Sentences with phrase «inundated by flood waters»
A weekend of torrential downpours has left much of Nashville, Tenn., inundated by flood waters.
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The forecast for flooding later this week will test the work done by Niagara County crews to reclaim land inundated or washed away by Lake Ontario's high water.
A flash flood is a sudden release of water that inundates an area, and is differentiated from a normal flood by its duration; by definition, a flash flood lasts less than six hours.
Flood insurance protects a structure and its contents from water damage caused by a flood, which is technically defined as a temporary condition where two or more acres of normally dry land are inundated by water or mudflow.
Image: Flooding in Piazza San Marco (Photo: AFP / Getty) The venerable city of Venice, named by UNESCO as one of the World Heritage sites threatened by climate change, was inundated by five feet of water (1.5 metres) yesterday.
Flood insurance protects a structure and its contents from water damage caused by a flood, which is technically defined as a temporary condition where two or more acres of normally dry land are inundated by water or mudflow.
The program defines a flood as a «temporary condition where two or more acres of normally dry land or two or more properties are inundated by water or mudflow.»