Date done:
6 June 2016
Source:
What I did:
I was researching for interesting articles on BBC News and came across this article.
What I learned:
Definition
inundated
flood.
"the islands may be the first to be inundated as sea levels rise”
Summary:
Storms continue to batter southern New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
Erosion at Sydney's Collaroy Beach has forced the evacuation of multi-million dollar homes, which are now in danger of collapsing.
In Tasmania, where major flood warnings have been issued for seven rivers, two elderly people are feared drowned.Storms continue to batter southern New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
Northern Tasmania facing its worst flooding in decades on Monday, with parts of Launceston, Latrobe and Railton all underwater.
The Insurance Council of Australia said that insurance companies have so far received 11,150 claims across Queensland and New South Wales totalling an estimated A$38m (£19m, $28m).
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