Sentence examples for drain burst from inspiring English sources

Underwater on Friday after a flood drain burst during a freak thunderstorm, the rubberized Rebound Ace court was back to normal today, and the thunder that rumbled from the third game on remained at a safe distance for the duration of the 85-minute match.

George Zinonos, whose family has run Ye Olde Chippy on Marine Parade in Southend for more than 30 years, said his business was hit by a "mini-tsunami of effluence" after a drain burst on Hartington Road.

Danny Murley, landlord of the Horse and Groom pub in Rochford, said he returned from a round of golf to find his pub submerged in water after a drain burst.

Upstairs, pictures of blackberries, leaves and breasts hang on the walls; another room contains paintings made in five minutes: intense, draining bursts of creativity.

According to the British Geological Survey, they can appear following heavy rain or surface flooding, are caused by leaking drain pipers or burst water mains, building works, or changes in the water table level and even mining.

Motorists were advised to avoid going into Yarm town centre as a burst drain is causing traffic congestion and police are turning vehicles back.

The EMP burst drains the Zocci's power cells and he dies.

As drains and sewers burst, overwhelmed by the sheer volume of water, there have been reports of raw sewage bubbling up from under the ground and contaminating the floodwater.

Excite relied on ad sales to Internet companies and became a huge cash drain when that bubble burst.

If you've tried to burst or drain a vesicle, you can add antibacterial soap to the warm water when you soak the area.

If you try to burst or drain the vesicles on your finger on your own, you give debris and bacteria opportunity to invade.