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Dutch structures are typically designed to withstand a 1-in-10, 000 year flood event.
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"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.
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The event called forth a flood of tributes remarkable even in the Senate, which still affects pride in its traditions of civility.
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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.
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Damage due to an unforeseeable sudden event--fire, flood, earthquake, even vandalism.
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The main event in 2010 was a flood of money into the Western Hemisphere outside the U.S., led by Brazil but also featuring Canada, Argentina, and Ecuador.
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"The May 2010 storm event should have been an endurable, natural event at or below the 100-year flood plain, " the lawsuit said.
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The Elwy reached its highest recorded level breaching flood defences designed to cope with a one in 100-year event, says the report.
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The agency said the work meant the city could deal with a one-in-100-year flood, instead of the current one-in-40-year event its defences were designed for.
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And if there is a catastrophic event at your house like a fire or a flood your data is safely stored far away.
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