14.10 Natural disasters (Zusatz) Flashcards by Ray ...

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Katastrophengebiet

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disaster area

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die Opfer von Naturkatastrophen

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the victims of natural disasters

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ein kleineres Erdbeben

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a minor earthquake

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ein größeres Erdbeben

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a major earthquake

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ein Erdbeben trifft LA

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a (earth)quake hits L.A.

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verursachen

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cause

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Erdritsch

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landslide

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ein gewaltiger Ausbruch

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a violent eruption

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begraben

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bury

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eine dicke Lavaschicht

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a thick layer of lava

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eine dicke Ascheschicht

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a thick layer of ash

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ein Heftiger Wirbelsturm

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a violent cyclone

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Leben fordern

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claim lives

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Taifun

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typhoon

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Hochwasser/ -flutwarnung

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flood warning

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(der) Hochwassers hutz

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flood control

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hochwassergefährdete Gebiete

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flood-prone areas

Q

die Sintflut

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the Flood

Q

eine Jahrtausendflut

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a millennium flood

Q

ein riesiges Gebiet

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a vast area

Q

ertrinken

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drown

Q

eine verheerende Dürreperiode

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a period of devastating drought

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eine Brandkatastrophe

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a disastrous fire a fire disaster

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waldbrand

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forest fire

verursachen

cause

eine drohende Hungersnot

an impending famine

Hungerhilfe

famine relief

verhungern

die of famine

entsetzliche Hungerskatastrophe

horrific famine

abhängig von

dependent on

abhängen von

depend on

ein verheerendes Erdbeben

a devastating earthquake

große Verwüstung anrichten

cause great devastation

die Nachwirkungen der Katastrophe

the aftereffects of the disaster

sein Leben verlieren

lose one's life

Bergungsarbeiten

rescue work

schätzen

estimate

der Rote Halbmond (=muslimische Entsprechunge des Roten Kreuzes)

the Red Crescent