A pedestrian crosses flooded Illinois state route 161 in Belleville, Ill., April 18, 2013, after a quarter mile stretch of the road was quickly covered in water from heavy rains that were too much for the storm drains to handle.

A woman feeds a cat at her house as water from the Stviga river overflows its banks during in the village of Ozerany, Belarus, on April 16, 2013.

A man paddles on a boat in his yard during a spring flood in the Belarus village of Snyadin, on April 16.

A woman feeds a pig in her yard during a spring flood in the Belarus village of Snyadin, on April 16.

A soldier evacuates an elderly woman in a flooded street in La Plata, 39 miles southeast of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 3.

People embrace outside a club where the Red Cross set up a center to help flood victims in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, on April 4.

Vilma Gorostiaga cries outside her home as she dries her family pictures on the ground in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, on April 4.

Juan Fernandez sits inside a club where the Red Cross set up a help center for people affected by flooding after his home was damaged in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, on April 4.

Workers walk through water as residents of Old Malton begin to deal with the aftermath of the recent floods on Nov. 28 in Old Malton, England. Fire crews continue to pump large amount of surface flood water away from overflowing drains that have been threatening many properties in the area.

Publican John Fischer rests on his broom as James Brindley, right, sweeps muddy sediment out the Swan Pub after flood waters receded in St Asaph, north Wales, on Nov. 28.

Claire Austin reacts as she stands in her children's bedroom for the first time since having to evacuate her home before it was flooded in St Asaph, north Wales, on Nov. 28. Dozens of properties were flooded in St Asaph after the River Clwyd burst its banks yesterday.

Flood waters of the river Avon and the river Severn surround the town of Tewkesbury, England on Nov. 27. Floodwaters threaten hundreds of homes in Wales and England, as river levels continue to rise, exacerbated by further water running into already saturated areas.

Power outage seen on Monday night in Manhattan, New York.

Sea water floods the Ground Zero construction site, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain.

Men sit in flood waters outside a bar as water levels continue to rise on the River Ouse in York, northern England on Sept. 26. Britain was bracing for more torrential rain as hundreds of people spent the night away from their flooded homes following two days of heavy downpours.

Water levels rise on the swollen River Ouse that burst its banks and caused flooding after heavy rain in York, northern England on Sept. 26. Britain was bracing for more torrential rain as hundreds of people spent the night away from their flooded homes following two days of heavy downpours.

A man uses a bucket to clear flood water from a taxi office as water levels continue to rise on the River Ouse following heavy rain in York, northern England on Sept. 26.

Firefighters rescue residents from Minerva Court in the Yorkshire town of Boroughbridge. The complex housing senior citizens has been cut off by floods and has had no power for 24 hours on Sept. 26 in York, England. Heavy wind and rain have battered central and northern parts of the UK with more rain forecast. Swollen rivers are still threatening towns across Britain as rain water from hills makes it's way down.

A view of the block of apartments which have there foundations washed away from the heavy flood waters in Newburn, near Newcastle, England, on Sept. 26 as communities work to rescue stranded residents from their homes, after heavy rain caused flash floods across parts of Britain. People have been evacuated from their homes and flooding has caused major disruption to transport after parts of the United Kingdom were battered with more heavy rain.

Flood affected villagers gather to collect distributed food grains in Burhabrhi village, 41 miles east of Gauhati, Assam state, India, Sept. 24, 2012.

An island in the Brahmaputra river floods in Majuli, India, Sept. 24.

A woman hangs clothes outside her partially submerged home during flooding in Pandu, India, Sept. 24.

A flood-affected woman makes temporary shelter in Burhabrhi village, India, Sept. 24.

Flood affected children arrive in a raft in Burhabrhi village, India Sept. 24.

A woman sits with her son in a makeshift hut in Burhabrhi village, India, Sept. 24.