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"The flood was one like I had never seen before," said the 57-year-old, rescued from his Himalayan village in Nepal's devastated Rasuwa district.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Then on Wednesday morning, authorities recovered the body of a man near the flood control channel in the 2000 block of East Sepulveda Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The volunteer worker added the journey usually takes one and a half hours from Kathmandu but the flood damage meant it took eight or nine hours to arrive.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

In Indonesia, one of the poorest G-20 members, government officials have said that a flood of Chinese imports is hurting domestic industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

But the second wave easily overtopped a flood barrier and swamped all six.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

A landslide-dam burst or debris flow can be even faster - in the current floods, the peak surge from Rasuwa reached Triveni, near the Indian border, in about seven-and-a-half hours.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

His community struggles to survive a single harvest ruined by floods, and sees "the farmers are getting more and more aged, and the newer generation is not interested in farming."

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Some floods can race out of the mountains carrying enormous quantities of mud, rock and debris.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

"We have been hearing news about climate change, and there have been floods before -- but never like this," said Tamang, speaking to AFP in Kathmandu.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Yes,” said Harry, and his heart beat a little faster.“Then you will have seen that there have been not so much leaks as floods concerning your adventure in the Hall of Prophecy?”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

"It is very difficult for my men. The area is still flooded, and elsewhere it is all marshland," Hawadi said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

"One of our tents did get a little bit flooded," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

India’s dysfunctional urbanization provides an endless stream of videos: mounds of rotting garbage, trains overflowing with commuters, half-drowned school buses on flooded roads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Andrew Gutteridge, who worked at Llanwern for over 30 years, said some workers were on lighter duties after cheap imports flooded the UK market.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Three women hunched over the machines at a worktable in the back of the room, where a wall of tall windows flooded the space with light.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

El Niño changes weather patterns around the world, pushing some regions into drought whilst others experience stronger typhoons and flooding.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Some media outlets in Nepal questioned whether Chinese infrastructure projects triggered the flooding and whether the country could have provided an early warning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

But there’s also a decent chance the storm system will head north and make its way over Southern California, bringing with it the risk of flooding, said UC climate scientist Daniel Swain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

The money would have funded projects to bolster New York's resiliency against climate impacts like flooding and extreme heat.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

She’s standing in the doorway, morning sun flooding in behind her so bright I have to raise my hand to block it out.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness