Town residents recently approved a $150,000 fund to buy a quick-fill sandbag machine, conduct a deep-cleaning of catch basins, and purchase the red plastic flood barrier for the East End.

In the absence of sandbags, sturdy plastic trash bags can be a useful substitute. By filling these bags with dirt, gravel, or any other heavy materials, homeowners can create a makeshift barrier.

HESCO flood barriers installed along the Mendenhall River, including near Meander Way, in Juneau are designed to protect neighboring properties from glacial outburst flooding. Photographed on May ...

The flood barriers vary in shape, height, and length. For example, at the entrance to an office building at 255 State St. near the New England Aquarium, a roughly 4-foot-tall barrier stretched ...

Enter: the red plastic flood barrier — a temporary structure meant to be set up and taken down in any area of town, all in a couple of days, whenever bad weather makes it necessary. “We sort of need ...

On a blustery day in December, a promising new storm-deployable barrier arrived in Provincetown's East End — in pieces. Each segment was waist-high, shaped like the letter “L,” and made of ...