The coroner added that she had taken on board the concerns about the safety of the river bank in flood conditions, especially since children used the footpaths.
Cesar Castellanos, the popular mayor of Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital, gave warning that a temporary lake formed above the city by debris in the Choluteca river might flood the city centre.
The BBC's Nick Bryant reports from Sydney that the river in Bundaberg is already above the flood levels witnessed in 2010, and meteorologists fear it could rise another metre, reaching levels not seen in 70 years.
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.
After the River Cherwell flooded in 2007 a flood alleviation scheme was built in Banbury, in Oxfordshire.
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Having bickered for decades over their rights to the Krishna river, AP and upstream Maharashtra and Karnataka are now furiously building dams and diversions that the river might not support even in flood.
Flooded roads are still causing some delays for drivers in Worcestershire where a number of flood warnings along the River Severn remain in place.
The National Guard worked around the clock to construct a flood barrier in Morgan City, Louisiana, where the Atchafalaya River was already 3.15 feet above flood stage, according to the National Weather Service.
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And in late 2009, a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' mismanagement at the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet was the cause for flood damage in the Lower Ninth Ward and St.
The Environment Agency (EA) said a severe flood warning remained for the River Cober in Helston.
There was localised flooding in East Yorkshire and a flood warning is in place for the River Hull.
The Wabash River in Tippecanoe County reached more than 14 feet above flood stage on Saturday, the highest level since 1958.
The torrential rains could lead to significant river flooding near the Gulf, as flood watches are still in effect from last week's heavy rains.
Wetland loss has been caused by the Army Corps of Engineers channeling the Mississippi for flood control, with the result that all the sediment in the river is being lost over the continental shelf.
The lawsuit says the state created a task force to address potential flooding along the river after devastating floods in June 2006, but the task force never convened before the 2011 flood.
Dave Throup from the Environment Agency said flood defences were put up as a precaution in the town as the river continued to rise.
Flood warnings in place include the River Severn at Upton-on-Severn and south Worcester.
Homes were expected to flood in areas close to the River Thames.
Many of the city's current flood defences are about 50-years-old after being built in response to the River Exe bursting its banks in October 1960.
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Several flood warnings are in place on the river for parts of south Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Surrey.
Several flood warnings are in force along the River Trent, including Newark, and along the River Maun at Mansfield.
Flood defences remain in place along the River Severn at Ironbridge in Shropshire.
Two flood warnings for the River Teme at Bransford in Worcestershire and Stanford Bridge in Herefordshire have been lifted.
Flood warnings are in place for the River Tresillian at Ladock, Bolingey Stream from Bolingey to Perranporth and the River Cober at Helston.
The Yangzi River flood has soaked up all the clamor of life in the towns around the lake.
Flood warnings are also in place for the River Severn at the showground and The Quarry in Shrewsbury, Hampton Loade and Highley, and Quatford.
Flood warnings are also in place for the River Severn at the showground and The Quarry in Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth, Hampton Loade and Highley, and Quatford.
Fire and rescue crews were called to Sandford Lane in Woodley earlier as homes along the River Thames were placed on flood warning.
Frankwell car park, along side the River Severn, has partly re-opened but the river at Shrewsbury, Buildwas and Ironbridge still has a flood warning in place.
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Flood warnings remain in effect at several locations on the River Soar in Leicestershire.
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