Synonyms that are in the dictionary are marked in green. Synonyms that are not in the dictionary are marked in red.
Antonyms that are in the dictionary are marked in green. Antonyms that are not in the dictionary are marked in red.
A Florida couple who did everything they could to prepare for the flooding lost their 'dream home' in a fire after emergency services couldn't reach them due to floodwater on the roads.
And a search continues in Aberdeenshire following a report of a man trapped in a vehicle in floodwater.
Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/met-office-live-storm-babet-31243999
And a vehicle was stranded in floodwater at Houndsfield Lane, Truemans Heath, at 5.30pm on Sunday, the water first responders from Droitwich, along with a West Midlands Fire Service crew from Billesley attended when a car was stuck in a ford.
Cars were swept away as floodwater flowed through the streets and the airport shut down operations for the day citing severe weather.
Destruction of property and means of livelihood, including loss of lives, to floodwater is a recurring decimal of Lagos State, one of Africa’s largest economies.
Source: https://punchng.com/i-need-my-sons-body-for-burial-father-of-missing-four-year-old/
“If you must come in contact with floodwater, wear rubber gloves and rubber boots.
In New York, a 35-year-old woman died after being swept away by floodwater as she tried to evacuate her Orange County home Sunday.
It was unfathomable that this river basin could be filled with that amount of floodwater.
One local told us how he feared he was going to die when his home was engulfed by several feet of floodwater.
Source: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/angus-mearns/4790225/storm-babet-brechin-homes-christmas/
One slip-up can lead to further damage or cause health risks due to contamination in floodwater or mold growth.
Source: https://sonomasun.com/2023/08/27/water-restoration-lessons-from-melbournes-specialists/
On Friday evening, it was confirmed a third person, a man from Shropshire, died after getting into difficulty in floodwater at Cleobury Mortimer.
Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/1825957/storm-babet-live-body-found-floods
Police confirmed this morning that a search is continuing for a second man reported missing on Friday, who is said to have been trapped in a vehicle in floodwater in Marykirk, Aberdeenshire.
Police were getting reports that floodwater was redirecting out of Boulder Creek.
Source: https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2023/09/10/2013-flood-10-years-later-a-timeline/
Shariff says his home just was rebuilt after six feet of floodwater came in with Ian.
Survivors have also described a wall of mud, rocks and floodwater overwhelming them as they were digging for jade.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66495372?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
The court asked about drainage of floodwater from affected areas.
The erstwhile Ambattur municipality had built open canals to carry floodwater.
The forecasters say to expect rain that could lead to "difficult driving conditions and possible road closures" There is also a risk of "fast flowing or deep floodwater".
Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/north-east-storms-warnings-hour-27146284
The latest storms have sent floodwater coursing through canals and ditches and flowing across farmland toward the old lake bottom.
Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-18/california-towns-frantic-fight-floods
The Menindee Lakes areas are still at a critical point with floodwater above the major flood level at Lake Cawndilla where many sacred sites are being protected by the Menindee Local Aboriginal Land Council (MLAC) and Water NSW.