Fargo floods turn farm fields into sprawling lakes
For farmer Brian Thomas, getting to town for errands is no simple matter these days as floodwaters cover fields and sections of country roads in the rural areas near Fargo, N.D.

Kazakhstan flooding death toll rises to 35
The death toll from a massive flood that devastated a village in southern Kazakhstan has soared to 35, the country`s president said on Saturday.

Mini-cyclone, record floods hit Australia
Melbourne was bracing itself Sunday for further storms after a mini-cyclone ripped through Australia`s second largest city, bringing with it hail stones the size of tennis balls.

Death toll in Haiti floods rises to 11: Report
The death toll from flooding in quake-hit Haiti rose to at least 11, according to a report.

Floods in Spain force evacuation of 1,400
A Spanish official says about 1,400 people have been evacuated from their homes in the normally bone-dry Andalusia region in the south because of flooding from the Guadalquivir River.

Madeira looks for 32 missing after island`s floods
Emergency crews in Madeira are looking for 32 people still missing four days after weekend landslides that claimed dozens of lives in the Portuguese island`s worst disaster in living memory.

Portugal floods kill 42, some people feared buried
Rescue workers in Madeira dug through heaps of mud, boulders and debris Sunday, searching for victims buried by floods and mudslides that have killed at least 42 people on the popular Portuguese island.

Wild storms cause Sydney flash floods
Flash flooding hit parts of Sydney after the heaviest rainfall in a decade to hit the Australian city, officials said on Saturday, in a wild storm that felled trees and caused widespread blackouts.

Embankments soon on Nepal rivers causing UP floods: Min
Embankments will soon be constructed on some rivers originating from Nepal for a permanent solution to recurring floods in eastern Uttar Pradesh, the state Assembly was informed on Wednesday.

Heavy rains, floods in Sao Paulo kill 64
Two months of heavy rains have killed 64 people in in Brazil`s southeastern state of Sao Paulo, according to officials and media.