The typhoon in the Philippines

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the words that someone says or thinks when they are praying:
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prayer
Across the Philippines prayers have been set.
a formal religious ceremony, especially in church;
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service
many services were held in churches for the victims of the typhoon
If a violent event, fighting, or a disease ... s, it kills that person:
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claim sb's life
the typhoon claimed the lives of over 3000 people.
to make a group of people or animals have to leave the place where they normally live;
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displace
Apart from the casualties, over 4 million people have been displaced.
help, such as money or food, given by an organization or government to a country or to people who are in a difficult situation;
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aid
A huge international aid operation is now starting to reach people in the worst affected areas.
food, clothes, and things necessary for daily life or for a particular purpose, especially for a group of people over a period of time;
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supplies
the worst affected areas are in desperate need of supplies.
money, food, clothes etc given to people who are poor or hungry;
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relief
pomoc humanitarna
They co-ordinated relief efforts across these devastated islands.
the most important ship in a group of ships belonging to the navys;
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flagship
Their flagship carrier is stAffed by more than 6000 sailors.
a military vehicle or ship used to move soldiers, weapons etc
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carrier
Their flagship carrier is serving as a mobile airport from which the Navy are making dozens of trips every day taking aid and supplies even to the most remoted areas.
Their flagship carrier is serving as a mobile airport
to give something to each person in a group [distribute]
p. verb
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hand out
food and medicines have been handed out in the past few days.
to compete with other people for something there is very little of:
walczyc
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scramble for
they are scrambling for the aid delivered to them
to try to find something or someone:
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look
They’re also looking for the way out.
No foreseeable end or conclusion to something. The phrase indicates that one expects the thing to continue indefinitely.
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no end in sight
taking into account the level of devastation it could take very long;
there is no end in sight.
the act of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe:
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evacuation
the Americans played a role in the evacuation operations flying evacuees to towns.
the central and most important part of an area, system, activity etc, which all the other parts are connected to [centre]
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hub
The City of London is the hub of the UK's financial world.
an ... place or time is very beautiful, happy, and peaceful, with no problems or dangers
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idyllic
an idyllic childhood/summer
to organize or move soldiers, military equipment etc so that they are in the right place and ready to be used;
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deploy
The decision has been made to deploy extra troops/more powerful weapons.
the period of time after something such as a war, storm, or accident when people are still dealing with the results;
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aftermath
Many more people died in the aftermath of the explosion.

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edytaks il a écrit: 2020-11-28 11:27:50
Across the Philippines prayers have been (1) s_____________ and many services were (2) h_________ in churches for the (3) v________________ of the typhoon which claimed the (4) l____________ of over 3000 people. Apart (5) _____________ the casualties, over 4 million people have been (6) dis______________ . A huge international (7) a__________ operation is now starting to reach people in the worst (8) aff________________ areas who are in desperate need of (9) s_________________ . The US military (10) _____________________ working with the Philippine government to co-ordinate (11) re_____________ efforts across these devastated islands. Their flagship (12) ca_______________ , which is (13) st_______________________ by more than 6000 sailors, is serving as a mobile airport from (14) ________________ the Navy are making dozens of (15) tr______________ every day taking aid and supplies even to the most (16) re_________________ areas.
More than 600,000 kg of food water and medicines have been (17) ha_____________ out in the past few days. Scrambling (18) ____________ the aid delivered to them, the survivors aren’t just (19) ________ need of food and water. They’re also looking for (20) ________ way out. Therefore, US planes (21) ______________________ flying them to bigger cities. The US navy intends to stay there as long as it’s needed but taking (22) _____________ account the level of devastation it could take very long; there is no end in (23) s_______________. Apart (23) _______________ the Americans, the Royal Australian Airforce also play a role in the (24) ev_________________ operations flying evacuees to towns, mainly to the capital, Manila.
The Philippines president, responding (25) ____________ criticism for negligence, has been visiting one of the areas hit by the typhoon where not a (26) si________________ house has been unaffected promising help to all (27) ____________________ afflicted by the disaster.

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