Natural Disasters Fill in the Blanks

The news were alarming . An earthquake , literally shaking the ground , had just been recorded by the ____________________ near the town's ____________________ . Though there hadn't been an earthquake of this ____________________ in living memory , town officials decided on an ____________________ plan out of caution .

During a prior meeting , they had been ____________________ about the possibility of a dam breach , and the potential ____________________ were devastating . A full water reservoir , that hasn't had ____________________ in years , could cause ____________________ flooding , making an ____________________ even more critical .

Thankfully , the townspeople remembered the practices from ____________________ years in case of an emergency and the ____________________ went smoothly . No one became a victim of the earthquake ( which turned out to be a smaller tremor ) , but the event served as a reminder of the importance of both preparation and taking warnings seriously in case of an earthquake with a higher ____________________ .