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English, 09.12.2020 02:30 bankscorneliuso39

Originally known to the locals as SohraCherrapunji is renowned as the wettest place on Earth because of the high amount of rainfall it gets. The name of the town stands for "the abode of clouds. Despite the perennial rainthe residents face an acute water shortage. They have to often trek for miles to obtain suitable water to drink. In addition, the rain washes away the topsoil and hampers irrigation Cherrapunji receives 450 inches of annual rainfall, sometimes measured in teet Monsoon clouds unhindered from the Bay of Bengal and strike the hills in the valley of Cherrapuniji. These result in the rain. The residents of Cherrapunji grow natural bridges from the roots of a rubber tree. They use betei-trunks , sliced down in the middle and hollowed out, to create root-guidance systems ." These structures reach the other side of the river, take root in the soiland give shape to a strong living bridge. The root bridges are sometimes over a hundred feet long , and they take 10 to 15 years to become fully functional . These can support the weight of 50 or more people at once. Also, continuous waterfalls and mysterious caves adom this lush, green town. What is ironic about the town of Cherrapunji ?

A. The residents of such a wet place struggle for drinking water .

B . People measure the amount of rainfall Cherrapunji gets in feet.

C. People of the town are intertwined with trees and the rain

D . The roots of the trees are built into bridges for human beings .

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