residents
the military
state of emergency
to come ashore
to smash
recovery
looting
violence
to declare
to strengthen
eye of the storm
desperate
storm surge
emergency services
behaviour with an aim to harm or kill people
to come onto the land from the sea
improvement
an area of calm weather at the centre of a tropical storm
a sudden powerful movement of water or wind created by the storm
stealing from stores and houses that people have left
to break violently
to become stronger
fire, police and ambulance
armed forces
in a very bad situation
people who live in a place
to state publicly
a state when the government takes the special measures to deal with a dangerous situation