water emergency
Aquatic disaster situation
A water emergency is a crisis involving water supply or safety—contamination, flooding, infrastructure failure, or severe shortage.
Municipalities declare water emergencies to authorize restrictions or emergency measures: The city declared a water emergency after the main burst.
The term also applies to aquatic accidents requiring rescue: Coast Guard responds to water emergencies along the coast.
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
- rescueSave from harm
- search and rescueFinding and saving people
- lifeguardPaid swimming supervisor
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Combustion with flames
wildfire · earthquake · gas leak · volcanic eruption · tornado
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