Sentence examples for damaging flooding from inspiring English sources

"We mustn't be complacent, because there is still a likelihood of quite damaging flooding," said Francis Markus from the International Federation of Red Cross in Hanoi.

The rainfall left damaging flooding across rivers and towns.

Though less extensive, damaging flooding also occurred in parts of extreme northeastern Nicaragua around the Mosquito Coast.

Throughout Linfa's passage of Japan, the storm brought heavy rainfall across a wide swath of the country, resulting in extensive and damaging flooding.

Coastal residents braced for a powerful storm surge and the possibility of damaging flooding and beach erosion, particularly in New Jersey and on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

Flash flooding was the principal cause of the most damaging floods in UK history, which in 2007 caused over £3bn of damage, caused 13 deaths and was classified by the Environment Agency (EA) as a "national disaster".

Rising seas dramatically increase the odds of damaging floods from storm surges.

India and Pakistan also suffered damaging floods over the weekend, and more than 60 people died.

Following damaging floods in 1913, the Scioto River was widened and levees, retaining walls, and bridges constructed, which allowed riverfront development.

Following a damaging flood (1947), the city recovered its position as a commercial and manufacturing centre with a successful locally financed program of self-help.

Thailand offered tax incentives for first-time auto buyers that it hoped would increase the region's auto manufacturing industry after a damaging flood in 2011.