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Synonyms and antonyms of the word: sandbags

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Across 13 counties, officials have delivered more than 180,000 sandbags and 3,000 feet of reinforcing muscle wall, as well as flood specialists who are providing technical support.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-09/these-are-the-california-rivers-officials-fear-face-flooding-from-storms

At the five Valley Water sandbag sites scattered throughout the county, residents can pick up free filled sandbags or fill their own with bags and sand the district has provided.

Source: https://abc7news.com/san-francisco-bay-area-flood-atmospheric-river-level-5-storm-map/12650099/

Brennon Williams operates a lawn mower at his girlfriend’s home as sandbags are prepared in anticipation of flooding of the Kings River in the Island District of Lemoore, Calif., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/04/25/as-epic-snow-melts-a-california-community-braces-for-floods/

Dozens of people turned out, filling sandbags, and we joined the sandbag line.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/3/13/23632466/sun-times-weather-stories-snow-flooding-tornadoes-75th-annversary

He also thanked the residents, volunteers at ground zero and West Carleton Secondary School students who filled more than 9,000 sandbags.

Source: https://westcarletononline.com/council-briefs-kelly-applauds-flood-response-transportation-master-plan-updates-approved-provincial-homelessness-funding-insufficient/

In anticipation of Hurricane Hilary, San Bernardino residents fill sandbags at Wildwood Park in San Bernardino on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023.

Source: https://www.dailynews.com/2023/08/19/hurricane-hilary-threatens-catastrophic-and-life-threatening-flooding-in-mexico-and-california/

In Indio, Joseph Cereros, 15, and his older brother had slogged around all morning Saturday looking for sandbags.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-20/storm-sidebar

The OKIB is reminding residents who are returning to their homes to return sandbags to the sandbag station north of Whiteman’s Creek, and is asking residents not to dump sand or sandbags into the creek or lake.

Source: https://www.abbynews.com/news/flooding-evacuation-order-lifted-for-more-okanagan-properties/

The OKIB is reminding residents who are returning to their homes to return sandbags to the sandbag station north of Whiteman’s Creek, and is asking residents not to dump sand or sandbags into the creek or lake.

Source: https://www.abbynews.com/news/flooding-evacuation-order-lifted-for-more-okanagan-properties/

The rain has given some waterboards considerable headaches and in Limburg sandbags have been brought in to raise the dyke along the Roer river by Vlodrop.

Source: https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/12/2023-is-set-to-be-the-wettest-on-record-there-is-more-to-come/

There are thirty odd sandbags, each one weighing about 5 or 6 lbs. Two balloons recovered in Alaska in late December have these sandbags still attached.

Source: https://time.com/6276685/japanese-balloon-bomb-history-world-war-ii/

There are thirty odd sandbags, each one weighing about 5 or 6 lbs. Two balloons recovered in Alaska in late December have these sandbags still attached.

Source: https://time.com/6276685/japanese-balloon-bomb-history-world-war-ii/

“There were no sandbags left.

Source: https://www.dng24.co.uk/this-needs-to-stop/

“We have got a grille and sandbags as protection but they don’t work with the level and speed of the water coming down the street and when they re-did the roads, they made them narrower for traffic calming but that means the water flows faster.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/city-centre-businesses-left-counting-30929346

Western Florida is bracing for wrath, with mandatory evacuations underway in some areas expected to be hit, while others pile up sandbags to keep her effects out as much as possible.

Source: https://www.denver7.com/storm-surge-from-idalia-could-create-deadly-conditions-across-florida