Flash floods are (1) . The other type are the big, slow floods that rise over a long period of time. There’s usually plenty of warning. As more and more rain falls, the water (2) , and floods gradually (3) the land. These big slow floods happen in every country in the world. Eventually, rivers break through their (4) . Roads are (5) , crops are ruined, commerce comes to a (6) . In America, every year water kills on average one hundred thirty-eight people, most in flash floods. This one hit near Las Vegas in l990. It caught Murray Brown’s jeep and (7) it down stream, with him (8) inside. For the (9) workers, it was a race against time. And, it was a race they seemed to be losing. It wasn’t just Murray Brown’s life that was at risk, but the lives of the rescue workers themselves. Astonishingly, even after twenty minutes trapped under water, Murray Brown managed to survive. One life was pulled back from nature’s violent (10) . Most are not so lucky.