The rain and river water in the city state's reservoirs is being mixed with recycled waste-water from air-conditioners, sinks and toilets.
And we were camped on a little sandbar, made a rain gauge, and the river was rising at the rate of one inch every 20 minutes, if you can believe that.
More than 80 flood warnings and nearly 300 alerts are in place across Britain as thawing snow and heavy rain push river levels higher.
This river and rain runoff, combined with strong onshore winds, has led to high levels of sea pollution.
Flood defences have been put up in Worcestershire as melting snow and heavy rain raise the river levels.
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It might be contained by this weekend, thanks to ranks of brave men and women who fought ceaselessly and a rain that turned our river black today.
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Farther east and south, more typical spring storms -- meaning possible severe thunderstorms with hail, heavy rain and gusty winds -- were expected to visit the southern Plains and Mississippi River Valley by Wednesday evening.
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There is also a flood alert for the River Culm due to the rain and melting snow.
Rain drilling the earth, and the path a river, gathering the water into a torrent that rinsed the chalk white again.
Rain has returned to south-west England, bringing flooding and high river levels to areas already saturated by heavy downpours.
The A39 was closed between Treluswell and Devoran from 16:00 GMT on Monday after rain pushed river levels in the Helston area higher.
On Saturday, the agency said heavy rain in south and west Wales could make road conditions hazardous and warned that river levels could rise.
Heavy rain fall over the past three days has affected many areas of north Wales and the River Clywedog is reported to be swollen.
When Mr. Alimi and others reached the Nile that afternoon and sought a way to cross the river, tear gas began to rain down on marchers.
The Environment Agency said uplands and areas that experienced heavy rain earlier this week were more at risk and it had teams checking flood defences, clearing river blockages and monitoring river levels.
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Up to 30 inches of rain fell in a two-day period, causing floods in the Guadalupe and San Antonio River basins that left more than 30 people dead, according to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority.
For those who prefer to travel by boat, Wailua Kayak Adventures and Kayak Wailua offer tours that begin with a slow, two-mile paddle down the calm Wailua River, pass an old Hawaiian village along the banks and end in the middle of a tropical rain forest.
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