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Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
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Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2024
Two major highways out of Nairobi saw heavy traffic on Wednesday after floodwaters submerged parts of them.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
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Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2024
Two major highways out of Nairobi saw heavy traffic on Wednesday after floodwaters submerged parts of them.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Floodwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floodwater. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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floodwater
noun
flood·wa·ter
ˈfləd-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: the water of a flood
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