Complete the text with the words from the box(1).
Earthquakes, hazards, damage, erupted, natural, volcano, destroy, caused, injured
Many natural events can injure (поранити) or kill people and ___________ (1) or ___________ (2) their homes, farms and cities. Such acts of nature are called “natural __________(3)”. Hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions are all natural hazards. So are tornadoes, droughts and avalanches.
The natural hazards most feared by people of Central America are _______(4). In 1972 an earthquake hit Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. It killed nearly 10 000 people, ________(5) 20 000 more and destroyed 50 000 houses. In Costa Rica the volcano Irazu _________(6) in 1963, destroying farms and spreading ash over San Jose, the capital. In Guatemala the __________ (7) Fuego erupted in 1974. It destroyed many coffee farms and __________(8) other damage.
No part of the world is totally free from _________ (9) hazards.
injured
caused
erupted
damage
destroy