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Flood

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A flood is too much water.

Urban flood cropped.jpg
Urban flood cropped.jpg
It covers land that is usually dry. Rain or melting snow can cause it. It can change where we live. Water can move very fast.
Trapped woman on a car roof during flash flooding in Toowoomba 2.jpg
Trapped woman on a car roof during flash flooding in Toowoomba 2.jpg
We must stay safe near water. Have you ever seen a flood?

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Rapid Creek flooding 1.jpg
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Jeddah Flood - King Abdullah Street.jpg
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Overland flooding near Georgetown,...
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House surrounded by flood Ilmajoki Finland.jpg
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January 27 2019 Baron River Flooding, Cairns.jpg
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1938 Yellow River flood.jpg
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Cyclone Hudhud destruction in Visakhapatnam 2.jpg
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Ein Avdat Flood 1.JPG
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