涝灾 (làozāi): flood disaster

Measure Word

一场涝灾 chǎng

Jīnnián nánfāng zāoyù yánzhòng làozāi.

Southern regions suffered serious flooding this year.

Làozāi zàochéng nóngtián dà miànjī shòusǔn.

The flooding damaged farmland over a large area.

Zhèngfǔ jǐnjí bōkuǎn jiùjì làozāi.

The government urgently allocated funds for flood relief.

usage

涝灾 specifically refers to damage from excessive rainfall or waterlogging. For flash floods from river overflow, use 洪灾 (hóngzāi) or 水灾 (shuǐzāi).

涝 lào

灾 zāi