flood
Example Sentences
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California’s already wet winter is breaking rainfall records, with another powerful storm moving in this weekend along with the threat of new flooding and mudslides.
From Los Angeles Times
He pointed out the newly elevated sea wall, which provided both a scenic walking path and a bulwark against coastal flooding.
Official media has largely played down the protests but videos have flooded social media, many of which are difficult to authenticate, or have even been manipulated.
From Barron's
In San Diego, emergency crews worked to rescue motorists who found themselves trapped on flooded roadways.
From Los Angeles Times
The other bill would have supported a flooding mitigation project for a Native American tribe in Florida that had sued to stop construction of "Alligator Alcatraz".
From BBC
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