Sentences with phrase «house by floodwaters»

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They had been trapped in their house in New Orleans for two weeks by 10 feet of floodwater.

Rep. Brian Babin (R - Texas), who sits on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee and has rejected the mainstream scientific view that humans are the primary driver of climate change, was trapped in his Houston house by Harvey's floodwaHouse Science, Space and Technology Committee and has rejected the mainstream scientific view that humans are the primary driver of climate change, was trapped in his Houston house by Harvey's floodwahouse by Harvey's floodwaters.

In Montong Ajan village, the agency recorded some 100 houses affected by floodwater, which came from mountainous forest areas on Sunday.

But the house — and every other structure along the floodway that was surrounded by water — raised the overall flood height and disrupted the flow of floodwaters, said Lulloff, chief scientist for the flood plain managers association.

If the damage is caused by both rainwater and flood then you may still be able to get your claim paid where, for example, the rainwater entered your house first or the damage was caused by rainwater coming through a hole in the roof (even if floodwater entered the house as well).