Sentence examples for severe flood of from inspiring English sources

It was the most severe flood of the creek up to that time.

Pumping is now done by diesel engines, but the perennial problem of protecting the low drained lands from the high-riding river remains and was dramatically illustrated in the severe floods of March 1947, when several riverbanks were breached.

Floods can last for several months, such as the severe floods of the Yangtze River in 1991, 1996, and 1998 (Zhai et al. 2005).

The Pickering project was one of three natural flood management trials set up after the severe floods of 2007.

Just as after the severe floods of the winter of 2013-14, David Cameron has pledged to do all he can to help the many thousands of people affected.

The rising of the groundwater table and the start of severe floods of the adjacent river Helme during pre-Roman Iron Age (approx. 800 100 BC) might reflect a geomorphological response to the increased land use intensity at a regional scale.

People feared severe flooding of the Hillsborough River into Tampa, which did not occur.

In Mozambique and Zimbabwe, a major local event that influenced the implementation of ITNs was the severe floods of 2000.

MAPUTO, 14 February 2013 – UNICEF is seeking US$6.8 million to meet the needs of tens of thousands of children and women affected by severe flooding of the Limpopo River in Mozambique.

UNICEF seeks nearly US$7 million for tens of thousands of flood victims in Mozambique MAPUTO, 14 February 2013 – UNICEF is seeking US$6.8 million to meet the needs of tens of thousands of children and women affected by severe flooding of the Limpopo River in Mozambique.

The same storm system brought severe flooding to parts of Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi, with nearly 61cm (2ft) of rain falling in some spots.