The U.S. attack Attack faltered as artillery and food supplies were left GiveUp behind on the muddy roads .

in the commune of unk , flash floods made damages Damaging of over 700,000 ron following Motion the destruction Destroying of roads , heavy rains flooded Catastrophe 25 households , and 15 people were evacuated Removing from their homes and sheltered Supply in unk cultural house .

The jungle terrain of Borneo and lack of roads straddling Surrounding the Malaysia–Indonesia border forced Causation both Indonesian and Commonwealth forces Military_operation to conduct Action long foot patrols Patrolling .

In Newfoundland , heavy rainfall contributed Assistance to floods Catastrophe that destroyed Destroying roads and many buildings Building .

The heavy precipitation Motion resulted in Causation mudslides Catastrophe and flooding , which in turn damaged Damaging roads , bridges , and houses .

Additionally , there were many car accidents Incident in San Juan due to slick roads .

the battle Hostile_encounter of hampton roads , also referred to as the battle Hostile_encounter of the `` monitor Scrutiny '' and `` merrimack ( or virginia '' ) or the battle Hostile_encounter of ironclads , was a famous and arguably most important naval battle Hostile_encounter of the american civil war Military_operation .

although britain and france had been engaged Participation in an iron-clad arms race Competition since the 1830s , the battle Hostile_encounter of hampton roads signalled Statement a new age of naval warfare had arrived Arriving for the whole world .

Four people were killed Killing in Washington , D.C. due to a traffic accident caused Causation by slick roads .

The Soviets initially planned Arranging to secure Getting towns and roads , stabilize the government under new leader Karmal , and withdraw Removing within six months or a year .

A number of roads were inundated Destroying and several water rescues Rescuing were required Imposing_obligation in Alice and San Antonio .

In Oklahoma , numerous roads were also inundated Destroying by water .

Elena 's slow Change_event_time movement off western Florida resulted in Causation severe beach erosion and damage Damaging to coastal buildings , roads , and seawalls , especially to those of old or inadequate construction .

The system destroyed Destroying or damaged Damaging several homes , a variety of crops and damaged Damaging several public buildings , hotels , roads and power installations , with the worst affected Influence islands being Bora Bora and Tubuai .

Flooding also damaged Damaging numerous roads and swept Scouring away bridges , making Manufacturing traveling difficult .

In eastern Kentucky , hundreds of homes were flooded Motion and many bridges , culverts , and roads were washed Removing out ; this left hundreds of residents stranded .

The poor state Statement of the roads and rail lines in Algeria meant that Allied forces Military_operation faced Confronting_problem difficult logistic challenges Competition which enabled Preventing_or_letting the Axis to prolong a defence Defending .

The Mozambican Civil War destroyed Destroying much of Mozambique 's critical rural infrastructure , including hospitals , rail lines , roads , and schools .

The storm Catastrophe shut down Logan International Airport in Boston , Massachusetts and T. F. Green Airport in Rhode Island , while also impairing Bodily_harm travel throughout much of Massachusetts due Causation to the high amount of snow covering Hiding_objects the roads .

The campsites are located along the three main entrance roads into Werchter ( from Haacht , Aarschot and Leuven ) , most of them within 1 kilometer of the festival site , but some located as far as 3 kilometers away .

The British and French armies would need about eight weeks to rebuild Building roads , bridges and railways in the abandoned GiveUp area before they could attack Attack .

To reach Arriving the Seine , the division had to cross Motion_directional three rivers that had been flooded by the Germans , and had only two roads available to them .

Many roads were impassable Having_or_lacking_access immediately following the hurricane Catastrophe , and in many cases the damage Damaging done by Gonzalo was indistinguishable from that of Fay .

From the Israeli perspective , the conquest of the towns , designed , according to Benny Morris , 'to induce civilian panic and flight , ' averted Preventing_or_letting an Arab threat to Tel Aviv , thwarted an Arab Legion advance by clogging the roads with refugees , forcing Causation the Arab Legion to assume a logistical burden that would undermine its military capacities , and helped Assistance demoralize Influence nearby Arab cities .

A few roads were closed Openness , but otherwise , damage was minimal .

This blocked Hindering roads and made Causation rescue Rescuing operations Rescuing difficult .

Donations solicited by international aid Assistance organizations joined Becoming_a_member national funds in clearing roads , rebuilding Building houses , and replanting destroyed Destroying crops .

General Ferdinand Foch , commander of `` groupe des armées du nord '' ( Northern Army Group ) and co-ordinator of the armies on the Somme , was unable to continue the sequential attacks Attack by the Anglo-French armies achieved Achieve in September , because persistent rain , mist and fog grounded aircraft , turned Change the battlefield Hostile_encounter into a swamp and greatly increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the difficulty of transporting Military_operation supplies Supply to the front over the few roads in the area and the land that had been devastated Destroying since 1 July .

German bombardments on the few roads between the original front line and the line established Building by October , increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the difficulties of the Fourth and Sixth armies and during October the size and ambition of Anglo-French attacks Attack was reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale progressively to local operations .

The cyclone Catastrophe heavily damaged Damaging roads and rail lines , which later disrupted Hindering relief Cure efforts .

The rains caused Causation widespread flooding Catastrophe , damaging Damaging at least 14,000 houses and hundreds of roads and bridges .

Thirteen communities in Nicaragua were completely isolated after Keith made roads impassable .

Numerous roads sustained damage Damaging , separating communities from surrounding areas .

Wind gusts at Farafangan reached Arriving , which knocked Destroying trees onto roads and wrecked Destroying about 138,000 tons of crops .

Widespread floods Catastrophe damaged Damaging half the roads on Réunion and isolated three villages .

Fierce resistance Defending on the northern shoulder of the offensive Attack , around Elsenborn Ridge , and in the south , around Bastogne , blocked Hindering German access to key roads to the northwest and west that they counted on for success .

Columns of armor and infantry that were supposed to advance Self_motion along parallel routes found Know themselves on the same roads .

at least 33 bridges were destroyed Destroying , and many roads were damaged Damaging .

Some roads were under a meter ( three feet ) of water on 26 November , and many of the victims were believed Know to have drowned Death in their cars .

Throughout the country , a total of 190 bridges and at least 1,000 roads were damaged Damaging .

The earthquake Catastrophe and tsunami also caused Causation extensive and severe structural damage Damaging in north-eastern Japan , including heavy damage Damaging to roads and railways as well as fires Attack in many areas , and a dam collapse .

Swollen rivers submerged Motion roads and bridges , isolating some locations .

The winds and rains downed Motion many trees and power lines , which blocked Hiding_objects roads and left Causation 181,000 people without power .

Flooding affected Influence roads and low-lying areas along the Potomac River .

In Massachusetts , flood Catastrophe water levels surpassed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale those during the 1938 Long Island hurricane , breaching multiple dams and inundating adjacent towns and roads .

Across North Carolina , the hurricane caused Causation power outages , washed Removing out roads , and damaged Damaging crops .

High tides isolated a lighthouse near Norfolk and covered Filling several roads .

Numerous roads and railways were either washed Emptying out or blocked Hindering by debris , cutting Removing communication with several communities .

Elsewhere in Japan , the storm caused Causation flights to be canceled Change_event_time , and rainfall-induced landslides blocked Hindering roads .

The precipitation flooded Damaging roads and caused Causation streams to overflow , inundating additional areas .