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In the flash flooding two occupied vehicles were hit by a large wall of water and debris at the Canyon Street Maxwell Crossing and were carried into the flood. – Washington County	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
In the flash flooding two occupied vehicles were hit by a large wall of water and debris at the Canyon Street Maxwell Crossing and were carried into the Flood. – Washington County officials	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Arsenic is a particular concern for rice because most rice in the world is grown in flooded fields. When you flood the fields, that anaerobic environment seems to encourage the release of arsenic from the ground and the rice plant readily absorbs it. – Herman Suhirman	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
We have to end the flood of secret, unaccountable money that is distorting our elections, corrupting our political system, and drowning out the voices of too many everyday Americans, our democracy should be about expanding the franchise, not charging an entrance fee. – Hillary Clinton	Found on CNN 8 years ago
All these people wanted to do was register their dissatisfaction at the absence of any meaningful flood relief. – Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The further we get out [from the event], people seem to forget, i never get a call unless there has been a big flood or a big hurricane. – Robert Traver	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
When a flood is localized in one area there are areas that are free of flooding that we would use to mobilize volunteers, but it is widespread. – Tha Hla Swe	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I watched the second hole flood in seven minutes. – Scotland Steve Williams	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Last year's flood has certainly brought in a panic element, in March, a slight increase in the water level in our rivers made people shift their valuables from the ground floor to the upper stories (of buildings). – Syed Abubakar	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Earlier there used to be a lot of trees in the upper reaches but now the mountains are denuded. The trees along the rivers which worked as a flood defense have disappeared in the past few years and hardly any new trees have come up in their place. – Thoru Ram	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This new law will precipitate an environmental crisis by opening the flood gates to unfettered commercialization by wealthy and well-connected offshore investors who will plunder what is left of this fragile paradise. – Sean Keegan	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This is not the first time the flood waters have gotten into my house, but I think this time it was too much. – President Jakaya Kikwete	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If sanctions were to be eased, additional oil from Iran would flood onto the already oversupplied oil market. – Carsten Fritsch	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
In an earthquake, a construction platform floating on a buffer medium may experience greatly reduced shear forces, in a flood, a construction platform floating on a buffer medium can be configured to rise as water levels rise to limit flood damage. – The Arx Pax patent	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Last night we had a levy that was breaching. We evacuated Garland at 11 o'clock with 99 percent of the people leaving, if the levee had broken, 50,000 acres would flood in 30 minutes. – Terry Purvis	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
If the levee had broken, 50,000 acres would flood in 30 minutes. – Terry Purvis	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
That's the most important thing, this stuff can be replaced. We have flood insurance. Do I like to pay it? No, but it does help. – Billy Mack Williams	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The river is already above flood stage and will continue to rise through today and tomorrow, the situation will get worse before it gets better. – George Teague	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The defining feature of Houston is the small rivers that run through the city, many of them went over their banks and began to flood neighborhoods. – Mayor Annise Parker	Found on CNN 9 years ago
A natural disaster or flood of bullets flying around your neighborhood doesn’t meet the standard, if the government wanted to deter illegal immigration, they would alter the cost-benefit analysis. Instead, they are looking for ways to help them stay. – Jan Ting	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
If this was a flood or a tsunami, it would be over by now. But as long as the aftershocks continue, we can't start the damage assessment. – Hun Kim	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I steer (them) to protect our communities and their livelihoods from any potential glacial lake flood threat or other disasters like landslides or earthquakes that could occur at any time. – Azizullah Chitrali	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The flood washed away a 25-year-old bridge over Bagrot River, which is fed by five glaciated peaks. – Mazhar Hussain Hayat	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Before, one had to accept that houses here flood. But this project opened our eyes to see there is a solution. – Emilie Faye	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

In the flash flooding two occupied vehicles were hit by a large wall of water and debris at the Canyon Street Maxwell Crossing and were carried into the flood.

– Washington County

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

In the flash flooding two occupied vehicles were hit by a large wall of water and debris at the Canyon Street Maxwell Crossing and were carried into the Flood.

– Washington County officials

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Arsenic is a particular concern for rice because most rice in the world is grown in flooded fields. When you flood the fields, that anaerobic environment seems to encourage the release of arsenic from the ground and the rice plant readily absorbs it.

– Herman Suhirman

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We have to end the flood of secret, unaccountable money that is distorting our elections, corrupting our political system, and drowning out the voices of too many everyday Americans, our democracy should be about expanding the franchise, not charging an entrance fee.

– Hillary Clinton

Found on CNN
8 years ago

All these people wanted to do was register their dissatisfaction at the absence of any meaningful flood relief.

– Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The further we get out [from the event], people seem to forget, i never get a call unless there has been a big flood or a big hurricane.

– Robert Traver

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

When a flood is localized in one area there are areas that are free of flooding that we would use to mobilize volunteers, but it is widespread.

– Tha Hla Swe

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I watched the second hole flood in seven minutes.

– Scotland Steve Williams

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Last year's flood has certainly brought in a panic element, in March, a slight increase in the water level in our rivers made people shift their valuables from the ground floor to the upper stories (of buildings).

– Syed Abubakar

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Earlier there used to be a lot of trees in the upper reaches but now the mountains are denuded. The trees along the rivers which worked as a flood defense have disappeared in the past few years and hardly any new trees have come up in their place.

– Thoru Ram

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This new law will precipitate an environmental crisis by opening the flood gates to unfettered commercialization by wealthy and well-connected offshore investors who will plunder what is left of this fragile paradise.

– Sean Keegan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is not the first time the flood waters have gotten into my house, but I think this time it was too much.

– President Jakaya Kikwete

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If sanctions were to be eased, additional oil from Iran would flood onto the already oversupplied oil market.

– Carsten Fritsch

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

In an earthquake, a construction platform floating on a buffer medium may experience greatly reduced shear forces, in a flood, a construction platform floating on a buffer medium can be configured to rise as water levels rise to limit flood damage.

– The Arx Pax patent

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Last night we had a levy that was breaching. We evacuated Garland at 11 o'clock with 99 percent of the people leaving, if the levee had broken, 50,000 acres would flood in 30 minutes.

– Terry Purvis

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

If the levee had broken, 50,000 acres would flood in 30 minutes.

– Terry Purvis

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

That's the most important thing, this stuff can be replaced. We have flood insurance. Do I like to pay it? No, but it does help.

– Billy Mack Williams

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The river is already above flood stage and will continue to rise through today and tomorrow, the situation will get worse before it gets better.

– George Teague

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The defining feature of Houston is the small rivers that run through the city, many of them went over their banks and began to flood neighborhoods.

– Mayor Annise Parker

Found on CNN
9 years ago

A natural disaster or flood of bullets flying around your neighborhood doesn’t meet the standard, if the government wanted to deter illegal immigration, they would alter the cost-benefit analysis. Instead, they are looking for ways to help them stay.

– Jan Ting

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

If this was a flood or a tsunami, it would be over by now. But as long as the aftershocks continue, we can't start the damage assessment.

– Hun Kim

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I steer (them) to protect our communities and their livelihoods from any potential glacial lake flood threat or other disasters like landslides or earthquakes that could occur at any time.

– Azizullah Chitrali

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The flood washed away a 25-year-old bridge over Bagrot River, which is fed by five glaciated peaks.

– Mazhar Hussain Hayat

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Before, one had to accept that houses here flood. But this project opened our eyes to see there is a solution.

– Emilie Faye

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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