Officials say the huge loss of life would be preventable is there was more money to build shelters and embankments.

President Mitterrand is pushing for a program to build embankments and take other flood-prevention measures.

The Yuan dynasty was waning, and the emperor forced enormous teams to build new embankments for the river.

Beginning in the 7th century, these tribal units built many fortified structures with earth and wood walls and embankments, called gords.

The second part was to build embankments both below and above the barrage to hold the river within the defined channel.

Their task was to build embankments in order to divert the rivers.

They built high embankments against the flows of the river, and called their new settlement Tai-Ngon (meaning "embankment" in Cantonese).

He said it would take $14 billion to build embankments where they would be needed in India.

While Bangladesh waits for international action, the Government has been building embankments around low-lying areas of Dhaka to protect the capital and its airport.

During that time, the Shizoo built embankments along the perimeters of their islands.