A big stormstorm/stɔːrm/L1风暴very bad weather with strong wind and rain called Typhoon Maysak hit China and brought heavy rain and floodsfloods/flʌdz/L1洪水a lot of water that covers dry land. The water rose very fast in Renhe villagevillage/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/L1村庄a small place where people live, smaller than a town, so people had to run away with no food. A woman named Zhou said the water came so fast, and many people were scaredscared/skerd/L1害怕的feeling afraid or worried. At least four people died, and rescuerescue/ˈreskjuː/L1救援to help someone out of danger workers could not help everyone.
The storm also made tornadoes in Hubei, and things started flying in the air. A student saw this and was very scared. Many families lost their homes. They had to go to higher ground, but they had little food and water. The villagers were very sad.
