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Spain: Storm Gabrielle Hits Wide Area – Streets Submerged, Cars Swept Away 3

On Monday, September 29, Storm Gabrielle brought torrential rain to Spain, causing widespread flooding across the Valencia, Catalonia, and Aragon regions. The intense rainfall, which reached as much as 100 liters per square meter (4 inches) in a few hours, required police to rescue several people from their vehicles. The flooding was severe enough to cause the rivers to burst their banks in Aldaia (Valencia) and in Cuarte de Huerva (Zaragoza) late on Sunday, September 28.

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Spain: Storm Gabrielle Hits Wide Area – Streets Submerged, Cars Swept Away 2

On Monday, September 29, Storm Gabrielle brought torrential rain to Spain, causing widespread flooding across the Valencia, Catalonia, and Aragon regions. The intense rainfall, which reached as much as 100 liters per square meter (4 inches) in a few hours, required police to rescue several people from their vehicles. The flooding was severe enough to cause the rivers to burst their banks in Aldaia (Valencia) and in Cuarte de Huerva (Zaragoza) late on Sunday, September 28.

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Spain: Storm Gabrielle Floods Bajo Huerva – Streets Submerged, Cars Swept Away

Storm Gabrielle caused extensive damage across several municipalities in Zaragoza, including Cuarte de Huerva, Cadrete, María de Huerva, on Sunday, September 28. The storm brought heavy rainfall, with Cuarte de Huerva recording 20 liters per square meter in just 15 minutes. The resulting widespread flooding left streets submerged, swept away dozens of cars, and forced the evacuation of the multi-purpose pavilion in María de Huerva.

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Italy: Torrential Rains Turn Alcamo Streets Into Rivers

A violent storm struck Alcamo, in the Trapani area, on Wednesday night, September 10, dropping about 35 mm of rain in just a few hours. The sudden downpour overwhelmed the drainage system and turned streets into raging rivers. Floodwaters inundated garages and basements and swept away several cars, leaving residents shaken after a night of fear.

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Pakistan: Deadly Monsoon Floods Affect Over One Million People in Punjab Province

Heavy monsoon rains have caused deadly floods across Pakistan. The floods in Punjab province alone have affected more than one million people, and the nationwide death toll has surpassed 800 since the monsoon season began in June. In the city of Lahore, even luxury developments have been submerged, with thousands of homes flooded.

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China: Record Rainfall Floods Yuzhong, Sweeps Away Cars

Record-breaking rainfall battered Yuzhong, Gansu, on August 8, causing severe flooding. This video shows a torrent of floodwater surging through a riverside area, sweeping away dozens of parked cars.

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China: Raging Floods Sweep Away Vehicles in Xianfeng, Hubei

On June 30, 2025, heavy rains triggered flash floods in Xianfeng, Hubei, sweeping away vehicles and submerging streets. Over 18,000 residents were evacuated as parts of the town became impassable. A red alert was issued after 353.4 mm of rain fell in 12 hours. Rescue efforts continued as floodwaters surged through the area.

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China: Localized Storm Splits Street in Half With Rain on One Side, Dry on the Other

This is the striking moment that a sudden localized storm turned one street into two distinct weathers, one side was drenched by heavy rain, while the other side remained completely dry. On June 12, 2025, in Shanxi, Taiyuan, the video captured one half of a street was swept by torrential rain, while the opposite side stayed untouched. The pedestrians and quick-moving cars seeking shelter on the rainy side, umbrellas opened hastily. The juxtaposition was startling, raindrops visibly stopped at an invisible boundary, creating two contrasting microclimates within mere meters of each other. The video ended with the camera panning across the street, capturing the stark contrast one last time before the rain slowly faded away.

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Spain Hit With More Devastating Flash Floods - Cadaques

Cars swept away by the stream in Cadaqués, on November 8, 2024, in Cadaqués, Girona, Catalonia , Spain. Rainfall has overflowed the stream that runs through this municipality located in the Alt Empordà region, has dragged more than 30 vehicles, parked in a flood zone. The firefighters of the Generalitat de Catalunya have reported that the flood has not caused any injuries. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Hit With More Devastating Flash Floods - Cadaques

Cars swept away by the stream in Cadaqués, on November 8, 2024, in Cadaqués, Girona, Catalonia , Spain. Rainfall has overflowed the stream that runs through this municipality located in the Alt Empordà region, has dragged more than 30 vehicles, parked in a flood zone. The firefighters of the Generalitat de Catalunya have reported that the flood has not caused any injuries. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Hit With More Devastating Flash Floods - Cadaques

Cars swept away by the stream in Cadaqués, on November 8, 2024, in Cadaqués, Girona, Catalonia , Spain. Rainfall has overflowed the stream that runs through this municipality located in the Alt Empordà region, has dragged more than 30 vehicles, parked in a flood zone. The firefighters of the Generalitat de Catalunya have reported that the flood has not caused any injuries. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Hit With More Devastating Flash Floods - Cadaques

Cars swept away by the stream in Cadaqués, on November 8, 2024, in Cadaqués, Girona, Catalonia , Spain. Rainfall has overflowed the stream that runs through this municipality located in the Alt Empordà region, has dragged more than 30 vehicles, parked in a flood zone. The firefighters of the Generalitat de Catalunya have reported that the flood has not caused any injuries. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Hit With More Devastating Flash Floods - Cadaques

Cars swept away by the stream in Cadaqués, on November 8, 2024, in Cadaqués, Girona, Catalonia , Spain. Rainfall has overflowed the stream that runs through this municipality located in the Alt Empordà region, has dragged more than 30 vehicles, parked in a flood zone. The firefighters of the Generalitat de Catalunya have reported that the flood has not caused any injuries. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Hit With More Devastating Flash Floods - Cadaques

Cars swept away by the stream in Cadaqués, on November 8, 2024, in Cadaqués, Girona, Catalonia , Spain. Rainfall has overflowed the stream that runs through this municipality located in the Alt Empordà region, has dragged more than 30 vehicles, parked in a flood zone. The firefighters of the Generalitat de Catalunya have reported that the flood has not caused any injuries. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Hit With More Devastating Flash Floods - Cadaques

Cars swept away by the stream in Cadaqués, on November 8, 2024, in Cadaqués, Girona, Catalonia , Spain. Rainfall has overflowed the stream that runs through this municipality located in the Alt Empordà region, has dragged more than 30 vehicles, parked in a flood zone. The firefighters of the Generalitat de Catalunya have reported that the flood has not caused any injuries. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Hit With More Devastating Flash Floods - Cadaques

Cars swept away by the stream in Cadaqués, on November 8, 2024, in Cadaqués, Girona, Catalonia , Spain. Rainfall has overflowed the stream that runs through this municipality located in the Alt Empordà region, has dragged more than 30 vehicles, parked in a flood zone. The firefighters of the Generalitat de Catalunya have reported that the flood has not caused any injuries. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Hit With More Devastating Flash Floods - Cadaques

Cars swept away by the stream in Cadaqués, on November 8, 2024, in Cadaqués, Girona, Catalonia , Spain. Rainfall has overflowed the stream that runs through this municipality located in the Alt Empordà region, has dragged more than 30 vehicles, parked in a flood zone. The firefighters of the Generalitat de Catalunya have reported that the flood has not caused any injuries. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Hit With More Devastating Flash Floods - Cadaques

Cars swept away by the stream in Cadaqués, on November 8, 2024, in Cadaqués, Girona, Catalonia , Spain. Rainfall has overflowed the stream that runs through this municipality located in the Alt Empordà region, has dragged more than 30 vehicles, parked in a flood zone. The firefighters of the Generalitat de Catalunya have reported that the flood has not caused any injuries. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains Flood Cadaques - Spain

Cars swept away by the stream on November 8, 2024, in Cadaques, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Rainfall has overflowed the stream that runs through this municipality located in the Alt Empordà region, has dragged more than 30 vehicles, parked in a flood zone. The firefighters of the Generalitat de Catalunya have reported that the flood has not caused any injuries. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains Flood Cadaques - Spain

Cars swept away by the stream on November 8, 2024, in Cadaques, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Rainfall has overflowed the stream that runs through this municipality located in the Alt Empordà region, has dragged more than 30 vehicles, parked in a flood zone. The firefighters of the Generalitat de Catalunya have reported that the flood has not caused any injuries. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains Flood Cadaques - Spain

Cars swept away by the stream on November 8, 2024, in Cadaques, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Rainfall has overflowed the stream that runs through this municipality located in the Alt Empordà region, has dragged more than 30 vehicles, parked in a flood zone. The firefighters of the Generalitat de Catalunya have reported that the flood has not caused any injuries. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paraguay: Intense Rainfall Inundates Streets Of Luque

Intense rainfall on Wednesday, November 6, caused flooding in Luque, submerging the streets and the market. Cars were swept away by a strong current, according to reports.

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Spain: Intense Storms Batter Valencia With Heavy Rainfall 3

Intense storms unleashed heavy rainfall across parts of the province of Valencia on Tuesday, October 29. The inclement weather caused flash flooding, road closures, and school closures. This video shows submerged cars on the street, with one being swept away by the floodwaters in La Torre.

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At least 40 killed as dam bursts in Kenya amid heavy downpour

STORY: At least 40 killed as dam bursts in Kenya amid heavy downpour SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): RUTH BARU, Xinhua reporter 2. various of the flood 3. SOUNDBITE (Kiswahili)：ELIJAH KIMOTHO, Local resident 4. various of the flood STORYLINE: At least 40 people have been confirmed dead, with several others still missing, after a dam burst in a town north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, following heavy rains across the country, local police said Monday. STANDUP (English): RUTH BARU, Xinhua reporter "The old Kijabe dam located along the Great Rift Valley here swept with it cars and even people's houses, following the heavy downpour. Many people say it has caused a lot of destruction and even transportation has been interfered with." SOUNDBITE (Kiswahili)：ELIJAH KIMOTHO, Local resident "I am a resident here, and from 3 a.m. this morning, the water came and it swept away many people. We the local commun

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Disaster-hit Miyako in March and June

MIYAKO, Japan - Combined photo shows a road littered with cars and a boat swept away by the March 11 tsunami in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (left frame), a day after the disaster, and the same road on June 4, 2011. The boat and the debris have been cleared away.

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1 month since disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Train cars remain overturned near where JR Shinchi Station used to stand in Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 10, 2011, about a month after the station was swept away by a massive tsunami March 11.

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Torrents of muddy water flood roads in Lebanon's coastal cities of Jounieh, Jbeil

STORY: Torrents of muddy water flood roads in Lebanon's coastal cities of Jounieh, Jbeil DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of cars trapped in the floods on Jounieh Highway 2. various of roads and traffic in Lebanon 3. Prime Minister Najib Mikati 4. various of meetings STORYLINE: Several streets in Lebanon's coastal cities of Jounieh and Jbeil were flooded on Tuesday by torrents of muddy water as municipalities are unable to secure proper maintenance for public roads. The Traffic Monitoring Center tweeted that rainwater accumulated on Jounieh highway causing heavy traffic jams. Online videos circulated showing some cars being swept away by the torrents with motorists trying to get out of their vehicles. Juan Hobeiche, president of the Jounieh municipal council and president of the Federation of Municipalities of Kesrouan, told the local media that the main cause of the floods observed in Jounieh is due to an unusual amount of rainfall ove

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Turkey's Black Sea provinces hit by heavy rain, floods

STORY: Turkey's Black Sea provinces hit by heavy rain, floods DATELINE: June 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the floods 2. various of rescuing efforts STORYLINE: Several provinces in northern Turkey were hit by floods and landslides on Monday after a new wave of heavy rainfall started late Sunday. Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency issued the highest meteorological emergency alert for weather-related incidents for Zonguldak, Bartin, Kastamonu, Karabuk and Sinop provinces of the Black Sea region. Streams overflowed in many places due to the downpour and collapsed bridges in Kastamonu province. Heavy rainfall swept away several cars in Bartin province, flooded basements and trapped people inside their houses and their cars. Nearly 30 houses were evacuated in the Gokcebey district of Zonguldak province, and over 100 people were moved to the safe zone while homes and businesses were flooded. There were no casual

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Disaster-hit Miyako in March and June

MIYAKO, Japan - Combined photo shows a road littered with cars and a boat swept away by the March 11 tsunami in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (left frame), a day after the disaster, and the same road on June 4, 2011. The boat and the debris have been cleared away. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami hits Sendai airport

TOKYO, Japan - Still image taken from video footage shows a helicopter and cars being swept away by a tsunami at Sendai airport in Miyagi Prefecture at around 4 p.m. on March 11, 2011. The footage was released by the Japan Coast Guard on April 28. (Photo courtesy of the JCG)(Kyodo)

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Tsunami hits Sendai airport

TOKYO, Japan - Still image taken from video footage shows a light airplane and cars being swept away by a tsunami at Sendai airport in Miyagi Prefecture at around 4 p.m. on March 11, 2011. The footage was released by the Japan Coast Guard on April 28. (Photo courtesy of the JCG)(Kyodo)

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1 month since disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Train cars remain overturned near where JR Shinchi Station used to stand in Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 10, 2011, about a month after the station was swept away by a massive tsunami March 11. (Kyodo)