Meanings of submerge homes in English

Television news has shown nonstop footage of flooded freeways, submerged homes and dramatic boat rescues.

Many areas of southern Poland remain under water as people try to reach almost completely submerged homes in rowing boats.

As those who have been flooded know to their cost, sewage is frequently part of the filthy water that invades submerged homes.

Lake Pontchartrain flowed freely into the surrounding neighborhood, killing dozens of people and submerging homes in water as deep as 17 feet.

A levee protecting the Missouri side of the river was sabotaged, unleashing flood waters that submerged homes and a vast stretch of farmland.

Video footage showed submerged homes and shops, people wading in neck-high water, and families attempting to salvage their possessions by boat or makeshift rafts.

While nearly 3,000 had been plucked to safety, more than that number were awaiting rescue, many on the rooftops of submerged homes.

Enough mud to fill 40 Olympic-sized swimming pools spews out every day and has already displaced 50,000 people, submerged homes, factories and schools.

The deluge swept through at least 20 districts in Bangladesh, displacing nearly 200,000 people and left many more stranded in their partially submerged homes.

Lake Pontchartrain flowed freely into the surrounding neighborhood, killing dozens of people and submerging homes in water as deep as 17 feet (5 meters).