"flood" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Heavy rains in northwest Pakistan caused record floods, dislocating tens of millions of people.
- It was the biggest flood in local memory, easily exceeding a record flood in 1925.
- A second bridge was opened in 1860, and was destroyed by the record flood of 1867.
- The jam caused the river to rise more than usual, sending the record flood to Grand Forks.
- In Reading, the Schuylkill River reached a record flood of 31.5 feet.
- Traffic restrictions were placed on the bridge in the 1920s, and it was fully closed following the record flood of 1936.
- During the record flood of 1993, preparations were made to print the paper at Ottumwa, Iowa, about 70 miles away.
- They represent a record flood of unemployed individuals with expired benefits - the highest in 30 years - who are plainly desperate for help.
- A footbridge crossed a small creek; here was evidence of last winter's record floods.
- In September 1984, record floods caused the deaths of 190 people and left 200,000 homeless.
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