Sentence examples for flood authority from inspiring English sources

At a crowded election campaign media event on the city's foreshore two days after the worst of the flooding, the chairman of the Launceston flood authority, Alan Birchmore, gave a ringing endorsement.

(Twenty million divided by four because a post Katrina flood authority was also named in the suit).

(Twenty million divided by four because a post Katrina flood authority was also named in the suit). If the insureds win, they save the $5 million each minus the legal expenses of a trial.

"Lead Local Flood Authorities are at the heart of flood risk management.

County councils and unitary authorities have legal responsibilities as Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs) such as playing "a lead role in emergency planning and recovery after a flood event".

Ms Spelman, the Conservative MP for Meriden, said: "This money will go a long way to help local flood authorities identify and deal with the risk of flooding in their own communities.

The cross-party committee criticised the government for its limited plans and insufficient funding, and called for the Environment Agency to be stripped of its responsibility for flooding and replaced by a dedicated floods authority and a national flood commissioner, as is the case in the Netherlands.

Four people died and several more were injured in southern Germany after violent storms with torrential rains caused severe flooding, authorities said.

Nearly a fourth of the state, or 60 counties, has been damaged by flooding, authorities said, with thousands of people forced to evacuate their homes.

Tens of thousands had lost power, at least 16 roads were closed, dozens of school systems shuttered and three rivers were poised for moderate or major flooding, authorities said.

The lack of rain has hit northern areas most, but even in Mumbai, which has experienced heavy rainfall and flooding, authorities were forced to cut the water supply by 30% last week as levels in the lakes serving the city ran perilously low.