Question

After The Flood
Reading about weather in books is one thing, but living through a natural disaster was another
Even though the flood was not too bad. I was not prepared for what it was really like! It all sta
two days ago. It was a rainy day, like every other rainy day I've ever remembered. The only
unusual thing was how anxious the adults seemed to be getting. I started to pay more attention
whenever I saw the news on at our house, at a restaurant, or anywhere else. The meteorologis
kept saying that the rain hadn't stopped in a long time, and it didn't look like it was going to
anytime soon. I didn't really know what that meant for us, since Mom was always saying tha
was good for all the plants. The next morning, however, I began to understand. I woke up an
down for breakfast. Usually Mom or Dad was already eating by the time that I woke up, but
neither of them was at the kitchen table, and the lights all over the house were off. This is w
thought I went to get out the milk, but there was a note on the refrigerator telling me not to
the door. As I was wondering what I could eat for breakfast. I noticed that the rain was still
and that I could hear noises coming from the basement. I went to investigate. Peeking throu
basement door, I immediately stopped. There was water down there! It didn't look like a lo
there were toys and things floating by! I could hear Mom and Dad's voices. "Hello? What
on down here?” I called down the stairs. “Good morning, Vicky. All of this rain is causing
problems. The power all over town is out. Our basement is flooded, and so are some of the
A lot of houses have water in them, too," Dad called back A little water didn't seem too b
the power had gone out before, so I wasn't too worried. Mom and Dad seemed to be takim
it. They were talking about a pump, so I think they were getting the water out of the baser
went to go play in my room. Not too long after, Mom and Dad came back upstairs, chang
clothes, and washed their hands using hand sanitizer. I asked them what was going on."
pumped the water out by hand, but there's some damage downstairs. We're going to hav
some fans once the power comes back to try to dry out the basement as much as we can.
turut the drywalland replace it There are things that all we that
Luhi h11​

Answer 1

Explanation:

natural disaster