Sentence examples for river burst from inspiring English sources
"The river burst its banks.
Villahermosa, the low-lying capital, was inundated after the Grijalva river burst its banks.
Back then, things were so foul that Cleveland's Cuyahoga river burst into flames spontaneously.
Flood control works were started after the river burst its levees in 1977.
"When the river burst its banks it took the visitor centre and toilet block.
Strong winds flattened banana crops and houses flooded as the river burst its banks.
After Aceh floods, relief efforts help families cope with effects of 'tsunami from the river' TAMIANG DISTRICT, Indonesia, 12 January 2007 – After the Tamiang River burst its banks late last month, Rachwaty and her four children spent three days and nights on the roof of a mosque while their village was submerged in floodwaters up to three metres high.
The roaring waters of the Susquehanna River burst into their home more than two weeks ago.
In June of 1969, Ohio's spectacularly polluted Cuyahoga River burst into flame.
It had been delayed since April 19th, when the Red River burst its banks in the worst floods in anyone's memory.
In Germany, a dike on the Elbe River burst overnight Sunday, flooding the village of Fischbeck and forcing 1,200 people to flee their homes.
