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RECAP: Northern California Flooding Kills One, Triggers Rescues and Evacuations

Heavy rain and repeated atmospheric rivers triggered widespread flooding across Northern California over the weekend, killing one person in Redding and prompting rescues and evacuations across the region. Rising rivers and overflowing creeks inundated communities, stranding vehicles and forcing swift-water rescues. In Placer County, emergency crews rescued a baby in a carrier and nine people after the South Yuba River overtook a home. Flooding also impacted Mendocino and Humboldt counties, where roads turned into rivers of muddy water and animals were left stranded. Authorities urged residents to avoid travel and warned motorists not to cross flooded roadways.

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UAE: Record Rainfall Triggers Severe Flooding in Dubai 3

Severe flooding triggered by heavy rains has hit the United Arab Emirates. The storms began on Thursday, December 18 and are forecast to continue through the weekend, with strong winds and rough seas also expected. Authorities have issued safety advisories, urged residents to stay indoors, and implemented work-from-home measures, as the UAE experiences its heaviest rainfall on record.

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UAE: Record Rainfall Triggers Severe Flooding in Dubai

Severe flooding triggered by heavy rains has hit the United Arab Emirates. The storms began on Thursday, December 18 and are forecast to continue through the weekend, with strong winds and rough seas also expected. Authorities have issued safety advisories, urged residents to stay indoors, and implemented work-from-home measures, as the UAE experiences its heaviest rainfall on record.

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UAE: Record Rainfall Triggers Severe Flooding in Dubai 2

Severe flooding triggered by heavy rains has hit the United Arab Emirates. The storms began on Thursday, December 18 and are forecast to continue through the weekend, with strong winds and rough seas also expected. Authorities have issued safety advisories, urged residents to stay indoors, and implemented work-from-home measures, as the UAE experiences its heaviest rainfall on record.

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China: Fish Swim Inside Flooded Home Amid Typhoon Wipha

This video, recorded in Guangdong on July 22 after Typhoon Wipha, shows flooding inside a man’s home, where small fish were seen swimming across the floor.

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China: Severe Flooding Hits Zhaoqing, Guangdong

On June 17, 2025, in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, a woman was seen lying on a redwood chair as floodwaters poured into her home, nearly submerging the furniture around her.

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US: Flash Flood Hits Durham, NC Days After Tropical Depression Chantal

Several parts of North Carolina experienced severe flash flooding on Wednesday, July 9, as a strong line of thunderstorms moved into the region, just days after Tropical Depression Chantal brought intense flooding to Chapel Hill. The Durham Fire Department responded to multiple calls as a result of flooding across the city and surrounding areas, including rescue operation.

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China: Man Rescues Shivering Puppies From Rain-Swept Road

In heavy rain on June 19, 2025, in Enshi, Hubei, a man stopped his car to rescue two soaked puppies huddled on a flooded road. Nearly hitting them, Mr. Wu carefully placed the shivering dogs in a bucket and took them home to care for them.

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China: Woman Scoops Fish From Flooded Streets in Yangjiang, Guangdong

After nearly 12 hours of non-stop rain, floodwaters surged through the residential streets of Yangjiang, Guangdong, on June 16. This video captures the hilarious moment a woman used a dustpan to scoop fish outside her home following the torrential downpour. She successfully caught the fish in the end.

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Heavy Rain Floods Guwahati Streets - India

Residents sit inside a flooded home with water covering the floor in Guwahati, India on May 20, 2025. The city faces widespread flooding after heavy rainfall caused waterlogging across several neighborhoods. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Uganda: Heavy Downpour Causes Severe Flooding in Kampala

Early Wednesday morning, March 26, heavy rainfall caused flash floods in parts of Kampala, leading to widespread flooding of homes and destruction of property. It is reported that two juveniles who were left alone overnight died in their flooded home.

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Flooding in Spain

Fracture of the Charco de la Maricana irrigation pond, on March 18, 2025, in Jarandilla de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The fracture of the Charco de la Maricana irrigation pond at around 5:15 a.m. on Monday morning released 310,000 cubic meters of water without control, unleashing a flood that swept away vehicles, flooded homes and caused roads to be cut off. A married couple was trapped in their home, but firefighters from the Fire Prevention and Extinction Service (SEPEI) managed to access the house and bring the couple to safety. Photo by Carlos Criado/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooding in Spain

Fracture of the Charco de la Maricana irrigation pond, on March 18, 2025, in Jarandilla de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The fracture of the Charco de la Maricana irrigation pond at around 5:15 a.m. on Monday morning released 310,000 cubic meters of water without control, unleashing a flood that swept away vehicles, flooded homes and caused roads to be cut off. A married couple was trapped in their home, but firefighters from the Fire Prevention and Extinction Service (SEPEI) managed to access the house and bring the couple to safety. Photo by Carlos Criado/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooding in Spain

Situation after the rains, on March 18, 2025, in Jarandilla de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The fracture of the Charco de la Maricana irrigation pond at around 5:15 a.m. Monday morning released 310,000 cubic meters of water uncontrollably, unleashing a flood that swept away vehicles, flooded homes and caused roads to be cut off. A married couple was trapped in their home, but firefighters from the Fire Prevention and Extinction Service (SEPEI) managed to access the house and bring the couple to safety. Photo by Carlos Criado/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooding in Spain

A garage after the rains, on March 18, 2025, in Jarandilla de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The fracture of the Charco de la Maricana irrigation pond at around 5:15 a.m. Monday morning released 310,000 cubic meters of water uncontrollably, unleashing a flood that swept away vehicles, flooded homes and caused roads to be cut off. A married couple was trapped in their home, but firefighters from the Fire Prevention and Extinction Service (SEPEI) managed to access the house and bring the couple to safety. Photo by Carlos Criado/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooding in Spain

Situation after the rains, on March 18, 2025, in Jarandilla de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The fracture of the Charco de la Maricana irrigation pond at around 5:15 a.m. Monday morning released 310,000 cubic meters of water uncontrollably, unleashing a flood that swept away vehicles, flooded homes and caused roads to be cut off. A married couple was trapped in their home, but firefighters from the Fire Prevention and Extinction Service (SEPEI) managed to access the house and bring the couple to safety. Photo by Carlos Criado/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooding in Spain

Situation after the rains, on March 18, 2025, in Jarandilla de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The fracture of the Charco de la Maricana irrigation pond at around 5:15 a.m. Monday morning released 310,000 cubic meters of water uncontrollably, unleashing a flood that swept away vehicles, flooded homes and caused roads to be cut off. A married couple was trapped in their home, but firefighters from the Fire Prevention and Extinction Service (SEPEI) managed to access the house and bring the couple to safety. Photo by Carlos Criado/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooding in Spain

A van swept away by the flood, on March 18, 2025, in Jarandilla de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The fracture of the Charco de la Maricana irrigation pond at around 5:15 a.m. Monday morning released 310,000 cubic meters of water uncontrolled, unleashing a flood that swept away vehicles, flooded homes and caused roads to be cut off. A married couple was trapped in their home, but firefighters from the Fire Prevention and Extinction Service (SEPEI) managed to access the house and bring the couple to safety. Photo by Carlos Criado/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooding in Spain

Work after the rains, on March 18, 2025, in Jarandilla de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The fracture of the Charco de la Maricana irrigation pond at around 5:15 a.m. Monday morning released 310,000 cubic meters of water uncontrollably, unleashing a flood that swept away vehicles, flooded homes and caused roads to be cut off. A married couple was trapped in their home, but firefighters from the Fire Prevention and Extinction Service (SEPEI) managed to access the house and bring the couple to safety. Photo by Carlos Criado/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooding in Spain

Situation after the rains, on March 18, 2025, in Jarandilla de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The fracture of the Charco de la Maricana irrigation pond at around 5:15 a.m. Monday morning released 310,000 cubic meters of water uncontrollably, unleashing a flood that swept away vehicles, flooded homes and caused roads to be cut off. A married couple was trapped in their home, but firefighters from the Fire Prevention and Extinction Service (SEPEI) managed to access the house and bring the couple to safety. Photo by Carlos Criado/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooding in Spain

Situation after the rains, on March 18, 2025, in Jarandilla de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The fracture of the Charco de la Maricana irrigation pond at around 5:15 a.m. Monday morning released 310,000 cubic meters of water uncontrollably, unleashing a flood that swept away vehicles, flooded homes and caused roads to be cut off. A married couple was trapped in their home, but firefighters from the Fire Prevention and Extinction Service (SEPEI) managed to access the house and bring the couple to safety. Photo by Carlos Criado/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooding in Spain

Work after the rains, on March 18, 2025, in Jarandilla de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The fracture of the Charco de la Maricana irrigation pond at around 5:15 a.m. Monday morning released 310,000 cubic meters of water uncontrollably, unleashing a flood that swept away vehicles, flooded homes and caused roads to be cut off. A married couple was trapped in their home, but firefighters from the Fire Prevention and Extinction Service (SEPEI) managed to access the house and bring the couple to safety. Photo by Carlos Criado/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooding in Spain

A van swept away by the flood, on March 18, 2025, in Jarandilla de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The fracture of the Charco de la Maricana irrigation pond at around 5:15 a.m. Monday morning released 310,000 cubic meters of water uncontrolled, unleashing a flood that swept away vehicles, flooded homes and caused roads to be cut off. A married couple was trapped in their home, but firefighters from the Fire Prevention and Extinction Service (SEPEI) managed to access the house and bring the couple to safety. Photo by Carlos Criado/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooding in Spain

Situation after the rains, on March 18, 2025, in Jarandilla de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The fracture of the Charco de la Maricana irrigation pond at around 5:15 a.m. Monday morning released 310,000 cubic meters of water uncontrollably, unleashing a flood that swept away vehicles, flooded homes and caused roads to be cut off. A married couple was trapped in their home, but firefighters from the Fire Prevention and Extinction Service (SEPEI) managed to access the house and bring the couple to safety. Photo by Carlos Criado/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Calabria Floods and Disruptions Due to Bad Weather - Italy

A large area with home in Schiavonea flooded following heavy rains that hit all the coasts of Ionian Calabria, Italy on January 18, 2025. The coasts of Ionian Calabria, in southern Italy, were hit by a Mediterranean cyclone that brought devastation with strong winds and heavy rains, for some days in Calabria there has been a red alert from the civil protection for bad weather. This is also an effect of climate change. Photo by Di Vincenzo Alfonso/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Severe rainfalls in Mojokerto - Indonesia

People rest outside their flooded home after severe rainfalls in Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia, Dec. 10, 2024. Photo by Saddam/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 89 People Remain Missing After Floods - Eastern Spain

A woman in her home in Pedralba, on November 6, 2024, in Pedralba, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Pedralba is a municipality of Valencia in the Serranos region of just over 3,000 inhabitants whose streets are still flooded with mud. The Military Emergency Unit (UME), together with volunteers empty houses and check their structures for damage that may affect the safety of neighbors, as well as accumulate water and mud to clear the streets. The municipality has had to lament the death of three inhabitants as a consequence of the DANA. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kenya postpones schools reopening over flooding

STORY: Kenya postpones schools reopening over flooding SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:41 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of children in flooded areas 2. various of children and parents at home STORYLINE: Kenya has postponed by a week the scheduled school reopening to May 6 due to devastating flooding which is being experienced across the country. Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu said on Monday that they have received data that some schools had been adversely affected by the ongoing flooding. Machogu said sending students and staff to the affected schools would be putting their lives at risk, hence it was decided to postpone the reopening. "The devastating effects of the rains in some of the schools are so severe that it will be imprudent to risk the lives of learners and staff before water-tight measures are put in place to ensure adequate safety of all affected school communities," he said in a statement issued in Nair

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UAE: Torrential Rain Causes Severe Flooding In Sharjah

Powerful storms battered some Gulf states on Tuesday, April 16, bringing torrential rain, hail, and floods, leaving at least 19 people dead in Oman and the United Arab Emirate. Severe flooding hit across UAE, with metro stations in ankle-deep water. Drivers were stuck on flooded roads and some abandoned their vehicles on the streets. Flights were canceled, schools were closed, and government employees worked from home. This video shows streets remained flooded with submerged cars in Sharjah Wednesday morning.

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UAE: Torrential Rain Causes Severe Flooding In Dubai 7

Powerful storms battered some Gulf states on Tuesday, April 16, bringing torrential rain, hail, and floods, leaving at least 18 people dead in Oman. Severe flooding hit Dubai with metro stations in ankle-deep water. Drivers were stuck on flooded roads and some abandoned their vehicles on the streets. Flights were canceled, schools were closed, and government employees worked from home.

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UAE: Torrential Rain Causes Severe Flooding In Dubai 6

Powerful storms battered some Gulf states on Tuesday, April 16, bringing torrential rain, hail, and floods, leaving at least 18 people dead in Oman. Severe flooding hit Dubai with metro stations in ankle-deep water. Drivers were stuck on flooded roads and some abandoned their vehicles on the streets. Flights were canceled, schools were closed, and government employees worked from home.

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UAE: Torrential Rain Causes Severe Flooding In Dubai 5

Powerful storms battered some Gulf states on Tuesday, April 16, bringing torrential rain, hail, and floods, leaving at least 18 people dead in Oman. Severe flooding hit Dubai with metro stations in ankle-deep water. Drivers were stuck on flooded roads and some abandoned their vehicles on the streets. Flights were canceled, schools were closed, and government employees worked from home.

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UAE: Torrential Rain Causes Severe Flooding In Dubai 2

Powerful storms battered some Gulf states on Tuesday, April 16, bringing torrential rain, hail, and floods, leaving at least 18 people dead in Oman. In UAE, shopping centers suffered flooding, and metro stations were ankle-deep in water. Drivers were stuck on flooded roads, and some abandoned their vehicles on the streets. Flights were canceled, schools were closed, and government employees worked from home.

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UAE: Torrential Rain Causes Severe Flooding In Dubai

Powerful storms battered some Gulf states on Tuesday, April 16, bringing torrential rain, hail, and floods, leaving at least 18 people dead in Oman. In UAE, shopping centers suffered flooding, and metro stations were ankle-deep in water. Drivers were stuck on flooded roads, and some abandoned their vehicles on the streets. Flights were canceled, schools were closed, and government employees worked from home.

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US: Severe Storms Slam Southern States, Multiple Tornadoes Reported 2

Severe storms slammed the US South, from Texas to Florida, on Wednesday, April 9 bringing tornadoes and flooding. One of the tornadoes hit Slidell, Louisiana and caused significant damage and numerous injuries. This video shows the stormy conditions outside a home in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

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Hurricane Idalia Slams Into Florida

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Daniel Dickert wades through water in front of his home where the Steinhatchee River remained out of its banks on Wednesday, Aug 30, 2023, after the arrival of Hurricane Idalia on Florida's west coast at Taylor County in the Big Bend area. Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia and South Carolina as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher ground. Photo by Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BANGLADESH-CHATTOGRAM-FLOODS

(230809) -- CHATTOGRAM (BANGLADESH), Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man holding a baby wades through a flooded road in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on Aug. 9, 2023. Bangladeshi soldiers were deployed on Tuesday to the country's Chattogram region, some 240 km southeast of the capital Dhaka, to tackle its worsening situation of torrential rains. Three incidents of landslides claimed at least six lives in Chattogram's Cox's Bazar district on Monday, which is now home to nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees who are living on the slopes of the hills. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-CHATTOGRAM-FLOODS

(230809) -- CHATTOGRAM (BANGLADESH), Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man pushes a tricycle transferring people through a flooded road in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on Aug. 9, 2023. Bangladeshi soldiers were deployed on Tuesday to the country's Chattogram region, some 240 km southeast of the capital Dhaka, to tackle its worsening situation of torrential rains. Three incidents of landslides claimed at least six lives in Chattogram's Cox's Bazar district on Monday, which is now home to nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees who are living on the slopes of the hills. (Xinhua)

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Flood victims in Beijing return home

STORY: Flood victims in Beijing return home DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Koutou Village 2. various of flood victims returning 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU SUQING, Villager 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG YULIAN, Villager 5. various of flooded scenes 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DONG SHULAN, Villager 7. various of villagers volunteering 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): TANG SHUHONG, Villager 9. various of supplies 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): GAO XINGHONG, Village official 11. various of disaster relief actions STORYLINE: Flood victims from Koutou Village, Fangshan District of Beijing, returned to their homes on Saturday from relocation sites after the water receded. About 120 people in the village, most of them elderly, had been transferred to safe places after torrential rains triggered severe floods in the area. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU SUQING, Villager "They say we can go back home. The weather is getting better, and I become homesick." SOUND

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Local residents evacuate their flooded home along a canal in northern Bangkok on Oct. 19, 2011.

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Heavy rainfall floods Gaza streets

STORY: Heavy rainfall floods Gaza streets DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of flooded streets in Gaza, Palestine STORYLINE: Heavy rainfall flooded streets in Gaza Strip, Palestine on Tuesday, damaging houses in areas with inadequate infrastructure. The impoverished coastal enclave, home to more than 2.3 million people, was battered by heavy rain and thunder which have caused traffic congestion in many streets. Local residents posted dozens of videos and photos documenting the floods on their accounts on Facebook, a social media platform, saying that the extreme weather has affected many, including children returning from school. As the rainfall flooded and closed the streets, the residents and vehicles in the besieged enclave had to wade through the water. "Civil defense crews carried out dozens of tasks since the start of the depression this morning, including pumping water from flooded houses and opening channels in roads and

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PHILIPPINES-CAVITE PROVINCE-TROPICAL STORM

(221030) -- CAVITE PROVINCE, Oct. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man sells eggs outside his flooded home in Cavite Province, the Philippines, Oct. 30, 2022. A spokesperson of Philippine national disaster agency on Saturday lowered the death toll caused by severe tropical storm Nalgae to 45, with 18 more remaining missing. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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BRAZIL-ILHEUS-FLOOD

(211231) -- ILHEUS, Dec. 31, 2021 (Xinhua) -- People are trapped at home flooded by heavy rains in Ilheus, a city in the south of Bahia state, Brazil, on Dec. 30, 2021. Heavy rains lashed the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia and caused severe flooding. (Xinhua/Lucio Tavora)

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BRAZIL-ILHEUS-FLOOD

(211231) -- ILHEUS, Dec. 31, 2021 (Xinhua) -- People are trapped at home flooded by heavy rains in Ilheus, a city in the south of Bahia state, Brazil, on Dec. 30, 2021. Heavy rains lashed the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia and caused severe flooding. (Xinhua/Lucio Tavora)

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Royals Visit Those Affected By Floods - Netherlands

Queen Maxima of The Netherlands visits those affected by extreme flooding on July 15, 2021 in Valkenburg, Netherlands. Heavy rains overnight left multiple places in the province of Limburg flooded. Valkenburg seemed to face the worst, where a nursing home had to be evacuated and two power outages left some 433 households without power. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals Visit Those Affected By Floods - Netherlands

Queen Maxima of The Netherlands visits those affected by extreme flooding on July 15, 2021 in Valkenburg, Netherlands. Heavy rains overnight left multiple places in the province of Limburg flooded. Valkenburg seemed to face the worst, where a nursing home had to be evacuated and two power outages left some 433 households without power. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals Visit Those Affected By Floods - Netherlands

Dutch Royals inspect the damage caused by extreme flooding on July 15, 2021 in Valkenburg, Netherlands. Heavy rains overnight left multiple places in the province of Limburg flooded. Valkenburg seemed to face the worst, where a nursing home had to be evacuated and two power outages left some 433 households without power. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals Visit Those Affected By Floods - Netherlands

Dutch Royals inspect the damage caused by extreme flooding on July 15, 2021 in Valkenburg, Netherlands. Heavy rains overnight left multiple places in the province of Limburg flooded. Valkenburg seemed to face the worst, where a nursing home had to be evacuated and two power outages left some 433 households without power. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals Visit Those Affected By Floods - Netherlands

Dutch Royals inspect the damage caused by extreme flooding on July 15, 2021 in Valkenburg, Netherlands. Heavy rains overnight left multiple places in the province of Limburg flooded. Valkenburg seemed to face the worst, where a nursing home had to be evacuated and two power outages left some 433 households without power. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals Visit Those Affected By Floods - Netherlands

Dutch Royals inspect the damage caused by extreme flooding on July 15, 2021 in Valkenburg, Netherlands. Heavy rains overnight left multiple places in the province of Limburg flooded. Valkenburg seemed to face the worst, where a nursing home had to be evacuated and two power outages left some 433 households without power. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM