Use the verbs in the the past perfect.
1. Fortunately,when the volcano started to erupt,all the people _______ the village.
The damage was serious but no one was killed.(leave\already)
2. When I came into the office,the radio stations ______ the warning of the earth-quake- the people were leaving the building in a hurry.(broadscar\ already).
3. When we came back to the village we couldn't recognize the place- the tornado ______ most of the houses and the village was in ruins.(destroy)
4. When the journalists arrived to the place of the catastrophe, the emergency workers ____ the rescue operation. They were busy searching for survivors.(start\ already)
5. According to the report, the boat ______ by 4 pm. The rescuers went there immediately.(disappear)
6. The hurricane ______ by the morning. The sky cleared up and everyone saw the devastating results of the disaster.(stop)
7. The flood took the people by surprise. Nobody _________________________ them of the coming water.(warm)