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About 200,000 people have been evacuated due to floods caused by heavy rains in Japan's Fukui, Yamagata, Niigata, Fukushima, Ishikawa, and Toyama prefectures. Two people have gone missing and many houses have been flooded, officials said.…

Heavy rains in the Mexican state of Sinaloa caused flooding. Flood waters reached a height of 40 centimeters in Culiacan, the city most affected by the rains, and closed some city roads. Electricity services were disrupted in many areas due…

The death toll in Kentucky's flood disaster caused by heavy rains has risen to 35, with hundreds still missing, according to Kentucky state governor Andy Beshear. More than 50 bridges were damaged as a result of the disaster, making some…

A total of 76 people have died and 22 others have gone missing so far in floods caused by heavy rains in Iran. Stating that 24 states in the country were affected by the flood, Iranian Red Crescent Relief and Rescue Head Mehdi Vallipour…

Heavy rains that were effective in Kapchorwa and Mbale regions in eastern Uganda caused flooding. At least ten people were killed in the flood. "This disaster is the result of environmental degradation," Ugandan Prime Minister Robinah…

Several neighborhoods in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital, were flooded on Sunday as a result of heavy rains. Flash floods washed away many cars and caused traffic to stop in some streets, and many vehicles were stranded as a result of…

Heavy rains caused flooding in Apache Junction, Arizona, USA. During the disaster police were called to help Sue Teders, who was trapped in her vehicle with her dog. The police, who broke the window to save Teders managed to get the woman…

The death toll from flooding in eastern Kentucky increased to eight, according to a statement from Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. Governor Beshear declared a state of emergency in six areas, saying the damage caused by the flood that…

Flooding caused by heavy rain hit the eastern part of United Arab Emirates. The country witnessed unprecedented historical rainfall on a number of residential areas and neighborhoods. Within a few hours, Fujairah experienced rain with a…

Heavy rains, particularly in Japan's Shizuoka province, caused flooding. The local administration of Hamamatsu has ordered the evacuation of 189,526 people living in 74,984 households in disaster-prone areas. In the city of Kosai,…