flood in

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Verb

flood in - arrive in great numbers

arrive, come, get - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

Translations

w>flood in

vi (people, sunshine) → hineinströmen; (water also) → hineinfließen; the letters just flooded in → wir/sie etc hatten eine Flut von Briefen

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At first I was surprised at this flood in a hot, dry summer, but afterwards I discovered that it was caused by the tropical exuberance of the red weed.

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Update on Superstorm Sandy and the Inevitable Issues with Concurrent Causation

The rains caused high-level flood in River Jhelum, Poonch and Neelum and the AJK government mobilized the district administration, Rescue 1122 personnel and army troops for rescue efforts.