Three Rivers
Americannoun
noun
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For the first time, three rivers - the Sutlej, Ravi and Chenab - flooded simultaneously, triggering the largest rescue operation in decades.
From BBC
All three rivers are protected for their importance to rare wildlife, including otters, freshwater pearl mussels and the Atlantic salmon.
From BBC
Almost 4,000 people have signed up to the lawsuit against major poultry producers and a water company over allegations of "extensive and widespread pollution" in three rivers - the Wye, Lugg and Usk.
From BBC
It might not have the grandeur of Hogwarts, but Warner Bros Studios Leavesden, near Watford, has been told by Three Rivers District Council it could use a series of portable buildings as a school facility for the next decade.
From BBC
He does his own unlearning of anthropocentrism on the page through his intense experiences with these three rivers, concluding only when the rivers are done with him: “I am rivered.”
From Los Angeles Times
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