Natural disasters
Across
- 2. - a mass of mud (= wet earth) moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope
- 3. - a long period when there is little or no rain
- 5. - an occasion when a volcano explodes, and flames and rocks come out of it
- 6. - an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea
- 7. - a fire burning in an area of land with many trees, that is difficult to control and sometimes spreads quickly
- 9. - a large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the side of a mountain
Down
- 1. - a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
- 4. - a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone
- 5. - the disease in a large number of people at the same time
- 7. - a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people
- 8. - a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage