If the " storm flood" came early in the season, before the cattle had been housed, there was a worse story to tell.

Living alongside rivers is increasingly perilous, as stronger-yetoften less frequent-stormsflood communities.

Some of the banks were built as levees after destructive storm floods in 1974.

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The storm flooded Socotra's villages and capsized boats, leaving much of the island without access to communications.

The storms flooded roads, cut off access to the capital, and hampered cleanup efforts in the CBD.

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Hurricanes also often lead to demand being sapped over the short term if the storm floods areas and shuts in people.

"And a storm flooded the road, flipping the bus and allowing you to escape?"

The category one storm flooded large parts of the western division on the main island, Viti Levu, causing the death of four people.

In Australia, at least three people are dead and more are missing after massive storms flooded rivers, uprooted trees and tore into beaches.

Three people are dead and three others missing after a massive storm flooded rivers, uprooted trees and tore into beaches along Australia's east coast.

The storm flooded 80 percent of the historic city and killed more than 1,300 people when it burst surrounding levees.