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

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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.

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