Natural disaster
Across
- 4. an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake
- 6. to damage something so badly that it no longer exists, works, etc.
- 10. a long period of time when there is little or no rain
- 12. a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface
- 13. a mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down the side of a mountain
- 15. a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
- 16. a violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle
Down
- 1. an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection
- 2. to suffer or die because you do not have enough food to eat
- 3. to place a dead body in the ground
- 5. to continue to live or exist
- 7. when a volcano throws burning rocks, smoke, etc.
- 8. to affect or make something affect, be known by, or be used by more and more people
- 9. a mountain with a large opening at the top through which gases and lava
- 11. a lack of food during a long period of time in a region
- 14. to die because you have been underwater too long