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US: Powerful Kona Storm Batters Hawaii With Record Rainfall and Hurricane-Force Winds

A powerful Kona Low battered Hawaii with heavy rain and hurricane-force winds, causing widespread flooding, landslides, road closures, and power outages. The storm brought record-breaking rainfall to the state from March 10–15, with Maui seeing up to 46 inches of precipitation. Residents described it as the worst storm they had ever seen, enduring roughly 72 hours without power, leaking roofs, and flooded streets. Oahu also recorded over 19 inches of rainfall in multiple locations.

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US: Highways Turn to Rivers After Powerful Storms Batter North Texas

Severe thunderstorms tore across North Texas on the night of Wednesday, March 4, causing widespread damage and historic rainfall totals. Roofs were ripped apart, highways were submerged, and neighborhoods were left reeling in the aftermath. Torrential downpours led to dangerous flash flooding, especially along Interstate 45 in Hutchins. Footage shared online shows sections of the freeway transformed into what appears to be a flowing river, with multiple vehicles stranded.

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US: Record Rain Hits New York City, Multiple Fatalities Reported 8

A storm caused damage across the Tri-State area, flooding roads and subway stations and toppling trees on Thursday, October 30. In New York City, record-breaking rain submerged streets and subway stations. Two men were found dead in flooded basements in Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively, according to reports.

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US: Record Rain Hits New York City, Multiple Fatalities Reported 7

A storm caused damage across the Tri-State area, flooding roads and subway stations and toppling trees on Thursday, October 30. In New York City, record-breaking rain submerged streets and subway stations. Two men were found dead in flooded basements in Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively, according to reports.

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US: Record Rain Hits New York City, Multiple Fatalities Reported 6

A storm caused damage across the Tri-State area, flooding roads and subway stations and toppling trees on Thursday, October 30. In New York City, record-breaking rain submerged streets and subway stations. Two men were found dead in flooded basements in Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively, according to reports.

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US: Record Rain Hits New York City, Multiple Fatalities Reported 5

A storm caused damage across the Tri-State area, flooding roads and subway stations and toppling trees on Thursday, October 30. In New York City, record-breaking rain submerged streets and subway stations. Two men were found dead in flooded basements in Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively, according to reports.

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US: Record Rain Hits New York City, Multiple Fatalities Reported 3

A storm caused damage across the Tri-State area, flooding roads and subway stations and toppling trees on Thursday, October 30. In New York City, record-breaking rain submerged streets and subway stations. Two men were found dead in flooded rooms in Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively, according to reports.

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US: Record Rain Hits New York City, Multiple Fatalities Reported 4

A storm caused damage across the Tri-State area, flooding roads and subway stations and toppling trees on Thursday, October 30. In New York City, record-breaking rain submerged streets and subway stations. Two men were found dead in flooded rooms in Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively, according to reports.

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US: Record Rain Hits New York City, Multiple Fatalities Reported

A storm caused damage across the Tri-State area, flooding roads and subway stations and toppling trees on Thursday, October 30. In New York City, record-breaking rain submerged streets and subway stations. Two men were found dead in flooded rooms in Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively, according to reports.

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US: Record Rain Hits New York City, Multiple Fatalities Reported 2

A storm caused damage across the Tri-State area, flooding roads and subway stations and toppling trees on Thursday, October 30. In New York City, record-breaking rain submerged streets and subway stations. Two men were found dead in flooded rooms in Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively, according to reports.

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Japan: Heavy Rain Floods Roads and Homes in Joetsu City

Early on September 3, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture experienced heavy rain caused by a developing raincloud system, resulting in flooded main roads as well as water entering homes. The downpour, which began just after 6 a.m., continued intensely for about three hours. Sections of the expressway were closed to traffic, and some train services were also suspended.

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Torrential rain in Kagoshima Pref.

KIRISHIMA, Japan, Aug. 8 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 8, 2025, shows the site of a landslide on a mountain in Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following record-breaking torrential rain. (Kyodo)

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Kagoshima Pref.

A residential area in Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is inundated on Aug. 9, 2025, following record-breaking torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Kagoshima Pref.

A road in Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is covered in mud and sand on Aug. 9, 2025, following record-breaking torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Kagoshima Pref.

A road in Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is covered in mud and sand on Aug. 9, 2025, following record-breaking torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in Kagoshima Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 8, 2025, shows the site of a landslide on a mountain in Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following record-breaking torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in Kagoshima Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 8, 2025, shows a residential area covered with mud and sand in Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following record-breaking torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in Kagoshima Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 8, 2025, shows a residential area covered with mud and sand in Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following record-breaking torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in Kagoshima Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 8, 2025, shows a residential area covered with mud and sand in Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following record-breaking torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in Kagoshima Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 8, 2025, shows a residential area covered with mud and sand in Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following record-breaking torrential rain.

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US: Record Rainfall Causes Severe Flooding And Casualties In Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell, New Mexico, received 5.78 inches of rain on Saturday, October 19. This record-breaking amount, surpassing the previous record of 5.65 inches from November 1, 1901, caused severe flooding. According to reports, at least 2 people were killed, while about 290 were rescued, including 38 who were taken to hospitals.

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Canada: Remnants Of Hurricane Beryl Drop Heavy Rain In Montreal

Vehicles were submerged in floodwaters on Montreal streets on Wednesday, July 10 after remnants of Hurricane Beryl brought heavy, record-breaking rain.

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Canada: Remnants Of Hurricane Beryl Drop Heavy Rain In Montreal 2

Vehicles were submerged in floodwaters on Montreal streets on Wednesday, July 10 after remnants of Hurricane Beryl brought heavy, record-breaking rain.

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Harvesting Leeks Underwater - Charente-Maritime

Organic market gardener Noel Michaud harvests leeks in his flooded field in Angoulins, near La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France on November 14, 2023. Usually, the leeks are drowned in 10 or 20 centimeters of water, but currently the rows disappear under 80 centimeters, due to the record-breaking rain of recent days. Photo by Leoty X/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Harvesting Leeks Underwater - Charente-Maritime

Organic market gardener Noel Michaud harvests leeks in his flooded field in Angoulins, near La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France on November 14, 2023. Usually, the leeks are drowned in 10 or 20 centimeters of water, but currently the rows disappear under 80 centimeters, due to the record-breaking rain of recent days. Photo by Leoty X/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Harvesting Leeks Underwater - Charente-Maritime

Organic market gardener Noel Michaud harvests leeks in his flooded field in Angoulins, near La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France on November 14, 2023. Usually, the leeks are drowned in 10 or 20 centimeters of water, but currently the rows disappear under 80 centimeters, due to the record-breaking rain of recent days. Photo by Leoty X/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Harvesting Leeks Underwater - Charente-Maritime

Organic market gardener Noel Michaud harvests leeks in his flooded field in Angoulins, near La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France on November 14, 2023. Usually, the leeks are drowned in 10 or 20 centimeters of water, but currently the rows disappear under 80 centimeters, due to the record-breaking rain of recent days. Photo by Leoty X/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Harvesting Leeks Underwater - Charente-Maritime

Organic market gardener Noel Michaud harvests leeks in his flooded field in Angoulins, near La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France on November 14, 2023. Usually, the leeks are drowned in 10 or 20 centimeters of water, but currently the rows disappear under 80 centimeters, due to the record-breaking rain of recent days. Photo by Leoty X/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Harvesting Leeks Underwater - Charente-Maritime

Organic market gardener Noel Michaud harvests leeks in his flooded field in Angoulins, near La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France on November 14, 2023. Usually, the leeks are drowned in 10 or 20 centimeters of water, but currently the rows disappear under 80 centimeters, due to the record-breaking rain of recent days. Photo by Leoty X/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Harvesting Leeks Underwater - Charente-Maritime

Organic market gardener Noel Michaud harvests leeks in his flooded field in Angoulins, near La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France on November 14, 2023. Usually, the leeks are drowned in 10 or 20 centimeters of water, but currently the rows disappear under 80 centimeters, due to the record-breaking rain of recent days. Photo by Leoty X/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles parked on the side of a road are stuck in flood in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work to drain a flooded road in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles parked on the side of a road are stuck in flood in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cars parked on the side of a road are stuck in flood in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers clean a flooded street in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work to drain a flooded road in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cars parked on the side of a road are stuck in flood in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cars parked on the side of a road are stuck in flood in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles parked on the side of a road are stuck in flood in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles parked on the side of a road are stuck in flood in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers clean a flooded street in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers clean a flooded street in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers clean a flooded street in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles parked on the side of a road are stuck in flood in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work to drain a flooded road in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles parked on the side of a road are stuck in flood in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers clean a flooded street in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230714) -- WANZHOU, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers clean a flooded street in Wanzhou District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 14, 2023. Rainstorms have battered 28 districts and counties of Chongqing since Thursday, with a record-breaking maximum daily rainfall of 227 mm recorded in the Wanzhou District, according to the local meteorological service. The heavy rain has swollen 44 rivers in Wanzhou by 1-4 meters, said the district's emergency management bureau. Reporters at the site said many low-lying streets have been submerged in flood water as deep as 1.5 meters. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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Death toll rises to 51 after record-breaking rain in China's Henan

The death toll has risen to 51 after a record-breaking rainstorm hit Zhengzhou, the capital of China's central province of Henan, earlier this week, state-run media reported Friday. Local authorities have been making efforts to speed up water draining, solve the problem of communication and transportation disruptions as well as allocate and distribute materials in flood-stricken areas, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

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Feature on 47.7 Torrential Rain

The village of Houkisawa in the upper reaches of the Sakawa River in Kanagawa Prefecture was swept away and buried, and is in a state of destruction. 　 Falling water, muddy stream, tunnel entrance where railroad tracks were washed away, upstream tribe of damaged river, testimony of villagers, tribe buried in stones An aerial view of a destroyed tribe in a 　mountainous area (Aichi Prefecture) A car passing through flowing water People carrying dead bodies A victim watching the rain continue to fall Minister of Construction Kimura visiting the site Waves crashing against the breakwater, *Filming date unknown, Release date: July 21, 1972,