Experts say the city should have been able to craft an ordinance to stop people from building in floodways. (houstonchronicle.com)
Likewise, after the Great Flood of 1927, Cairo built a floodwall, strengthened levees, and created the Birds Point - New Madrid floodway. (sciencedaily.com)
Since its construction in 1968, the Red River floodway has saved Manitoba more than $ 32 billion in flood damage. (nationalgeographic.org)