flash floods

Flash floods in Jordan have killed 11 people and forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 tourists from the ancient city of Petra. Rescue teams and helicopters are searching for five people whose car was swept away in Madaba, south-west of the capital, Amman. Downpours also triggered a state of...

At least 12 people have died and several are missing in flash flooding on the Spanish island of Majorca. A huge wave of muddy water engulfed the town of Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, in the east of the island, after a river burst its banks following heavy rain. Cars were washed away and...

Torrential rain and thunderstorms caused flash floods in some parts of Bulgaria overnight and a young man was killed trying to cross a river that burst its banks. The unusual monsoon-like rains began in May and haven't stopped since causing damage to property and infrastructure.

Turkey's capital Ankara was hit Saturday by sudden flash floods caused by heavy rains in the central Anatolian province. YouTube videos show dozens of vehicles dragged down the streets in Ankara's Mamak district. Dozens of homes and offices on the Neşet Ertaş Street in Mamak were also...

Aftermath of yesterday's brutal flash floods in Livorno, Tuscany, Northern Italy with 7 corpses. Photos taken September 10, 2017

Five people feared dead and more than 200 unaccounted for after flash floods hit the American state of Colorado. As rescue teams attempt to help those trapped, entire neighbourhoods have been washed away. Floodwaters flow past a destroyed...

Entire families are missing presumed dead Typhoon Bopha is shown moving toward the Philippines from the International Space Station, Dec. 2, 2012. The typhoon slammed into the Davao region of the Philippines early Dec. 4, killing hundreds and forcing more than 50,000 to flee from inundated...

Jane Andrews pushes her bike through flood water in Felpham, Bognor Regis, West Sussex as flood warnings are put in place throughout the region Christian Wride wades through flood water in The Grove, Bognor Regis, West Sussex as flood warnings are put in place over much of the South A car...

Over 430 people were killed by devastating floods which swept the Philippines last night. A tropical storm struck the island country and carried people away as they slept, sweeping some straight out to sea. Hundreds more are believed to be missing as aid workers try to rebuild the villages...

Indonesians wade through flood in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, April 1, 2011. Heavy tropical downpours cause dozens of landslides and flash floods each year in the country, where millions of people live in mountainous regions and near fertile flood plains close to rivers...

Emergency tents for refugees pictured at Johannesburg's Rand Airport in 2008. The death toll from torrential rain in South Africa has reached 70, with another 8,000 people displaced, an official said Saturday, as the government stepped up its emergency efforts. Johannesburg - The death...

Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing dozens of people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from days of heavy rain in southern Brazil to at least 127. At least 89 people were killed in Teresopolis about 62 miles north of Rio, town...

California is waking this morning to find the Golden State has been turned in to water world. Residents are reeling after an astonishing week of storms and torrential rain caused flooding, mudslides, tornadoes - and, in the mountains, more than 15ft of snow. Governor Arnold...

The Balkans have been hit by flash floods with entire villages submerged. Severe flooding hit the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Flooding caused by rivers swollen through heavy rainfall forced thousands of people from their homes in Albania, Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro on Friday, officials said...

Hampshire, UK Nov 9 2010 Emsworth Matt Day clears water from his mother's front room in Bridge Road, Emsworth FULL STORY ON THE FLOODING IN THE UK FROM THE DAILY MAIL