The first rain of the year, which fell last week, turned the Kukcha river, a snow-fed torrent that rushes through the town, from its normal milky jade to a muddy brown.
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He said the rescue was "very difficult" due to the river being swollen by melting snow.
The Environment Agency has advised motorists to take care as it continues to monitor rising river levels affected by melting snow and ice.
In summer, hikers follow a muddy footpath that parallels the creek, but winter skiers slide directly up the frozen snow-encrusted river in eerie silence.
The Environment Agency said 30mm of rain had fallen overnight in North Yorkshire, which, coupled with thawing snow, had caused river levels to rise.
The accident happened at the junction of London Road and Snow Hill near the River Avon, and the road was closed in both directions for police to investigate what happened.
Conditions on the Yukon River required dogs to go through deep snow and navigate glare ice.
More than 80 flood warnings and nearly 300 alerts are in place across Britain as thawing snow and heavy rain push river levels higher.
There is also a flood alert for the River Culm due to the rain and melting snow.
Flood defences have been put up in Worcestershire as melting snow and heavy rain raise the river levels.
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The glacier contribution to Las Cuevas River runoff is analysed based on the Punta de Vacas River gauge station for a hypothetical year without snow precipitation (YWSP), when the snowmelt component is zero.
Passengers are typically rewarded at their final destination with sightings of beluga whales in the Churchill River or wandering polar bears, which amble through snow-covered Churchill in October and November.
Although river levels are lower this year because of a low snow pack, the Merced flows rapidly through a V-shaped canyon and chute channels, Gediman said.
In western Wisconsin, an articulated lorry slid off a snow-covered highway and into the Red Cedar River, killing one person.
In western Wisconsin, a semi-trailer slid off a snow-covered interstate near Menomonie and into the Red Cedar River, killing one person.
They were found dead Saturday after being buried in snow on a high mountain pass in Colorado's White River National Forest, officials from the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office said.
Hundreds of gigantic, intricate ice and snow sculptures line both sides of the banks of the frozen Songhua River, which cuts through Harbin.
The Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for the River Clyst, saying it had "responded to today's rainfall and snow melt", and with rain forecast throughout the day it could rise further.
We packed ourselves into the plane and glided for an hour over a snow-capped canyon before we were dropped off on the banks of the Naknek River.
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