Physical harm caused by the effects of the overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits.
the money will go towards repairing flood damage to the A174 road to Sandsend
Example sentencesExamples
- The report offered ways in which the additional costs of flood damage could be reduced.
- There are calls for the government to help insurance companies cover flood damage.
- Assistance should be given only to persons who genuinely suffered flood damage.
- The capital was left with severe flood damage, despite artificial flood defences.
- Authorities said the flooding affected an estimated 60,000 Austrians, who were either evacuated from their homes or suffered flood damage.
- At the shopping complex, six shop units suffered flood damage to their floor coverings.
- He says he has tracked down a "route to justice" for local residents denied compensation for flood damage.
- Residents were bracing themselves for further flood damage.
- They have no insurance cover for flood damage.
- The floodgates to the new library complex were used for the first time last week, to protect the street from flood damage.