Missing Cat Turns Up Three Years after California Disaster
2021-01-17
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1A cat that many believed was killed along with its owner in a huge mudslide has been found three years later.
2A mudslide is a large mass of wet earth that suddenly and quickly moves down the side of a mountain.
3The natural disaster happened in January 2018 in the American state of California.
4The Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP) in Santa Barbara County says someone brought the cat to the organization last month.
5The animal's name is Patches.
6A microchip exam confirmed her identity.
7Patches had been missing since January 9, 2018.
8On that day, a rainstorm near the area of a large wildfire sent a mudslide through hillside neighborhoods of Montecito, about 140 kilometers northwest of Los Angeles.
9The mudslide killed 23 people, including the cat's owner Josie Gower.
10The destruction of the mudslide was so terrible that the bodies of two victims were never found.
11The ASAP shelter says Patches was found less than 400 meters from where her Montecito home used to be.
12She was reunited with Gower's partner, Norm Borgatello, on December 31.
13"Though we don't know exactly what she's been doing with her life for the past three years, we can see that both Patches and Norm are thrilled to be reunited," the shelter said in a Facebook post.
14Last week, a live online ceremony was held to remember the 23 victims on the third anniversary of the mudslide.
15The deadly event has come to be known as the "1/9 Debris Flow."
16I'm Jonathan Evans.
1A cat that many believed was killed along with its owner in a huge mudslide has been found three years later. A mudslide is a large mass of wet earth that suddenly and quickly moves down the side of a mountain. The natural disaster happened in January 2018 in the American state of California. 2The Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP) in Santa Barbara County says someone brought the cat to the organization last month. The animal's name is Patches. A microchip exam confirmed her identity. 3Patches had been missing since January 9, 2018. On that day, a rainstorm near the area of a large wildfire sent a mudslide through hillside neighborhoods of Montecito, about 140 kilometers northwest of Los Angeles. 4The mudslide killed 23 people, including the cat's owner Josie Gower. The destruction of the mudslide was so terrible that the bodies of two victims were never found. 5The ASAP shelter says Patches was found less than 400 meters from where her Montecito home used to be. 6She was reunited with Gower's partner, Norm Borgatello, on December 31. 7"Though we don't know exactly what she's been doing with her life for the past three years, we can see that both Patches and Norm are thrilled to be reunited," the shelter said in a Facebook post. 8Last week, a live online ceremony was held to remember the 23 victims on the third anniversary of the mudslide. The deadly event has come to be known as the "1/9 Debris Flow." 9I'm Jonathan Evans. 10Jonathan Evans adapted this story for Learning English based on a report from the Associated Press. Ashley Thompson was the editor. 11_______________________________________________________________ 12Words in This Story 13reunited - v. brought together again especially after having been apart for a long time 14thrilled - adj. extremely pleased and excited 15debris - n. the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed