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Use the present simple or present continuous of the verbs. Storms hit the UK There are heavy storms in the UK. Winds of 60 kilometers per hour _____ (hit) the west coast, with more storms later this weekend. Experts say that these storms are unusual. “Today, these storms ____ (be) very strong. We usually ____ (get) this kind of weather in the winter, not now”. The heavy rain ____ (cause) major transport problems – currently, the trains and ferries ____ (not to work). The emergency services are helping local residents. “Right now, we ____ (move) people to safe areas and we ____ (give) them hot food”. A group of fishermen are lost at sea and a rescue team ____ (look) for them. “We ____ (not usually fly) in this kind of weather, but today ____ (not be) a normal day”.