Sentence examples for devastating flooding from inspiring English sources

In particular, in 1998, massive deforestation and erosion contributed to devastating flooding along the Yangtze River.

In April 2005, devastating flooding along the Delaware River almost destroyed his getaway.

Irma follows Harvey, which rattled the nation's fourth-largest city with record rains and devastating flooding.

In Recife the plastic waste is exacerbating already devastating flooding from rising sea levels caused by climate change.

Gonaives, a low-lying northern city highly prone to devastating flooding, was a major concern in Haiti.

Last winter, the wettest on record, saw devastating flooding across the country and forced David Cameron to reverse earlier cuts to flood defence budgets.

Tree planting and other natural approaches have prevented flooding at Pickering in North Yorkshire over Christmas, at a time when heavy rainfall caused devastating flooding across the region.

Hoboken faced devastating flooding from the Hudson River after the storm; at one point, 80percentt of the city was under water.

As winds whip around, the mass of seawater rushes onto land, resulting in devastating flooding, especially when it coincides with high tide.

Devastating flooding across Britain forced David Cameron into a partial U-turn over deep cuts to spending on flood defences.

Father north, Gov. Peter Shumlin of Vermont said on Sunday afternoon that the storm's weakening remnants were producing "devastating flooding" across a broad swath of his saturated state.