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Debris falls from homes spliced open by the floodwaters.
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Quraishi said 104 people had to be airlifted to safety by helicopter in various parts of the province after they became stranded by floodwaters.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts officials said they were called for an animal water rescue in an area off the 22900 block of Anthony Road in unincorporated McHenry County, where a horse was standing in floodwaters about 600 feet from the nearest shore.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Quraishi said 104 people had to be airlifted to safety by helicopter in various parts of the province after they became stranded by floodwaters.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts officials said they were called for an animal water rescue in an area off the 22900 block of Anthony Road in unincorporated McHenry County, where a horse was standing in floodwaters about 600 feet from the nearest shore.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Floodwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floodwater. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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floodwater
noun
flood·wa·ter
ˈfləd-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: the water of a flood
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