Culture Corner

2. to state publicly
4. to become stronger
8. to force liquid to flow in a certain direction
9. an embankment for preventing flooding
14. a non-permanent state when the government takes special measures to deal with a dangerous situation
15. to break violently
16. to have difficulty handling a situation
17. a sudden powerful movement of water or wind created by a storm
21. lower than the surface of the sea

1. being in a very bad situation
3. to build again
5. armed forces
6. people who work for the army to build roads and bridges
7. to make the people in an area leave because of an emergency
10. an area of calm weather at the centre of a tropical storm
11. the people who live in a place
12. the fire, police and ambulance services
13. to come onto the land from the sea
18. gradual improvement
19. behaviour intended to harm or kill people
20. large scale action of stealing from stores and houses that people have left