10-Minute News Challenge
Headlines : Crossword
FirstNews
Issue 457
20th - 26th March 2015
Read the Headlines report below from this week’s First News then have a go at the crossword. All the answers to the crossword
are words in the article. Underline these words as you go along.
Cyclone devastates Vanuatu
A CYCLONE has caused destruction in Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean.
Vanuatu’s president, Baldwin Lonsdale, has said the country
is in need of urgent help after Cyclone Pam swept across the
islands last Saturday (14 March). Aid agencies say it is one of
the worst disasters to hit Vanuatu, one of the world’s poorest
nations.
Communications are currently down, so the final number of
people who have died is not yet known (11 people had been
confirmed dead as First News went to press). In the capital, Port
Vila, almost every building has been damaged by the powerful
winds and torrential rain. Trees have been knocked down,
schools and hospitals have been destroyed and many family
homes have been completely flattened, leaving thousands
homeless.
Britain has sent an RAF plane carrying supplies, such as
shelter and lanterns, to help those in need. The UK has pledged
£2 million to aid agencies working in Vanuatu. Australia and
New Zealand have also sent supplies and other countries have
promised to help.
Samuel walks through the ruins
of his family home in Vanuatu’s
capital, Port Vila, with his dad
ACROSS
3) Food and medical equipment, and shelter etc. (plural noun 8)
6) Destroys, ruins, wrecks (verb 10)
8) Power lines, e.g. phones, internet connections etc. (plural noun 14)
9) Heavy, severe, relentless (adjective 10)
10) Another word for a tropical storm, this is a system of winds
rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure, with an
anticlockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern
hemisphere) circulation (noun 7)
DOWN
1) This is a country whose territory consists of more than one
island. (compound noun 6,6)
2) Natural catastrophes that cause great damage or loss of life
(plural noun 9)
4) This Oceanian island nation, located in the South Pacific Ocean,
has been hit by a cyclone. (proper noun 7)
5) Organisations, including Oxfam, who give help and support, such as food
and medical supplies to countries affected by natural disasters etc.
(plural noun 3,8)
7) Knocked down, razed to the ground (past tense verb 9)
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10-Minute News Challenge
Headlines : Crossword
FirstNews
Issue 457
20th - 26th March 2015
Read the Headlines report below from this week’s First News then have a go at the crossword. All the answers to the crossword
are words in the article. These words are underlined for you.
Cyclone devastates Vanuatu
A CYCLONE has caused destruction in Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean.
Vanuatu’s president, Baldwin Lonsdale, has said the country
is in need of urgent help after Cyclone Pam swept across the
islands last Saturday (14 March). Aid agencies say it is one of
the worst disasters to hit Vanuatu, one of the world’s poorest
nations.
Communications are currently down, so the final number of
people who have died is not yet known (11 people had been
confirmed dead as First News went to press). In the capital, Port
Vila, almost every building has been damaged by the powerful
winds and torrential rain. Trees have been knocked down,
schools and hospitals have been destroyed and many family
homes have been completely flattened, leaving thousands
homeless.
Britain has sent an RAF plane carrying supplies, such as
shelter and lanterns, to help those in need. The UK has pledged
£2 million to aid agencies working in Vanuatu. Australia and
New Zealand have also sent supplies and other countries have
promised to help.
Samuel walks through the ruins
of his family home in Vanuatu’s
capital, Port Vila, with his dad
ACROSS
3) Food and medical equipment, and shelter etc. (plural noun 8)
6) Destroys, ruins, wrecks (verb 10)
8) Power lines, e.g. electricity, phones, internet connections etc. (plural
noun 14)
9) Heavy, severe, relentless (adjective 10)
10) Another word for a tropical storm, this is a system of winds
rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure, with an
anticlockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern
hemisphere) circulation. (noun 7)
DOWN
1) This is a country whose territory consists of more than one
island. (compound noun 6,6)
2) Natural catastrophes that cause great damage or loss of life
(plural noun 9)
4) This Oceanian island nation, located in the South Pacific Ocean,
has been hit by a cyclone. (proper noun 7)
5) Organisations, including Oxfam, who give help and support, such as food
and medical supplies to countries affected by natural disasters etc.
(plural noun 3,8)
7) Knocked down, razed to the ground (past tense verb 9)
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