Sentence examples for contributed to flood from inspiring English sources

Sediment flux during the post-dam high MOR discharge years of 1973 , 1993and 2011 approached pre-dam levels when tributaries to the Lower MOR, including the Platte and Kansas Rivers, contributed to flood flows.

We should remember that engineering works, like the channels dredged to bring oil tankers into Venice's lagoon, have contributed to flooding in the city.

Heavy rains have contributed to flooding in parts of the Canadian province of Alberta, where officials said Friday that about 75,000 people have been displaced from their homes.

The bags have contributed to floods and health problems in many countries, blocking drains and providing perfect pools of warm water for mosquitoes and other insects to breed rapidly.

Day after day of heavy rains in the Alps region linking Italy, Switzerland and France have contributed to flooding and caused rock and mudslides, shutting down rail lines and roads and washing away bridges.

But that has contributed to flooding of prime agricultural land downstream.

Prof Richard Brazier, from the University of Exeter, said flooding in Greathough Brook contributed to flooding problems experienced in the village of Lydbrook.

Overflowing drains that contributed to flooding in many parts of Essex at the weekend are to be investigated for problems, Anglian Water has said.

In Newfoundland, heavy rainfall contributed to floods that destroyed roads and many buildings.

The remnant moisture moved north and contributed to flooding in central Texas, which killed 31 people and caused $750 million (1998 USD) in damage.

Damage in the United States totaled around $86 million, although the rains from Connie contributed to flooding from Hurricane Diane that caused $700 million in damage.