fill in: exceeded, avoided, struck, collapsed, evacuated, declared, encountered, burst, ensure.
1 33 men were trapped underground when a mine ... in chile
2 thousands of people were ... from their homes before the flood.
3 in 2016, an earthquake that ... magnitude 6 struck central italy.
4 after days of heavy rainfall, the river ... its banks.
5 after a flood you should ... of your electrical items are safe to use.
6 they got out of the car after they ... a flash flood
7 the government ... a state of emergency as the tropical storm moved closer to land.
8 assel ... going into the city centre because it was already flooded.
9 an earthquake of magnitude 9 ... just off the coast of japan.​