Flooding Worldwide

Photos from our concerned community

By Gloria Dawson

Bench in the Flood

The floods here have killed and displaced many people, and in a poor, rural country like Vietnam you can imagine the devastation that has on the people and their farmland, not just the immediate effects, but also the long-term problems that will remain for the people concerning their farming and their livelihoods. The photo was taken after three days nonstop rain in Hoi An and shows what is normally a relaxing spot to sit by the river and watch the world go by. That day I sat opposite the river for a few hours and slowly watched it rise and begin to come up to the doors of the first shops and cafes along the front. The locals seemed quite calm. I was told it's been a lot worse there before, when they have had to empty houses and move possessions to higher ground. I think on this occasion they were spared this trauma as the storm moved northwards before it could do any real damage to this town. October 2, 2007 Matt Bennett

Flooding in Vietnam

Is hard to remember a typhoon so hard in Hue before. I am lucky my home is solid and in the high place of Hue, so my home was not affected inside by water, but many people had problems in their homes. October 4, 2007 Hue, Vietnam

Giao

Aunt Tilly's Bar Flooded

Rain over the past two weeks has caused Lake Travis to rise nearly 30 feet, flooding the Yacht Harbor parking lot and Aunt Tilly's Bar. Yacht Harbor Marina, Lake Travis, Austin Texas 07/01/07
Kelsey Shields

Kansas Flood

There has been an insane amount of rain around Wichita, KS. In many places rivers are way above flood stage. Water is making its way onto city streets. Some parts of the state have seen nearly 10 inches of rain since it began on Tuesday. June 20, 2007 Matthew Saunders

Young Lovers in Flood: England Floods

The surge is coming. The flood water has burst the banks and swamped the local town of Pangbourne. The waters rise, and yet the forecasted surge is still to come. We have lived in this village for 33 years and have never experienced rain of monsoon savagery before. July 23, 2007 Jo Parsons

Flooded Bridge, England

Whitchurch Bridge, Pangbourne, England The riverbank was breached this morning, the swollen river continues to rise, tonight the worst is yet to come. July 23, 2007 Jo Parsons

Daily Flooding

San Marco Piazzo on a clear day, no rain, perpetual flooding due to rising waters. Beautiful but disturbing. Flooding in Italy. Mary Mallory

Hudson Valley Nor'easter

Steeldeck bridge. Flood waters swamped this bridge in Salt Point, NY, after the nor'easter on April 15-16. The Wappinger Creek, shown here, reached the third-highest level. It was the biggest flood there in more than 50 years.
Barbara Shapley

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