Kopechne died Death inside the fully submerged car .

Up to 150 boats were submerged Destroying .

In eastern New England , ice jams , poor drainage Emptying , and several inches of rain caused Causation flooding Catastrophe that forced Causation people from their homes and submerged Destroying roadways .

Many vegetable plantings , citrus groves , and cattle were submerged Motion or drowned Death as the storm Catastrophe exacerbated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale already high water levels and briefly threatened Warning to breach the dikes surrounding Lake Okeechobee .

Its channels and tributaries wound through marsh and meadow and created Creating islands of trees and vegetation that were alternately submerged Motion by floods or exposed Reveal_secret during the dry seasons .

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

However , the vault was breached Damaging by long term water intrusion , that submerged the entire vehicle , causing significant cosmetic and structural damage .

The swollen Brodhead Creek virtually submerged Destroying a summer camp , killing Killing 37 people .

Parts of Ireland 's large urban centres , including Dublin and Belfast , were submerged Destroying , whilst Carlow town has experienced Confronting_problem some of the worst flooding Catastrophe in the country .

Flooding in Mazatlán washed Removing out many houses and submerged Motion others in muddy water .

650,000 people were evacuated Emptying from low-lying areas as some 6,200 acres of rice and other crop fields were reported Reporting completely submerged .

Its channels and tributaries created Creating islands of trees and vegetation that were alternately submerged by floods or exposed during the dry seasons .