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Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
In India, nine people were reported missing after they were swept away by floodwaters, and three others were killed by lightning strikes, per Reuters.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Nine people were reported missing after being swept away by floodwaters and three others were killed in lightning strikes elsewhere in the country.
—CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Thirty-five people died in separate landslides in the eastern Ilam district near the Indian border, while others remain missing after being swept away by floodwaters, per Reuters.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
In India, nine people were reported missing after they were swept away by floodwaters, and three others were killed by lightning strikes, per Reuters.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Nine people were reported missing after being swept away by floodwaters and three others were killed in lightning strikes elsewhere in the country.
—CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Thirty-five people died in separate landslides in the eastern Ilam district near the Indian border, while others remain missing after being swept away by floodwaters, per Reuters.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Floodwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floodwater. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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floodwater
noun
flood·wa·ter
ˈfləd-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: the water of a flood
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