Nepal-Tibet flood deaths rise to 389 amid search for hundreds of missing tourists
A bilingual Dutch story with sentence-by-sentence English translation. Level: BEGINNER (CEFR). Tap any word in the DuoBook reader for an instant translation.
Een grote overstroming vond plaats bij de grens van Nepal en Tibet.
A big flood happened at the border of Nepal and Tibet.
Het water kwam snel en veel huizen werden verwoest.
The water came fast and many houses were destroyed.
Reddingsteams vonden 389 mensen die omkwamen bij de ramp.
Rescue teams found 389 people who died in the disaster.
Veel toeristen worden nog steeds vermist na de overstroming.
Many tourists are still missing after the flood.
De politie zoekt nu naar de vermiste mensen.
The police are searching for the missing people now.
Sommige mensen raakten gewond, maar ze werden gered door het team.
Some people were hurt but they were saved by the team.
Het is een erg verdrietige tijd voor alle families.
It is a very sad time for all the families.
De zoektocht gaat elke dag door om de anderen te vinden.
The search continues every day to find the others.
Vocabulary (Dutch)
- flood
- overstroming
- missing
- vermist
- rescue
- redden
- border
- grens
- disaster
- ramp
- search
- zoeken
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