Yi Xie (Amy) from China I used to think people are very clever, but we can't do anything when natural disasters happen. We can't prevent them, control them, or stop them. The only thing we can do is clean up after the disasters. It's very sad. When I was in high school, I met Mr. Flood. It started raining and kept raining almost a month; the water on the streets got higher and higher every day. We used boats instead of cars. We lost lots of things, including our businesses, our jobs, and our homes. Schools closed and farms were destroyed. We ran out of food and electricity. In some places the water was higher than the buildings. I felt like we lived in a water world. Because of the flood, lots of illnesses broke out. Because of dead animals, people died. The soil and other things made the water become very, very dirty. That was in summer time, so even though it was raining, the temperature was still high. The hot weather and really dirty water caused the air to be very bad. Hospitals had no extra rooms for patients. When the flood was over, I looked around my city. One word can describe the situation--sad. Everything was destroyed and lots of people were sick, but we were very strong, I think. We rebuilt our city, took care of the sick people, and started our businesses again. I just hope that one day, people can stop the natural disasters whenever they happen. We really need to take care of our lovely world.
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