Describe a natural disaster in your area IELTS cue card

IELTS CUE CARD TOPIC

Describe a natural disaster in your area.

You should say:
What it was?
When it was?
What exactly happened?
How it affected your area?

Sample Answer 1

Introduction:

Although natural disasters have occurred since time immemorial, their frequency has increased in the last few decades. 

What it was? and, When it was?

Ten years back, the city where I live experienced floods.

What exactly happened?

There is no denying this conviction that the area where I live gets immense rainfall every year. During monsoon, the downpour is usually lethal and affects people from all walks of life.

Ten years back, there was torrential rainfall, and it lasted for one week. Despite an efficient drainage system, the city experienced floods, and all of a sudden most drains were clogged.

How has it affected your area?

When the downpour finally stopped, there was water everywhere. Its presence in all the nooks and corners of the city led to disastrous repercussions. All streets had a foul smell. Many people from the weaker sections of society living in slums lost their homes and livelihood.

Apart from this, the medical facilities went for a toss. As the number of patients inclined considerably, the medical system in my city was finding it challenging to provide quality treatment to all needy people. Numerous people lost their lives because of immersing in the floods.

Moreover, the flood caused massive damage to the city’s infrastructure. It damaged the roads, parks, stadiums and many other prominent places. The administration had to spend a fortune on reinstating the infrastructure.

Conclusion:

The damage caused by that flood would always remain etched in my memories.