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Les rivières débordèrent à cause des pluies torrentielles.
The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.
Des Pyrénées ils débordèrent sur l'Aquitaine, la Gaule, l'Italie, les îles de la Méditerranée et de l'Océan.
From the Pyrenees, they overflowed to Aquitaine, Gaul, Italy, the Mediterranean and islands in the ocean.
Un jour où George était sortie avec Maurice, pour se rendre à Palma, la pluie se mit à tomber, les torrents débordèrent.
One day when George was out with Maurice, to get to Palma, the rain began to fall, the streams overflowed.
Sur Oahu, les égouts débordèrent et leur contenu pollua des nombreuses plages du sud d'Hawaii durant plusieurs jours.
On Oahu, the rain caused Waikiki's sewer system to overflow, resulting in a sewage spill that polluted parts of the island's south shore for several days.
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