severe flood

collocation in English

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severe
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪər/us
/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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flood
noun
uk
/flʌd/us
/flʌd/
a large amount of water covering an area that is ...
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(Definition ofsevereandfloodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Perhaps the broadcast media should be required to interrupt their programmes, whatever they are, to warn people that aseverefloodwarning has been issued.
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There are 45severefloodwarnings and 231 flood warnings in force.
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Although this was a particularlysevereflood, flooding occurs from year to year.
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In that county there was a veryseverefloodin 1948.
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The second case is higher up where there was a veryseverefloodand great loss of life.
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However, 33severefloodwarnings remain in place, and still more properties are under threat from flooding.
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The courthouse site is elevated above much of the rest of the city, and this saved the building fromsevereflooddamage in 1903.
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Large number of sand bags kept for the construction of the dam was destroyed due tosevereflood.
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The tomb has sufferedsevereflooddamage and its ceilings have collapsed and most of the decoration is now lost.
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It was the mostseverefloodof the creek up to that time.
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A tidal surge coupled with high winds led the environment agency to issue severalseverefloodwarnings in and around the town.
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In 1912 aseverefloodhit the village.
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The city was struck by aseverefloodin 1997, causing extensive damage.
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It was the mostseverefloodof the river since 1826.
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It was the recording breaking and there wassevereflood.
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Additional adjacent land was purchased and the fair has been held annually since 1945, although theseverefloodof 1955 curtailed operations that year.
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Most of the buildings are two stories and are raised above ground in case of aseverefloodor levee breach.
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In 2002, asevereflooddestroyed many of the academy buildings and the library, including some of its more than 500-year old books.
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The most recentseverefloodtook place in 1991.
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In 1826, asevereflooddestroyed the fort.
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