Rising rivers could inundate low-lying areas. water from the overflowing bathtub inundated the bathroom floor

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Parts of Mississippi are experiencing storm surge as Hurricane Sally starts to inundate the Gulf Coast. Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, "Hurricane Sally starts lashing Gulf Coast as it churns at sluggish pace," 15 Sep. 2020

This storm will test the levee system in New Orleans with the water that is about to inundate the region. Janice Dean, Fox News, "Hurricane warning for Gulf Coast as Sally to strengthen, mandatory evacuations in Louisiana, Mississippi," 14 Sep. 2020

The fire followed a near-disaster by a year when the Oroville Dam spillways almost failed with the flooding of the Feather River, threatening to inundate the city. Washington Post, "Warmer. Burning. Epidemic-challenged. Expensive. The California Dream has become the California Compromise.," 12 Sep. 2020

Some of these services tend to inundate you with, well, more stuff instead of tailoring the items to your exact needs. Kami Phillips, CNN Underscored, "Build the wardrobe of your dreams with these clothing subscription boxes," 11 Sep. 2020

The second report, late last month, found that the Greenland ice sheet had lost a record amount of ice in the summer of 2019: more than twice the yearly average and enough to inundate the state of California under four feet of water. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, "Counting the climate cost of post-pandemic economy reboots," 9 Sep. 2020

The flood of new contributions came from grass-roots supporters as well as deep-pocketed donors, and should alleviate any lingering concern over whether Democrats will be able to inundate the airwaves in key states. Jonathan Lemire, chicagotribune.com, "President Trump raises $210M for reelection, robust but short of Joe Biden: ‘Both campaigns are raising massive amounts of money’," 9 Sep. 2020

Hurricanes and sea level rise inundate their coastal communities. Manavi Kapur, Quartz, "India’s megacities aren’t prepared for a wave of climate migrants," 3 Sep. 2020

The streets were largely free of floodwaters, aside from a bit of standing water on a few streets, despite early concerns that a storm surge would inundate the city with as much as 20 feet of water. Andrea Gallo And Bryn Stole | Staff Writers, NOLA.com, "'Worse than Rita': Hurricane Laura inflicts major wind damage on Lake Charles; see video of damage," 27 Aug. 2020

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