Robert Sanders rows past his Holly Grove, Arkansas, home atop Mississippi River floodwaters Tuesday with his dog-aptly named Lucky.
As the New Year approached, thousands of residents in Queensland, northeastern Australia, found themselves stranded by floodwaters from Tropical Cyclone Tasha.
After several long minutes, the wind and rain eased, and I was able to drive the two miles to my house, barely ahead of the floodwaters washing over the road that night.
In Vermont and upstate New York, floodwaters cascaded through towns, bordering rivers and creeks.
With more than a fifth of the country submerged, millions of spiders climbed into trees to escape the rising floodwaters.
An additional 32 people are missing, and officials are trying to verify scores more reported deaths as the floodwaters gradually recede from the most badly affected areas.
Like an iron bastion, the dam withstood the rushing floodwaters.
Nanchong diocese in the eastern part of Sichuan was badly hit by floodwaters when the Qujiang River burst its banks.
In addition to livestock, wild animals such as snakes and deer have been heading for higher ground-and they may not have suitable places to return to as floodwaters recede.
The floodwaters, previously in the north of the country, reached the southern province of Sindh.
the turbid floodwaters of the river
Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit close its mouth over me.
North of the Kitakami, floodwaters extend far enough inland to create what looks like a parallel river.
The crisis began in late July when heavy rain caused major rivers in northern Pakistan to burst their Banks and send floodwaters southward along the Indus river.
Cattle look for dry land as floodwaters slowly rise near Turner, Arkansas, on Tuesday.
A snake swims in Mississippi River floodwaters in Holly Grove, Arkansas, on Tuesday.
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