Sentence examples for prevent flood from inspiring English sources

Cuddalore has mobile tree-cutting machinery, sandbags and casuarinas trees waiting, to prevent flood waters from entering villages.

A3 Flood Evacuations in Dresden 30,000 residents were evacuated from their homes while volunteers stepped up efforts to prevent flood damage in Dresden, Germany.

Matthew Lay, a Unison national officer, said: "Staff in the agency have worked day and night to keep communities safe and prevent flood damage, and work tirelessly to support those devastated by the aftermath.

The simulation results suggested that the authority may prevent flood damages by redesigning and enlarging the capacities of storm sewer systems or the pumping stations in the inundation-prone areas.

On Wednesday, emergency teams blew up a dyke on the west bank of the Chenab river upstream from a major dam at Trimmu, in order to prevent flood waters from bursting through.

In response to the flooding, residents placed sandbags around houses and office buildings to prevent flood damage.

Upriver, stretches were straightened to prevent flooding of potential farmland.

We continue to do this today, to prevent flooding.

So huge sea walls were built to prevent floods.

This can help minimize, or even prevent, flooding.

Dikes built along most of the coastline prevent flooding.