inundation
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Widespread and partially extreme precipitation in December 1993 led to flooding along the Middle and Lower Rhine at Christmas 1993, leading to several fatalities and inundations in three federal states.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024
Researchers say such conditions will increase the risk of megafloods — inundations equivalent to California’s Great Flood of 1862, which killed thousands and formed a vast inland sea hundreds of miles long.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023
Pakistan says the inundations caused up to $40 billion in damages to its economy.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022
Experts say water released from several dams, including the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon and the Tiga Dam in Nigeria, likely contributed to the inundations.
From Scientific American • Nov. 18, 2022
Above all, the river’s reliable yearly inundations had long made the kingdom the breadbasket of the Mediterranean.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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