Walls of sandbags are being piled up to try to bolster the city's flood defences and canals are being dredged to ease the flow of floodwater out to sea.

Except for some rounding at the corners to ease the flow of traffic, the square today retains its 1835 shape.

To ease the flow of logs, dams were built along the river to store water.

In order to deal with this, an 800 m long ditch was constructed to the sea that was routinely dredged to ease the flow of water.

A procurement strategy for information community technology could be put to a vote, easing the flow of intelligence.