devastating flood

collocation in English

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devastating
adjective
uk
/ˈdev.ə.steɪ.tɪŋ/us
/ˈdev.ə.steɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
causing a lot of damage ...
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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 ofdevastatingandfloodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The bridge stood until adevastatingfloodwashed out the supports in 1998, carrying away the bridge.
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The arboretum's beginnings can be traced to adevastatingfloodin 1940, with a variety of trees planted in the 1960s during restoration work.
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In the mean time 1998, when country fall in adevastatingfloodthis tiny area was also flooded at that time.
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In thedevastatingfloodof 1893 the river was said to be ten miles wide.
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Thedevastatingfloodof 1943 caused immense suffering and lead to a mass movement for restoration/ repair of the embankments.
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Then, without further warning he sent adevastatingflood.
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Improvements in flood protection following thedevastatingfloodof 1953 meant that the catastrophic losses seen during that storm were not repeated.
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An earlierdevastatingfloodoccurred on the river in 1868.
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In the 1970s, the mostdevastatingfloodwas the "kabahay" of 1978.
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The fort was heavily damaged during thedevastatingfloodin 1942.
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An earlier equallydevastatingfloodof the river took place in 1903.
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During adevastatingfloodin 1998, most of the inventory was destroyed, and the company moved to a new location.
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Adevastatingfloodin 1916 caused damage and delays.
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In 1940, adevastatingfloodwashed away buildings and much of the evidence of what had gone on here before.
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The most recentdevastatingfloodand avalanche along this creek bed was a result of the 1970 earthquake.
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Emergency repairs, together with rapid evacuation of storage water through the outlet tunnel, were effective in preventing complete failure and adevastatingflood.
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In 1974, a huge blow was dealt to the park when adevastatingfloodscoured much of the parkland.
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Farmers began to see more frequent anddevastatingfloodlosses, and soon a legal battle erupted to stop hydraulic mining once and for all.
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We are also providing £22 million additional assistance this year to assist recovery from the recent devastating floods.
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It is economically fragile because the global financial crisis and the devastating floods in the country have set back its development by several years.
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