Flooding of the Fiyek

The greatest natural event during the year in Enxe is the annual flooding of the great Fiyek, the mighty river that cuts across the country from the mountains in the interior and south to the northern coast. The Fiyek is the great center of civilization in Enxe. Not only does it provide an easy form of travel but its regular flooding provides enrichment to the soil of the land, which leads to vibrant harvests. The floods are, however, just as much a curse as a blessing. While predictable on a yearly scale, the strength of said floods is not as easy to predict. In some years, the floods are only strong enough to lay down silt but not be very damaging. In other years, the floods can level towns and render entire stretches of the riverbank a muddy warren. In such years, the harvests are hampered by the need to shore up the settlements and drain what water can be to allow for planting. 
The worst flooding on record during the modern Kingdom cam during the 7th year of Ntiklon III's reign. The winter prior had been quite cold and snowy, so the snow pack in the mountains was larger than normal. When the spring thaw came, the Fiyek swelled far beyond anyone's expectations. For the first time in generations, the Fiyek flooded the ancient city of Skubak. The city had been rebuilt several times specifically to avoid flood damage and yet it proved insufficient. Every part of the country on the river was impacted. Entire villages had to be evacuated to avoid flood deaths, and even then the death toll rose into the many hundreds. Even the royal capital of Kadukuren, at the western end of the Fiyek's delta, saw major flooding for the first time in its history. In the aftermath, the King spent considerable portions of the treasury to repair the damage wrought on the country, restitutions to the most affected families and in work to prevent further catastrophes like this from happening again.

Pronunciation Guide
Ntiklon: N-ti-klon
Fiyek: fee-yek
Enxe: en-he
Skubak: sku-bak
Kadukuren: ka-du-ku-ren