basement flood
Cellar water disaster
A basement flood is water intrusion into the lowest level of a building, typically from heavy rain, burst pipes, or rising groundwater.
The term covers everything from minor seepage to catastrophic inundation: We came home to a basement flood after the sump pump failed.
Insurance policies often distinguish basement floods from other water damage.
- waterClear essential liquid
- standing waterAccumulated unmoving liquid
- sumpDrain pit below grade
- sump pumpSubterranean water removal device
- pumpFluid-moving machine
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