People affected by floods in Madagascar.

The flood caused a lot of damage.

On the one hand, the reduction of flooding is beneficial since it protects settlements from flood damage.

The human effects and the conditions for retaining flood waters are getting worse and worse.

The floods practically left many parts disconnected especially in Sinai.

Various computational flood models have been developed in recent years either 1D models (flood levels measured in the channel) or 2D models (variable flood depths measured across the extent of a floodplain).

To guard against floods, a series of defences against the water were contrived.

The first is natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, tornadoes or earthquakes.

The flood waters did not recede for months owing to drainage problems.

The floods also caused shortages of vegetables in the State shops.

Floods and mudslides in Central America and earthquake in South Asia

By the end of the day on March 1, organizers gifted the donations to the families affected by the flooding

After the floods, the river found its present course, and the Grand Coulee was left dry.

Some Parties proposed measures to reduce mitigate the risks of floods and drought.

Virtual Doug talks about the floods in Vietnam and how the Vietnamese people are coping with the floods.

Making matters worse, the country has suffered this year from both floods and drought.

The floods are the result of the heaviest rains in the region in thirty years.

During 2013 Uttrakhand Floods, Indian armed forces demonstrated heroic courage in rescue operations.

Because of the devastating floods that hit the country during 2002 the deal was put off.

29th plenary meeting Floods and mudslides in Central America and earthquake in South Asia

Since the beginning of the month the state of Tabasco, Mexico has been incrementally flooding due to massive rains.

Crocodile farms near Bangkok were also flooded and fear quickly spread among residents who learned about the missing crocodiles.

Water may flow into or out of the lake through this channel depending on the floods.

That was despite the floods and other natural disasters that so frequently visit our country.

Nests may be protected from physical threats such as flooding and overheating by elaborate nest architecture.

The city, located on an island in a massive flood zone, suffered catastrophic damage.

However, Romanian authorities said on April 22 that the worst of the flooding had passed.

Maintenance and rational use of water conservation projects and flood prevention facilities involving transboundary waters.

The flooding was compounded by drainage problems resulting from limited pumping capacity and poor maintenance of drainage systems.

A second round of floods occurred in May and June, affecting the north east and east.

We, in Bangladesh, have weathered many severe floods and cyclones, and the toll in terms of life and property has been huge.

One death took place in New Caledonia, while flooding caused eight drownings in Papua New Guinea.

I also extend condolences to the delegation of Guatemala in connection with the losses sustained in that country as a result of the floods.

Aware of the high vulnerability of Afghanistan to natural disasters and harsh climate conditions, in particular drought or flooding,

Sea levels are rising, and could climb sharply if global warming leads to a destabilization of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets.

And here the bottom line is that any coastal storm system will produce more flooding because of sea level rise.

In China, flash floods have so far killed more than a thousand people and destroyed more than a million homes.

As floodwaters recede, crocodiles have been found in dry grounds looking for food.

Thousands of people in these areas became homeless as flood waters submerged numerous communities.

In January 2010, major flooding along the river inundated more than 400 rural properties.

Civilians had fled in fear of their lives. The combination of violence and floods had caused a near collapse of Haiti's already impoverished health and education systems.

And storm surges now ride on these elevated sea levels, amplifying flooding losses where they strike.

The 2011 China floods are a series of floods from June to September 2011 that occurred in central and southern parts of the People's Republic of China.

Disasters as a result of flooding continued to affect the largest number of people worldwide (132 million).

Areas of activity have included the coordination of drought mitigation and winterization programmes, as well as assistance to flood victims.