Benito Ramos, of the Office of Civil Defense, was inspecting the situation in the town, and warned that more water - flowing down from the nearby Cordillera mountain range - could exacerbate the problem.
When the dinghy capsized in the River Swale, the boy grasped hold of a branch in the fast-flowing water.
They tried to rescue him but he was carried away in the fast-flowing water and was believed to have drowned.
Seeking a drink of water from a caribou wallow resulted in dysentery, and drinking water from a free-flowing artesian well resulted in being killed.
However, only hours after re-opening on 1 April 2008, two off-duty soldiers became trapped in their car after trying to drive across fast-flowing water.
But clusters of detritus are common in the once fast-flowing water.
Fast-flowing flood water at Copplestone led to the temporary suspension of trains on the Tarka Line, with buses replacing trains between Crediton and Barnstaple.
With rivers flowing weakly, the tide pushed sea-water in, both cutting fish catches and preventing irrigation.
For some races, the combination of water flowing west and wind blowing east creates a series of choppy five-foot waves.
Some newer engines also have flow-rate monitors for the discharges, these show the rate of water flowing in Gallons per Minute (GPM) instead of raw pressure.
New sea bed is constantly being created in the middles of the oceans - flowing out as hot lava, and rapidly cooling on contact with cold deep sea water.
If traffic congestion can be compared to water flowing through a sink drain, then a congestion toll is like the handle on the spigot -- it increases during times of peak road use, decreases during off-peak times, and is adjusted in real time to keep traffic flowing smoothly.
Hopes of a free-flowing encounter were dimmed by the grey, rain-laden skies, that left pools of water on the pitch.
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