101.   The floods were totally unexpected as people were still recovering from the drought.

102.   The government has been warning for months that heavy floods were likely this year, partly because of the disruptive El Nino weather effect.

103.   The flood was far from a surprise to him and his neighbors, he said.

104.   The flood potential is high at this time due to saturated soils and rivers running high.

105.   The Icchamati River has washed away several embankments, submerging areas where floods have been rare.

106.   The Sunday floods were so strong that they swept away entire houses, farm animals and at least one taxi.

107.   These Bailey bridges will be withdrawn and the route closed whenever there is a flood.

108.   There have also been floods near the Romanian border and in the Black Sea port of Odessa.

109.   This flood is even bigger.

110.   UNEP said that lake floods are not a new phenomenon but have become more frequent in the past three decades.