Flood!
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 if 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.
a flooded town
