Building snowmen could help prevent a big thaw causing more flooding in the two counties, a flood advice group has said.
More than two weeks' worth of rainfall fell over two hours on the evening of Wednesday 4 August, causing extensive flooding to properties.
This has been the wettest spring and summer on records for Brits, causing widespread flooding and forcing Olympic organizers to set up contingency plans.
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An estimated 100-150 tons of debris was spread across the road and torrential rainfall blocked the drainage system, causing severe flooding on the road surface.
So many trees have been cut down for charcoal that there's nothing to stop heavy rains from causing mudslides and flooding.
It even failed to see to it that the drains in Jakarta were cleaned before the rainy season, causing unusually severe flooding earlier this year.
Strong winds and heavy seas battered the east coast in December, causing extensive damage and flooding.
On Monday, the then-Hurricane Earl battered north-eastern Caribbean islands and Puerto Rico, causing power cuts and flooding.
The mountains will help induce more rain and will funnel the precipitation -- intensifying flooding and causing an even greater risk of mudslides.
On July 2 the Verdigris River crested at 30.4 feet, flooding Coffeyville and causing the refinery to shut down.
Smaller rivers in Illinois seemed to be causing the worst of the flooding.
Flooding is still causing havoc in the Midlands with water in some areas rising and expected to exceed last week's levels, the agency said.
This may explain the element of surprise so rampant when Hurricane Katrina broke through the levees in New Orleans in 2005, flooding the city and causing a terrible loss of life and property.
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The San Antonio International Airport by Saturday afternoon had recorded 9.87 inches of rain since midnight, causing nearly all streams and rivers to experience extraordinary flooding.
Several roads are blocked in Wales and south-west England and flooding on the Surrey stretch of the M25 is causing severe delays.
Katrina was the worst natural disaster in US history, flooding 80% of New Orleans alone, and causing widespread devastation and loss of life.
The warm, moisture-laden air brings heavy rainfall and flash flooding to Peru's northern coast, killing villagers and causing havoc to the fragile soils of the desert and of the arid Andean foothills.
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