flood-hit
Submerged by overflow
Flood-hit describes places or populations that have been affected by flooding: flood-hit communities in Bangladesh, aid for flood-hit regions.
The term appears primarily in news reporting and emergency response contexts.
Similar compounds include drought-hit and earthquake-hit.
Overwhelmed by grief
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- submergedBelow water's surface
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- damagedMade worse by injury
ravaged · stricken · affected · swamped · deluged · wrecked · ruined · destroyed
Those who suffer harm
- displacedShifted from proper location
- homelessWithout a dwelling
- evacueesPeople removed from danger
- survivorsThose still alive after
refugees · stranded · relief · rescue · shelter · aid · assistance · emergency
devastated
Overwhelmed by grief
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- submergedBelow water's surface
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
damaged · ravaged · stricken · affected · swamped · deluged · wrecked · ruined · destroyed · overwhelmed
victims
Those who suffer harm
survivors · refugees · stranded · relief · rescue · shelter · aid · assistance · emergency · donation
region
Indefinite bounded area
district · community · zone · lowland · basin · delta · riverside · coastal · valley · settlement
roads
Paved paths for vehicles
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- homesPersonal living quarters
- buildingsConstructed enclosed structures
schools · hospitals · crops · farmland · power-lines · sewage · waterways · levees · embankments · dams
flood-hitdrought-stricken
Severely affected by dryness
parched · arid · desiccated · bone-dry
hit, flood, flooded, floods, flooding, hitter, floodgate, floodwater, floodplain