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This narrow flood path that cuts across Daman in Badr governorate causes floods in the district every time it rains. — Okaz photo

Worried residents of Daman call for diverting flood path

Floods have swept away many motorists and passengers in Dhamad. — Okaz photo

Residents of Dhamad in urgent need of a bridge

Asir Municipality workers clearing a clogged drain to release water from a flooded street. — SPA

Efforts on to bring life back on track after floods

Passengers on the Staten Island Ferry struggle with the wind as New York City prepares for a nor’easter storm on in New York City on Monday. — AFP

Deadly US storms cause widespread destruction

A car is submerged as the Russian River floods Johnson's Beach in Guerneville, California, on Tuesday. — AP

Blizzard conditions, floods sweep parts of California, Nevada

People at a home in Carmel Valley, Calif., work to recover water-damaged items from a downstairs living area and garage on Monday, after heavy rains caused the nearby Carmel River to overflow Sunday. — AP

‘Atmospheric rivers’ weather phenomenon soaks California

Two pedestrians lock up their vehicle before walking in the storm in San Jose, California, on Sunday. — AP

More rain, snow forecast as US storm brings floods

Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs

Absence of anti-flood systems put 29 cities at grave risk

Roads in Al-Jahu village in the southern Jazan region are filled with water and motorists find it difficult to drive through inundated roads dotted with potholes. — Okaz photo

Al-Jahu villagers in urgent need of flood prevention measures

Civil Defense

Plea to save Shuqairy residents from floods

Wadi Al-Dhalae residents clearing the road of boulders. — Okaz photo

Call to asphalt Wadi Al-Dhalae road

Rescue workers wade through a flooded valley in Mahayil Asir during a mission.

Heavy rain, floods leave seven dead

Jeddah floods

Twelve accused in Jeddah flood-disaster case acquitted

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22 killed in Egypt floods

Waves batter a seawall as water hits adjacent homes in Seattle. — AP

Debris flies as tornado, rain wallop US Northwest

A garage is surrounded by flood waters of the Tar River, due to rainfall caused from Hurricane Matthew in Greenville, North Carolina, on Tuesday. — Reuters

Death toll climbs as record floods swamp N. Carolina

Residents of Bin Al-Neaa in Asir province is worried about their safety because of the precarious state of the road crossing the valley. — Okaz photo

Residents of Asir valley demand protection against flash floods

US President Barack Obama greets soldiers at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Louisiana. Obama toured a flood-affected area in Baton Rouge and met with the family of Alton Sterling and families of killed and injured local law enforcement members. — AFP

Obama defends Louisiana flood response

An Indian shopkeeper sits on a boat outside his flooded shop at the Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, India, on Tuesday. — AFP

Flooding in Indian historic city halts cremations

Bangladesh wildlife officials look on from a boat as they observe a wild elephant in a watercourse at Sarishabari in Jamalpur District, some 150 km north of Dhaka, in this file photo. — AFP

Flood-hit Bangladesh plans to keep food safe in home silos