Sentence examples for disastrous floods from inspiring English sources

Disastrous floods sweep through Prague.

In human terms, a generation passed with no disastrous floods.

Once subject to disastrous floods, the land is now protected by levee and reservoir systems.

Following disastrous floods in 1936, a federal project involving 20 dams and reservoirs was begun.

They flow eastward onto the Anhui Plain, subjecting it to disastrous floods.

He commiserated with victims of the disastrous floods in May by telling them about a burst pipe he once had.

Johnstown flood, disastrous flood that occurred in 1889 in the town of Johnstown, Pa.

During the disastrous flood of November 1966, the doors were semi-submerged in swirling water and debris.

The city was the victim of a disastrous flood in 1889.

It was rebuilt after a disastrous flood (1886), and textile milling became important.

The site was chosen to be far enough inland to avoid a recurrence of disastrous flooding.