TopicTyphoon & storms
洪水
kouzui · /koː.zui/Recordings stay in your browser and are never uploaded.
noun
overflow of water covering normally dry land
Heavy typhoon rain can trigger urban flood events.
Examples
洪水のため家族は家を離れなければなりませんでした。
The flood forced families to leave their homes.
土のうが店を洪水から守りました。
Sandbags protected shops from the flood.
ニュースは流域の記録的な洪水を報じました。
News reported a record flood in the river basin.
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