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212003 Santa Fe flood — This article is about the flooding of Santa Fe, capital of the province|Santa Fe|Argentina, in April 2003. Santa Fe is the fifth most populated city in Argentina ( 370,000 inhabitants), and it is surrounded by rivers.At the end of April 2003,… …
22Saguenay Flood — The Saguenay Flood ( fr. Déluge du Saguenay) was a series of flash floods that hit the Saguenay Lac Saint Jean region of Quebec, Canada on July 19 and 20, 1996. It was the biggest overland flood in 20th century Canadian history.Problems started… …
23flash flood — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flash flood : singular flash flood plural flash floods a sudden unexpected flood …
24flash flood — noun count a sudden unexpected flood …
25flash flood — ► NOUN ▪ a sudden local flood resulting from extreme rainfall …
26flash flood — ☆ flash flood n. a sudden, violent flood, as after a heavy rain …
27flash flood — a sudden and destructive rush of water down a narrow gully or over a sloping surface, caused by heavy rainfall. [1935 40] Syn. See flood. * * * …
28flash flood — noun A sudden, rapid flood, usually of short duration and local impact …
29glacier outburst flood — A sudden, often annual, release of meltwater from a glacier or glacier damned lake sometimes resulting in a catastrophic flood, formed by melting of a drainage channel or buoyant lifting of ice by water or by subglacial volcanic activity; also …
30flash flood — flash floods N COUNT A flash flood is a sudden rush of water over dry land, usually caused by a great deal of rain …
