山洪 (shān hóng) — mountain torrent; flash flood (from a mountain)

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• 暴雨引发了山洪，冲毁了道路。
  Bào yǔ yǐn fā le shān hóng, chōng huǐ le dào lù.
  The heavy rain triggered a mountain torrent that destroyed the road.
• 当地政府警告居民注意山洪。
  Dāng dì zhèng fǔ jǐng gào jū mín zhù yì shān hóng.
  The local government warned residents to watch out for flash floods.
• 山洪过后，村庄里一片狼藉。
  shān hóng Guò hòu, cūn zhuāng lǐ yí piàn láng jí.
  After the mountain torrent, the village was in a mess.