Security #70

ILR 2+ · Security & military · TV news script

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Question 1 of 5What is the report about?

Question 2 of 5Why was the rescue difficult?

Question 3 of 5What is still happening?

Question 4 of 5What did a survivor say about the smugglers?

Question 5 of 5What do humanitarian groups believe would reduce such tragedies?

Vocabulary

خَفَرُ السَّوَاحِلِthe coast guard

قُبَالَةَoff (the coast of)

نِدَاءُ اسْتِغَاثَةٍdistress call

زَوَارِقُ الْإِنْقَاذِrescue boats

انْتِشَالpulling out (of the water)

الْمَفْقُودِينthe missing

النَّاجِينthe survivors

الْمُهَرِّبُونthe smugglers

الْمَآسِيtragedies