The flood levee is expected to provide protection from 150-year floods.

His city would be protected from floods for another decade at least.

He knew at once that these people lived all their lives in constant danger from floods, and took great pains to protect themselves.

In particular the eastern part of the peninsula suffered from floods.

The pedestal was very high to provide maximum protection from floods.

In the army she would be able to help communities facing difficulties with everything from floods to famine.

The levee was designed to provide protection from floods at levels expected once every one hundred years.

This action is said to have protected the region from floods ever since.

The confirmed death toll from floods has risen to 232 on November 19, 2010.

Thus, the settlement, although right by the river, was safe from floods.