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Flood gates are dropped from a plan to protect the Jersey Shore's back bays from catastrophic storms
These bay barriers would have had a swing gate in the middle that could be shut during major storms, and slat-like gates spanning about a third of a mile that would be lowered down into the water ...
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Flood gates exercise planned to protect community
Flood gates at a vulnerable area within the Norfolk broads will be closed temporarily on Monday to help protect homes and businesses. Parts of Potter Heigham, near Great Yarmouth, were under water ...
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Venice off guard and under water as flood gates did not function on time
The system of 78 flood gates ... at which the flood barriers are operated. Luigi Brugnaro, the city's mayor, said on Twitter that the weather had suddenly worsened and water had reached a 145cm ...