Brisbane: Severe storms and flash flooding cause chaos

Photo: Emergency crews on the scene of flash flooding in Brisbane, Australia, where cars standed – @heylandy

BRISBANE is bracing itself for more bad weather after one of the strongest, most devastating thunderstorms in years brought huge rainfall to the city in a period of just minutes

Heavy rains kill 73 in Pakistan as floods spread

A couple wades through a flooded road after heavy rains in Lahore September 4, 2014.                   REUTERS-Mohsin Raza

Heavy rain sets off mudslides in fire-ravaged north Washington state

Blanket of gray smoke from wildfires near Twisp, Wash., on July 17, 2014; blazes burned away vegetation and left region ripe for mudslides and flash floods when rains hit AP

Japan Landslide in Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Leaves Cars Dangling, 1 Dead

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