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On February 4, a storm off the north-west coast of Australia was named Cyclone Freddy. It rapidly strengthened and headed west across the Indian Ocean, eventually causing devastation in eastern Africa. Hundreds of people died, tens of thousands more were displaced, national energy grids were crippled, flash flooding was widespread…

LOS ANGELES — Recent rainstorms in the San Bernardino Mountains brought both reprieve, melting off much of the snow that had stranded some residents for weeks, and restlessness, setting off minor flooding and rockslides.

A potential casualty of the powerful rainstorms that drenched coastal California and flooded rivers is hundreds of acres of strawberries

Waltham Forest is planning up to 11,000 new homes in medium to high-risk flood areas

As storms get warmer and wetter, the state's flood control system is struggling to keep up

They looked out from their window and saw that everywhere was flooded - including their car

California’s latest atmospheric rivers are sending rainfall higher into the mountains and onto the state’s crucial snowpack. The rain alone is a problem for low-lying areas already dealing with destructive flooding, but the prospect of rain on the deep mountain snow has triggered widespread flood warnings.

The local community rallied to help the couple

The town of Pajaro was flooded by the nearby river after repeated deluges, forcing residents to shelter at a fairground