Also, what actions did they do towards re-building and recovering their farming?

Both river Tigre and Euphates flooded periodically. When they were back to normal, there were many puddles of water in areas of the flood plain. The water was soon absorbed in the soil and the farmers planted their crops in this muddy area.

People used to celebrate this event because they thought that rivers flooded because Gods will.
The flood still continues every year, even today, although less and less due to the riveras has dried year by year.

History has recorded although a fact that may be related to the Gilgamesh and biblical flood. In June about 2900 BC during the annual inundation of the Euphrates River, the river was at crest stage. A six-day thunderstorm caused the river to rise about 15 cubits (22 feet) higher and overflow the levees. By the time the river began to rise, it was already too late to evacuate to the foothills of the mountains 110 miles away. Ziusudra boarded one the the barges that was already loaded with cargo being transported to market. The runaway barge floated down the Euphrates River into the Persian Gulf and grounded in an estuary at the mouth of the river. After moving to dry land, Ziusudra offered a sacrifice to a Sumerian god on an alter at the top of a temple ziggurat, an artificial hill. Later, story tellers mistranslated the ambiguous word for hill as mountain. The story tellers then erroneously assumed that the nearby barge must have grounded on top of a mountain. Additional details in the reconstructed legend about Ziusudra (Noah) can be found in the Noah’s Ark book.

In 3areesh , floods have a natural route .
Building houses wasnt allowed in this route .
the ex- governer went against this natural law and allowed construction of buildings in this route
the floods turned the houses upside down there
the losses are over 90 million pounds
who is responsible ?

The ministry of housing.
The governor who was responsible when these houses were built.
The inspectors at the governerate who gave approval of the buildings before and after the construction.

I live only about 500 feet above sea level. Will melted ice from from the north pole flood my area in my lifetime?

Nathan - not even the wildest nightmares of Al Gore foresee that kind of sea level rise.

I would quite happily buy a house that was only a few feet above sea level and on the sea front. Maybe in the Maldives.

I remember two ABC news videos about floods in Quebec and Vermont in 1996. I believe one was of the Magog Power Dam at Sherbrooke Quebec, and the other showed a small hydroelectric plant in Vermont. The gates on the Magog Dam were spouting water, while the small hydro in Vermont looked like it could be inundated at any moment. Most dramatic.

Try to search it on youtube. Or the television station that publish it.

Our garage used to flood every time it rained heavily. Our yard had poor drainage (which we’ve since fixed) and the soil is basically clay, so the water would pour into the garage via the floor, through the siding and drywall etc. This caused our exterior siding to rot and also our interior drywall to mold and rot. What other potential damage could the water have caused? What should we keep an eye out for when we are repairing the damage? Thanks.

Keep an eye out for wood rot. if any of the boards are soft instead of firm you should replace that 2×4, especially the ones tying the building to the floor.

My house is over 20 years old and everything is original to the house. We are on a septic system but the city checked it out when we bought it 5 months ago and said nothing is wrong with it. Every time I wash my laundry the toilet in the guest bathroom floods. It smells like a mix of fabric softener and bile. What is wrong with my plumbing and what can I do to fix it?

It would be difficult to give you an exact answer without looking at the layout but you most likely have a partial blockage around (just after down stream) the toilet waste line causing the back up into the toilet.
There is a tremendous amount of water coming from the washer and when it hits that area the plumbing as it is cannot handle it ……….
You should have a plumber check this out

I lived in Wesr Cumbria through the 1990s and really welcomed the warmth and friendliness of the people there.
Just how widespread are the floods there?
My heart goes out to the people there.

My boyfriend’s dad lives very near Cockermouth, which is apparently flooded, but I have no idea how widespeard they are. My heart goes out to them all too. Just before Xmas too.

Does anyone know about good charities to help in the current situation in Iowa? I want to make sure my money is helping people in trouble.

We are in Waverly, Iowa and have had our house destroyed by the flood and I agree with the people above, Red Cross has been great. They come around twice a day offering food and water and a smile. It really helps to have a hot meal and something to drink when you are trying to recover from such a terrible loss. I have not heard if anything else has been set up, but Red Cross has been a great help.

I have had a few dreams about floods. They are never threatening, and the water is always shallow, and I can easily pass over them.

Water in dreams is a universal dream symbol for emotions. Floods in dreams reflect rising emotions. The fact that your flood is shallow and non-threatening is a good sign.

Feelings in dreams are never disguised. So, whatever is happening in your waking life to cause the "flood" in your dreams, is clearly something which you feel you can "wade through."

If the waters start to rise higher in your dreams or become a concern, be careful. Identifying the waking life source of the flood will help you not only see it coming, but make it easier to weather and overcome.

Good luck!

I live in central Florida where it tends to flood every summer. I want to start growing some Marijuana plants that need to be well hidden, so they must be grown outside. The water gets to about 12 inches at worst. So, can 420 be grown in pots? Is there any way to do this without taking it inside?

I have some money I’m willing to spend if I need to

Use redwood instead of treated lumber as the chemicals in the treated lumber could kill the plants.