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1 Dead as Storms Pound South for 2nd Straight Day

VILONIA, Ark. - Violent weather ripped through the South for a second straight night, killing at least one person in Arkansas, damaging more than 100 homes in a rural East Texas community and overturning a trailer at an oil drilling site in Louisiana. The latest round of severe weather Tuesday night and early Wednesday...

Southern Thailand Floods Trigger Deadly Landslides [VIDEO]

Floods Trigger Southern Thailand Landslides; 15 Dead

BANGKOK -- Southern Thailand faced more torrential rain after heavy downpours caused at least 15 deaths and forced the Thai navy to help evacuate hundreds of tourists stranded on some of the country's famous resort islands. Authorities reported Wednesday that at least four people had died in landslides in Krabi province,...

Will Wild Winter Give Way to a Stormy Spring?

Celebrated weather prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil seems to have been reasonably accurate in his prediction of an early spring back on Feb. 2, at a time when most of the country was in the grip of a seemingly unending winter. But the stretch of more moderate weather this past month or so, especially in the eastern half...

Swollen Rivers Spread Flood Risks Across US -- Even in Drought Areas

Numerous rivers in the Plains, Midwest, Deep South and Northeast are at risk for flooding through the remainder of the week, even in areas suffering from drought and where little rain has fallen recently. The flooding in the Deep South might seem surprising since the region is experiencing a widespread, intense drought....

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Thunder Bay Declared A Disaster Area Following Flood

City council made the declaration at an impromptu meeting Wednesday night in the wake of a an unprecedented flood that left the city in a state of emergency.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

UK Weather: More Areas Could Flood Says Environment Agency As Rain Returns

More localised flooding could hit parts of southern and eastern England and Wales as another band of heavy rain sweeps in, the Environment Agency has warned.

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06/03/12 China warns of severe floods this year Source: Sina The national flood and drought prevention office has warned that severe floods are more likely to occur this year due to markedly increased rainfall, according to Sunday media reports.
06/03/12 Musselshell County gets big lift from volunteers,... Source: The Billings Gazette - Billings MT On the south side of Roundup between the banks of the Musselshell River and Highway 87, only a few diehards and a couple of horses occupy a residential neighborhood largely destroyed in spring floods of 2011.
06/02/12 Fort Kent levee did its job 4 years ago, but study... Source: Bangor Daily News - Bangor ME Four years ago, this St. John Valley town was cleaning up from the one of the worst floods in its history.
06/02/12 Officials Look To Plan Flood Prevention In Madison Source: NBC - KDLT - Sioux Falls / Mitchell SD After the flooding in 1993, four years passed before the residents of Madison voted down building a retention dam north of town.
06/02/12 FEMA wants more to pay for program Source: Sikeston Standard Democrat - Sikeston MO When things don't make sense -- like FEMA's new floodplain maps -- it sometimes helps to follow the money.

Background on flood

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The European Union (EU) Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering by water of land not normally covered by water.

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