Car under water
A woman from Maryland, USA managed to save herself after her car fell out of a bridge right into water below.
Witnesses saw how she clung to rocks. They tried to calm her down and they also called for help. The 22-year-old driver is now back from the hospital and she's fine.
This is only the second time that a car fell out of this bridge. However, people started to talk about the bridge’s safety. There are two barriers but a third one may need to be built in the future.
Difficult words: cling (hold), barrier (fence).
Big land goes down
Twenty-eight houses and six hectares of farmland are gone. A landslide in China destroyed everything in its way.
More than 1,400 people were evacuated. Soldiers and police officers are helping 2,000 more to move.
The rocks and the earth from a nearby mountain blocked a river and turned it into a lake.
Difficult words: farmland (land for farming), evacuate (get away), earth (ground, land).
Big car hits a police car
“Speak of the devil and he shall appear.” Policemen were rammed a moment after they made a joke about this saying.
Two policemen were chasing a pickup. At one point, the pickup stopped and the policemen were close behind it. The big car then backed into the new BMW police car. The damage was worth £5,000.
Sadly, for the criminal, the policemen didn't give up. They continued to pursue him and with a helicopter's help, they got him. He will spend 19 months of his life in jail.
Difficult words: ram (hit), give up (stop doing something), pursue (follow).
Special clothes for sharks
Thanks to special new suits from Australia, surfers don't have to be afraid of sharks anymore.
Scientists and designers worked together and created these useful wetsuits. There are two types of them. The first type makes the person hard to see and the second one sends a message to the shark. It tells the shark that the man is no snack. The suits were tested with dummy torsos and the first results were pretty good.
If you're wondering how this is possible, the answer is quite simple. Sharks are colorblind and they can only see in shades of grey.
Difficult words: wetsuit (suit when you are in water), dummy (fake human), torso (center of human body), wonder (think).
Bear in a bar
It may sound unbelievable, but it is true. A bear walked into a bar in Colorado, USA.
Nobody was injured. It is interesting that nobody knew about the bear's presence. The owner of the bar found out when he looked at the security camera video footage the next morning. It shows how the bear slowly walked in between the bar's tables.
Difficult words: presence (its being there), find out (discover).
Train accident in Spain
The moment of a terrible train accident, which happened in Spain, was filmed and posted online.
It shows the train, which went too fast, and then it derailed. It is quite an unpleasant look. The carriages are destroyed as if they are made of paper.
The aftermath was described by many as a scene from hell. 78 people died and 131 people were injured. Three days of national mourning were declared. An investigation is now being carried out.
Difficult words: derail (get out of tracks), aftermath (situation after an accident), carry out (do something).
Prince has a name
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, also known as Kate and William, named their son George Alexander Louis.
The name remained a secret up to the last moment and media have been anxiously waiting for it. The name George is quite favourite and it was also a name of the Queen's father.
Difficult words: remain (still be), anxiously (when you cannot wait).
Shark on a beach
Some men were fishing, but they caught something different than they wanted to. They caught a shark.
It was one of the smaller sharks but it was still dangerous. Luckily, a guy who specialises in catching sharks helped. He fought with the shark and he got the situation under control.
Catching sharks is only a hobby for him so he didn't kill it. All of the people took some pictures and let the shark go back to the ocean. People at the beach had fun watching the battle, too.
Difficult words: guy (man), specialise (do something often and be good at it).
Bridge goes down
A bridge in southwest China collapsed. Six vehicles with 15 people inside fell into the river.
A survivor described the situation. First, the cars started to shake and there were some cracks on the road. Then, the bridge suddenly fell. It all happened very quickly so there was no time to do anything.
They found only four bodies and two vehicles so far. Twelve people are probably dead.
Difficult words: collapse (fall down), survivor (someone who lives after an accident).
Dangerous situation in space
There was an accident on the International Space Station which could have ended in the death of an astronaut.
A liquid, which looked like water, started to build up inside the astronaut's helmet. Nobody knew where the water was coming from. They had to cancel a space mission and help the astronaut. They took off his helmet and they soaked up the water.
The astronaut is the first Italian who ever walked in space. Hopefully, everything will be fine next time.
Difficult words: liquid (material like water or milk), build up (become more and more) soaked up (clean up).