A Frightening Experience in My Life

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A Frightening Experience in My Life It sounds good for having a house near the river, but for me it likes a nightmare when there is flood tide in rainy season. The overflow of water called flood is the natural disaster. Some floods can occur suddenly which are extremely dangerous. Flooding cause the whole town sinks under the water and damages property. It was a midnight in the middle of October when I was nine years old. My mother woke me up and told me to bring my school stuff to upstairs. The water was rising higher and higher. Soon it would flow to my house. My father had told me before I went to bed that the authorities will release the water from high area to the river near my house because of heavy rain. However, my mother told me don’t be worry. The water didn’t rise quickly and flooding won’t be happened. They took me to see the water in the river. It rose very high and reached the bridge. I thought my mother was wrong. Flood is going to happen for sure. Five hours later, I was right. At 1 a.m. the water flew into my house. Some area in the house got wet. It was just a foot high, but it flew rapidly. I took my 80 years old grandmother to upstairs with me and took care of her while my parents were moving furniture to higher place. I thought it would be fun and so excited for the first time of flood, but I was wrong. It wasn’t fun anymore when the electricity was cut off, and the water rose higher. My family owns the dormitory, so my parents had to go out to help students who were our customers. Hence, my grandmother and I were alone in the upstairs. We had flashlights, candles and radio to keep paying attention in current situation. I felt anxious about the flood. What should I do if my parents didn’t come back? The water reached to the 7th stair. My parents still didn't come back. I was getting scared. It was dark outside. People were shouting and

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