale.

The quake triggered strong tsunami waves which destroyed everything in their path, leaving piles of ______ behind.

Homes and buildings _____ in an instant.

breaking ______

massive ______

deafening _____

emergency ______

Harry broke his leg and was in a lot of ____.

Disaster _____ when two of the climbers in our group fell into a gorge.

After 3 weeks, the rescue crew ____ to the difficult decision to abandon the search. 

If Robert’s surgery is successful, he will be able to ____ a normal life.

She only took a small ____ of water as she didn’t have much left.

We realised Oliver was ______ when he hadn't returned by nightfall.

______ athletes participate in the Special Olympics.

His legs were ______ from skiing all afternoon.

Nurses know how to ______ first-aid treatment.

The first-time marathon runner was ____ from exhaustion and dehydration.

The doctor prescribed painkillers to ease my back pain.

Unfortunately, some diseases cannot be _____ .

Army personnel _____ the survivors of the plane crash.

Emergency services ______ to cope with the large number of casualties after the storm.

The authorities are concerned that the flood victims might ______ water-borne diseases.

Emergency aid has ______ the lives of millions of people.

Only 15 of the 50 passengers ______ the plane crash.

It was difficult to _____ all the victims as there was a shortage of medicine.

We ______ the authorities as soon as we realised that that John was missing.

David ______ his back while climbing up a cliff face.

Doctors had to ______ on Paul's knee.

I banged my head on a branch and it really _____ .

Mary's scar is _____ slowly.

The avalanche victim stayed _____ by creating an air pocket near his nose and mouth.