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Multiple deaths reported in Texas flash floods, about 20 children missing as rescue efforts underway

By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

Texas Hill Country was beset by death and disaster Friday as at least six people were killed and about 20 girls attending a summer camp were reported missing after months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours,…

WATCH: West Virginia officials give update on flood that has killed at least five

By Dave Collins, Associated Press

Authorities on Sunday also were assessing damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines and other infrastructure.

South Africa floods leave at least 78 dead as official says rescue attempts were 'paralyzed'

By Gerald Imray, Michelle Gumede, Associated Press

The death toll in floods in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces rose to at least 78 on Thursday as a top official said rescue attempts in the first hours after the disaster had been “paralyzed” by a lack of resources.

Death toll rises to 151 after flooding in north-central Nigeria

By Taiwo Adebayo, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press

More than 3,000 people were displaced in the flooding in the town of Mokwa in Niger state, more than 180 miles west of Abuja, the capital of Africa’s most populous nation, a Niger state emergency agency spokesman said.

Rivers flood towns in Kentucky after a prolonged deluge of rain

By Bruce Schreiner, Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press

Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and storms that killed at least 20 people.

Flooding worsens across South and Midwest after days of torrential rain

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

Rivers rose and flooding worsened Sunday across the sodden U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already badly damaged by days of heavy rain and wind that killed at least 18 people.

Potentially catastrophic rains and floods may hit South and Midwest after destructive tornadoes

By Adrian Sainz, George Walker IV, John Seewer, Associated Press

Many communities were still reeling from tornadoes that destroyed whole neighborhoods and killed at least seven people.

What is a 100-year flood? Here's what forecasters and scientists mean

By Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press

Although math can calculate how often to expect floods of specific magnitudes, nature has its own plans.

At least 3 people dead, hundreds rescued after severe storms flood streets in South Texas

By Valerie Gonzalez, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press

Drenching rain along the Texas-Mexico border let up Friday, but rescues were still ongoing a day after severe storms trapped residents in their homes, forced drivers to abandon their vehicles on flooded roads and shut down an airport.

Severe flooding and storms in the Southeast leave at least 9 dead, officials say

By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press

At least nine people have died in the most recent round of harsh weather to pummel the U.S., including eight people in Kentucky who died as creeks swelled from heavy rain and water covered roads.