The house was flooded, many things broke.
Meanwhile, his partner, Shannon Tweed, rushes to replace Mr. Simmons's coveted Kiss collectibles, which were ruined in a flood after a pipe broke.
He told journalists he had been delayed because his washing machine broke and flooded his apartment.
The main sewer line -- the only pipe that had not been replaced -- broke and flooded the first floor.
In 1977, a levee broke and flooded a portion of the developed land, turning it into protected wetlands that is home to endangered species.
The 2005 downpour, which unleashed 6 inches of rain in about 3 hours, not only ruined basements but also damaged cars, broke water mains, washed away sections of road, flooded a wastewater treatment plant, and destroyed a sanitary sewer line, sending raw sewage into a creek.
Some of the streets' basements were also flooded but had already been cleaned up two hours after the main broke.
High rainfall and a storm surge flooded coastal portions of Maine, and Portland lost freshwater access for 24 hours after a water main broke.
Early examples include two films directed by Pare Lorentz: The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936), set in America's dust bowl, and The River (1937), a discussion of flood control.
