Floodwaters

Floodwaters are large volumes of water that have accumulated over dry land, typically caused by heavy rainfall, storm surges, or overflowing bodies of water, often resulting in flooding and disruption.

Why it’s in the news: Floodwaters are in the news due to recent severe flooding events in multiple locations, including Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, and the Grand Canyon.

Latest on Floodwaters

• Residents wade through half-meter floodwaters as year's highest tide swamps Ho Chi Minh City streets
• Jet ski rider charged for drifting through floodwaters on Bangkok main street
• Hikers describe intense rain and wind before floodwaters ravage Grand Canyon
• Philippine couple married in hip-deep floodwaters
• Chinese doctor wades through severe floodwaters to reach patients, winning widespread praise
• Floodwaters swallow two-story house in Vietnam minutes after family of 6 escapes
• Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Bangkok, its metropolitan area and Thailand's central region were still at risk from floodwaters flowing in from the north.
• Streets in Hengzhou and surrounding areas flooded with brown water as floodwaters inundated the region

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