1) 1. told 2. has hit 3. day before 4. had damaged 5. said 6. started 7. them that 8. have been 9. has been 10. could 11. this
2) 1. the reporters said that the flood had destroyed over 300 houses in the area
2. my boss told me that they had tried to handle a major financial crisis
3. the president said that an unstable economy could lead to many protests
4. james told us that probably about 30,000 people would go on strike next month
5. katie said that hurricanes had rarely struck our city
6. the tv presenter said that less than 30% of citizens had taken part in the local elections yesterday
7. teddy told his parents that sharon studied journalism at college but she had never worked as a reporter
8. a journalist said that the rescue team had been looking for five skiers who have been trapped in an avalanche since this morning (chyba)
