And in the event of a major flood, the MTA will deploy heavy duty pumping trains to remove water trapped in the tunnels beneath the rivers.
They may get a rude awakening when a major storm, flood, earthquake or fire hits their communities.
The floods were a catalyst for major flood defence investment, including defences at Jaywick, Essex, which protected 2, 600 properties.
In the aftermath of 2010 floods, UNESCO has initiated a major project "Strategic Strengthening of Flood Warning and Management Capacity of Pakistan" for upgrading the flood forecasting and early warning system, and for the risk mapping of flood plains along the Indus River, in cooperation with the government of Japan.
"We're preparing for what we call level three flood operations, which is the major flood event, " a regional State Emergency Service operations controller, Darren Winkler, told ABC.
The council had been due to start major work on a culvert in Cilfynydd Road on Monday before the flood hit and a decision will be taken on when that can start.
Mr Wilson said any major finds could lead to a complete excavation or a realignment of the flood banks.
The city has experienced major flooding in three of the past four years, including a record flood in 2009, and the Weather Service forecasts a rise of 31 to 36 inches this year.
The center is trying to do what it could not do before: pluck obscure bits of information from the flood of often irrelevant or insignificant data and connect the dots to foil a major new attack.
It also said major changes including a new barrier were unlikely until 2070 as a one-in-1, 000-year flood would not occur until then.
While the flood of supply into the market will overhang the stock for a while here, this also represents a major milestone for the stock that should lead to a little more optimistic take from the Street.
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