Natural Disasters Vocabulary

el hurac�n

hurricane

la inudaci�n

flood

llover

to rain

la lluvia

rain

nevar

to snow

el terremoto

earthquake

la tormenta

storm

el art�culo

article

investigar

to investigate

el locutor/locutora

announcer

el noticiero

newscast

ocurrir

to occur

el reportero/reportera

reporter

tratar de

to try to

apagar

to put out (fire)

bajar

to go down

el bombero/bombera

firefighter

comenzar

to start

destruir

to destroy

dormido

asleep

el edificio de apartamentos

apartment building

la escalera

ladder

escaparse

to escape

esconder(se)

to hide (oneself)

la explosi�n

explosion

el humo

smoke

el incendio

fire

Los muebles

furniture

muerto

dead

el param�dico/param�dica

paramedic

quemar(se)

to burn, burn up

se murieron

they died

subir

to group

herido

injured

el herido/herida

injured person

el h�roe

hero

la hero�na

hero (female)

rescatar

to rescue

salvar

to save

valiente

brave

la vida

life

vivo

living,alive

a causa de

because of

afortunadamente

fortunately

asustado

frightened

la causa

cause

de prisa

in a hurry

de repente

suddenly

gritar

to scream

hubo

there was

llamar por tel�fono

to call (on the phone)

o�r

to hear

sin duda

without a doubt

socorro

help