It rained hard, causing floods in the city.

雨下得很大，造成市内洪水泛滥。(表结果)。

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Flows may also get less regular, especially if glacial DAMS form, withholding water, and then collapse, causing floods.

水还将逐渐减少，特别需要注意的是如果冰川形成屏障阻碍水流流动，那么冰川消融之后则会引发洪灾。

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Typhoon Morakot dropped heavy amounts of rain on Qiang Yuan Village causing floods and forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes.

莫拉克台风带来了豪雨，洪水淹没了佳冬乡的羌园村，在当地数百位居民被迫撤离家园。

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Up to 30 inches of rain fell in a two-day period, causing floods in the Guadalupe and San Antonio River basins that left more than 30 people dead, according to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority.

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So while the floods may be causing a pop in thermal coal equities, the increase is unsustainable.

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Despite intense floods in Australia, causing the company to declare a force majeure, or emergency measure allowing it to miss contracted deliveries due to circumstances beyond their control, the company saw increased revenues in all geographic regions.

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