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Meanings of stormwater drain in English
Usage of stormwater drain in English
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Residents from a neighbourhood in Durban were alarmed by the cries of an infant, seemingly coming from a stormwater drain nearby.
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For the second time in five years, six ground floor units in Glendene, West Auckland flooded after a nearby stormwater drain failed during heavy rain.
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Contractors were clearing stormwater drains across the city ahead of the rain, Mr Adamson said.
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Solid waste dumped into stormwater drains exacerbates the flooding.
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The Sea Starts Here, over various stormwater drains.
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Whakatāne District Mayor Tony Bonne said he was not concerned and stormwater drains were coping with the rain.
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Six homes on the Kapiti Coast were flooded overnight after stormwater drains failed to cope with torrential rain.
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The flooding was a result of blocked stormwater drains which the City's Disaster Risk Management had worked to clear.
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Pool owners have been warned not to empty pool water directly into stormwater drains which can kill freshwater ecosystems.
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In Dunedin the stormwater drains couldn't cope as 40 millimetres of rain fell and overflows forced sewage onto some streets.
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In Dunedin the stormwater drains couldn't cope as 40mm of rain fell and overflows forced sewage on to some streets.
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This sort of stuff is getting out into the ocean through stormwater drains and people carelessly are leaving stuff on beaches.
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Southland mayor Gary Tong said council staff are out this morning checking roads and culverts, especially around the towns and stormwater drains.
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Many of the homes that were flooded - some up to waist-deep - were inundated because stormwater drains could not cope with the downpour.
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Queenstown Lakes District Council also shut down the sewerage system along Ardmore Street and cleared stormwater drains to prevent waste entering the flood water.
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City-run efforts, meanwhile, aim to improve garbage collection and keep stormwater drains clear, in part by tracking street sweepers via Whatsapp on their mobile phones.