Costa Concordia after one year
It was a big tragedy one year ago. A ship hit a rock in Italy and 32 people died. Video shows the moments when many people left the ship. It was not easy to get off the ship. It was night. There were four and a half thousand people on the ship.
The ship is still there in the water. Families of the dead people will come to the place again.
Workers want to take the ship away. They will close a big hole in the ship. They will pull the ship up. Then they will take it away. It will be finished in autumn this year.
Interesting words: tragedy (bad moment when people die), off (away).
Mali has problems with rebels
The French army helped people in Mali. Rebels in Mali were in the northern part of Mali for the last nine months. One French pilot died while helping the people. Some French soldiers are also in the capital city. They want to help to protect it.
Some African states will help too. Mali asked France for help when the rebels went into the city of Konna. They wanted to go into the city of Sevare too, which is only 500 kilometers from the capital city Bamoko. Konna is now controlled by Mali’s people again.
Interesting words: army (soldiers), northern (north), while (when), capital city (the most important city in a country).
Snake on a plane
A snake was on a plane in Australia. It was a shock to people on the plane. The situation was more dangerous for the snake than for the people. There was only one snake in this story. One hour after the start of the journey, people saw a three-meter snake outside on the plane.
The snake wasn’t dangerous for the people. The plane continued. This is a sad story because the snake died during the journey. The wind was very strong for the snake.
Interesting words: dangerous (not good for your body), journey (way).
Many dolphins swim together
Here is something interesting. Do you like dolphins? People saw many of them together. They were in a very big group. This happened in New Zealand's Wellington.
People stopped and looked at the dolphins. They liked it very much. Dolphins usually live in small groups. This is not a usual thing.
Interesting words: happened (was), usual (normal).
Man disappeared in a hole
A hole in the ground opened under a house. The owner's name was Jeremy Bush. He was 36. He lived in Florida. The hole destroyed everything. They can't find Jeremy. They stopped looking for him.
There were five other people in the house. They are OK. People can't live in this house. It is in a bad condition. The house will be destroyed.
Interesting words: owner (the man who had the house), destroy (break into pieces).