The water is rising ! The river is spreading into the streets of the town ! It's a flood !
Rivers often cause floods because of too much rain or the sudden melting of lots of ice and snow. A lot of the rain that falls on land runs into the nearest river. Water from melting ice and snow also runs into rivers. So when there is a long, heavy rain, or lots of melting ice and snow, tons and tons of water may pour into a river. Just as a bathtub will overflow it you keep running water into it, the river soon spills over its banks and floods the land.
Hurricanes and other bad storms sometimes cause floods along the seacoast. Strong winds push great waves far onto the land. Soon, much of the shore is under water
Rivers often cause floods because of too much rain or the sudden melting of lots of ice and snow. A lot of the rain that falls on land runs into the nearest river. Water from melting ice and snow also runs into rivers. So when there is a long, heavy rain, or lots of melting ice and snow, tons and tons of water may pour into a river. Just as a bathtub will overflow it you keep running water into it, the river soon spills over its banks and floods the land.
Hurricanes and other bad storms sometimes cause floods along the seacoast. Strong winds push great waves far onto the land. Soon, much of the shore is under water
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