HURRICANE DEVASTATES AMERICAN TOWN: 30 English Phrasal Verbs, Idioms and Advanced English Vocabulary

Sadly, the lovely town of Asheville, North Carolina was hit hard by Hurricane Helene. In this English lesson, you will learn to improve your English. ☑️ Check out this lesson with  @SpeakEnglishWithVanessa  https://youtu.be/ZYCZ-fD44E0?si=pGvbxDIdUCwDbL6g 💙 WANT BONUS ENGLISH? Become a channel member. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join 📰 Get 15% off GROUND NEWS https://check.ground.news/AmericanEnglishBrent 📽️ Want to record lessons like this? I livestream with STREAMYARD: https://streamyard.com/pal/c/6287572368359424 🇹🇷 🇸🇪 👨🏼‍🦱 Want a Hair Transplant? Check out https://cabhealth.com/ Get 10% off a hair transplant Code Brent10 Hurricane Helene 1. Desperate – When someone really needs help or is in a bad situation. - Many people were desperate for food after Hurricane Helene hit Asheville. 2. Unaccounted for – When someone is missing and no one knows where they are. - Several people are still unaccounted for after the hurricane passed through the town. 3. Death toll – The number of people who died because of something bad. - The death toll from Hurricane Helene in North Carolina is still rising as rescue teams continue their search. 4. Communities – Groups of people living in the same area. - Many communities in the path of Hurricane Helene were flooded. 5. Scarce – When something is hard to find. - After the hurricane, clean water became scarce in the affected areas. 6. In short supply – When there is not enough of something. - In Asheville, food and clean drinking water was in short supply after the storm. 7. Going through – Looking for something. - Rescue teams are going through the debris to find survivors. 8. Debris – Pieces of broken things that are left after a disaster. - The streets were filled with debris after Hurricane Helene passed through. 9. An open fire – A fire that is burning without any covering. - Some people were cooking on an open fire after their homes were damaged. 10. Torrential – Very strong and heavy, usually about rain. - Torrential rain from Hurricane Helene flooded many homes. 11. Landslide – When dirt and rocks fall down a hill. - The heavy rain caused a landslide in the mountains near Asheville. 12. In its wake – What is left behind after something has passed. - The hurricane left destruction in its wake. 13. Scrambling – Moving quickly and in a hurry because of panic. - People were scrambling to leave their homes when the floodwaters started rising. 14. Search and rescue – Teams that look for people who are in danger and try to save them. - Search and rescue teams are working day and night to find survivors. 15. Search and recovery – Teams that look for people who have died. - After a few days, search and recovery teams began finding victims in the debris. 16. Collision – When two things crash into each other. The verb is collide. - There was a collision with two houses in the river during the storm. 17. Horrific – Something very bad and shocking. - The horrific damage from the hurricane shocked everyone in the community. 18. Flash flood – A sudden flood that happens quickly after a lot of rain. - A flash flood swept through parts of Asheville after the torrential rain. 19. Rubble – Broken pieces of buildings or structures. - People were searching through the rubble to find their belongings. 20. Vowing – Promising strongly to do something. - The mayor is vowing to rebuild the town after the hurricane. 21. Barreled through – Moved through quickly and with great force. - Hurricane Helene barreled through the mountains, leaving destruction behind. 22. Ramp up – To increase or get stronger. - The rescue efforts ramped up as more people were found missing. 23. Commodities – Basic goods like food, water, or fuel. - After the hurricane, commodities like water and gas were hard to find. 24. MREs – Meals Ready to Eat, usually given during emergencies. - The National Guard distributed MREs to people who couldn’t cook after the storm. John’s wife is unaccounted for right now, unfortunately. 25. Took out (destroy) – To destroy something completely. - The hurricane took out several bridges, cutting off access to the town. 26. Crawled around – To move on hands and knees slowly. - Rescue workers crawled around the rubble looking for survivors. 27. National Guard – A group that helps during emergencies like storms or floods. - The National Guard arrived to help with the rescue efforts after the hurricane. 28. FEMA – The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which helps people in the U.S. during big emergencies. - FEMA sent aid to the areas hardest hit by the hurricane.