What's the deal with the flooding anyway? Is it because the city (area) isn't built to withstand rain at all? Cause we've never had a flood here on the wet coast in my lifetime.
I'm thinking it's the same effect as when we get a few inches of snow and the city shuts down. Just totally unprepared.
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