As floods and torrential rains keep plaguing many regions of Madagascar, a few citizen initiatives have taken it upon themselves to provide relief to those displaced by the disaster.

One of the factors leading to low rations in August was the loss of early crops of wheat and barley caused by heavy floods.

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According to the Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU) of Somalia, Heavy rains in Somalia over the past year have ended a drought cycle that had lasted more than three years, but have also led to flooding and livestock deaths .

The heavy rain caused all the trains to stop.

Despite the heavy rain, they marched along.

People affected by floods in Madagascar.

The flood caused a lot of damage.

In one instance, heavy rains had washed mines down to the centre of the village.

On the one hand, the reduction of flooding is beneficial since it protects settlements from flood damage.

The total lack of infrastructure in south Sudan, together with heavy rains, creates difficult problems.

The human effects and the conditions for retaining flood waters are getting worse and worse.

The floods practically left many parts disconnected especially in Sinai.

Over the past few days, several Egyptian governorates and cities have been engulfed by a severe wave of flash floods and heavy rains.

Various computational flood models have been developed in recent years either 1D models (flood levels measured in the channel) or 2D models (variable flood depths measured across the extent of a floodplain).

Only heavy rains will stop the flames, but these are not expected until the end of the month.

Saudi Arabia's citizen media community pulled all the stops to cover torrential rains which struck Riyadh today.

The dry season is long, interspersed with heavy rainfall during the rainy season, which peaks during January and February.

To guard against floods, a series of defences against the water were contrived.

The first is natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, tornadoes or earthquakes.

The flood waters did not recede for months owing to drainage problems.

The floods also caused shortages of vegetables in the State shops.

Floods and mudslides in Central America and earthquake in South Asia

Precipitation is moderate to heavy in most parts of the country the heavier rainfall occurs in the low lying hot zone.

Climate change in Venezuela, in particular heavy rains, have caused significant damage to its rich architecture.

By the end of the day on March 1, organizers gifted the donations to the families affected by the flooding

After the floods, the river found its present course, and the Grand Coulee was left dry.

Some Parties proposed measures to reduce mitigate the risks of floods and drought.

Yet some countries with abundant natural resources do perform better than others, and some have done well.

In July 2004, heavy monsoon rains caused extensive flooding in a large area of Bangladesh.

Virtual Doug talks about the floods in Vietnam and how the Vietnamese people are coping with the floods.

Making matters worse, the country has suffered this year from both floods and drought.

The floods are the result of the heaviest rains in the region in thirty years.

Torrential rivers on the slopes of the mountains produce a large hydroelectric power potential and add their volume to the navigable rivers in the valleys.

Heavy rains in the Khatlon region further damaged the infrastructure that had already been adversely affected by high levels of snowfall.

During 2013 Uttrakhand Floods, Indian armed forces demonstrated heroic courage in rescue operations.

Because of the devastating floods that hit the country during 2002 the deal was put off.

29th plenary meeting Floods and mudslides in Central America and earthquake in South Asia

Since the beginning of the month the state of Tabasco, Mexico has been incrementally flooding due to massive rains.

Crocodile farms near Bangkok were also flooded and fear quickly spread among residents who learned about the missing crocodiles.

Water may flow into or out of the lake through this channel depending on the floods.

That was despite the floods and other natural disasters that so frequently visit our country.

Nests may be protected from physical threats such as flooding and overheating by elaborate nest architecture.

The city, located on an island in a massive flood zone, suffered catastrophic damage.

However, Romanian authorities said on April 22 that the worst of the flooding had passed.