flood victims
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffloodandvictim
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flood
noun
uk/flʌd/us/flʌd/
a large amount of water covering an area that is ...
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victim
noun[C]
uk/ˈvɪk.tɪm/us/ˈvɪk.təm/
someone or something that has been hurt, damaged, or killed or has suffered, either because of the actions of someone or something else, or because of illness ...
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(Definition offloodandvictimfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The subscription to the flood victims was agreed to by the legislative council.
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I ask you: how many more fire and flood victims must we mourn?
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Nobody taxes the relief given to the flood victims.
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Lodging allowances were paid for five weeks to give flood victims time to sort out their affairs.
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I think that firstly, we should supply emergency relief to the flood victims and, secondly, take immediate action to alleviate the critical shortage of medicines.
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Many of the flood victims will have been under-insured.
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For the moment, all attention in the country is focused on the floods and the flood victims.
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What proportion of the flood victims are still housed in accommodation centres?
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Are clear instructions being given that would allow for a generous but responsible handling of claims by such flood victims?
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There is a tremendous appreciation for everyone who worked hard to help the flood victims and to prevent the waters from damaging even more.
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Just before the cyclone struck, we had provided drought relief, which can also help flood victims.
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They propose what would be, in effect, a poll tax on flood victims.
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Help may be available to flood victims in receipt of income support or income-based jobseeker's allowance from the social fund by way of community-care grants or interest-free budgeting loans.
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Flood prevention is the issue that exercises the minds of my constituents who were flood victims.
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I am sure that insurance companies will be aware that the whole nation is watching how they will deal with these flood victims who are insured with them.
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This is also a message of thanks to all the professionals, volunteers and local authorities that helped to fight the fires and rescue the flood victims.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
If the amendment is passed, that would be absolutely clear, and it would make a real difference to the lives of the flood victims we represent.
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Through it he undertook various projects such as relief for flood victims, rehabilitating displaced persons and supporting development of the poor.
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A number of flood victims are buried in the churchyard.
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