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Why Is a Strong Storm Making Waves? 🌊

Cyclone Arnab is a powerful storm with very fast winds coming to the coast.

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Cyclone Arnab brings winds of up to 150 km per hour.

More than 2,100 shelters are prepared for families.

Over 1,000 medical teams and 1,200 ambulances are ready.

A storm surge can raise sea level by about 2.5 meters.

Flights at nearby airports have been paused until the storm passes.

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The weather service says the storm can push the sea up, creating a storm surge that can flood low places.

Officials have set up more than two thousand shelters and many doctors to help people.

Strong winds may knock down trees and make roads wet, so staying indoors is safest.

Airplanes are not flying right now because the weather is too dangerous.

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5 words

cyclone

a huge storm with very strong winds that forms over warm ocean water

storm surge

a rise in sea level caused by a storm that can flood land

shelters

safe buildings where people can stay during dangerous weather

gust

a short, sudden burst of wind

uprooted

when a tree is pulled out of the ground by strong wind

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