A flood mitigation construction crew using an excavator to lift heavy bags of rocks to stabilize the river banks of the Elbow River, Calgary Canada

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In environmental engineering, the flood mitigation involves the management and control of flood water movement, such as redirecting flood run-off through the use of floodwalls and flood gates, rather than trying to prevent floods altogether

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Size: 4640px × 6960px
Location: Calgary Alberta Canada
Photo credit: © Rick Rudnicki / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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