Galveston avoided the high death toll of the previous hurricane with the newly built seawall ; out of the 275 people killed in the storm , only 11 were galveston citizens .
In the san francisco bay area , planners are considering increasing the height of the seawall on the city 's waterfront and the levees at the san francisco and oakland airports .
旧金山湾地区的城市规划专家正在考虑加高城市滨水区边上的海堤，以及旧金山和奥克兰机场的防洪堤。
In response to that storm , the townspeople built a seawall to protect against future flooding from hurricanes hitting its coast .
为了应对风暴，市民建造了防波堤，防止未来飓风带来的洪水袭击海岸。
A majority of the land is dedicated to public facilities , which include sandy beaches , a marina , a cement seawall from which fishing can be enjoyed , picnic grounds , parkways with flower beds , fountains , and shelter houses .
This finding is similar to observations in thailand , where a seawall at patong beach caused a splash-up of the tsunami wave and buildings behind it only suffered modest structural damages .
