According to the European Commission Directive 2000/60/EC (European Commission 2007), ‘flood’ means the temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water. This definition includes floods caused by rivers, mountain streams, ephemeral rivers and floods caused by the sea in coastal areas.
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