But they still face various forms of habitat degradation, including the draining of wetlands, channelization of rivers and levying. (chicagotonight.wttw.com)
The story is similar in Mumbai, where destruction of mangroves and river channelization have been blamed for similarly exacerbating the flood which occurred there in 2005 (also driven by rain, not storm surge, nor related to a cyclone)-- and will similarly make things worse if, someday, a cyclone causes a major storm surge there. (adamsobel.org)
«Of critical note is the massive channelization going on at the Old Garage area of Osogbo where the government is constructing a completely new bridge to put an end to the perennial flood that is peculiar to the area. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)