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  • 22
    Feb
    2013
    6:13am, EST

    Dramatic rescues as torrential rainstorm hits Greek capital

    John Kolesidis / Reuters

    A woman is rescued from floodwaters by a man standing on top of her car during heavy rain in the Chalandri suburb, north of Athens, Greece, on Feb. 22, 2013.

    John Kolesidis / Reuters

    The woman had become stuck as water engulfed her car.

    John Kolesidis / Reuters

    The woman is carried to safety after being rescued.

    Pantelis Saitas / EPA

    An employee of the Greek Parliament hangs precariously after falling through the glass roof of the Greek Parliament Hall while trying to prevent rain water leaking into the building, in Athens on Feb. 22, 2013.

    Simela Pantzartzi / EPA

    People stand on a bench at a bus station during a heavy storm in Athens on Feb. 22, 2013.

    By David R Arnott, NBC News

    A heavy rainstorm in the Athens region on Friday morning flooded streets in the Greek capital and interrupted transport on land and sea. In the suburb of Chalandri, a woman had to be rescued from her car as raging torrents of water engulfed the vehicle.

    A worker at the Greek parliament had to be rescued after she crashed through the glass roof of the building while trying to stop a leak. The woman found herself hanging through a broken panel in the roof and was slightly injured, according to local reports cited by Xinhua.

    -- The European Pressphoto Agency and Reuters contributed to this report

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    Heavy rains has caused widespread flooding in Italy and Greece. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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    The Greeks just can't seem to get a break.

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  • 19
    Oct
    2012
    12:16pm, EDT

    Arun Sankar K. / AP

    A cloudy day on Chennai's beaches

    Indian women cover their faces with scarves flying in the wind as rain clouds loom over the sky at the Marina beach in Chennai, India, on Oct. 19. Heavy rains lashed the city Friday causing traffic congestion in several parts of the city.

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  • 3
    Oct
    2012
    5:42pm, EDT

    Staying dry in the middle of a downpour; a rain shower Londoners can appreciate

    Oli Scarff / Getty Images

    Members of the public experience the 'Rain Room' art installation by 'Random International' in The Curve at the Barbican Centre on Oct. 3, 2012 in London, England.

    Oli Scarff / Getty Images

    A man checks his phone as he experiences the 'Rain Room' art installation by 'Random International' in The Curve at the Barbican Centre on Oct. 3, in London, England.

    The 'Rain Room' is a 100 square meter field of falling water which visitors are invited to walk into, with sensors detecting where the visitors are standing, preventing them from getting wet. The Guardian's Oliver Wainwright visited the installation and experienced what it was like to "control the elements" and stay completely dry amid a downpour. The installation opens to the public on October 4, 2012 and runs until March 3, 2013.

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  • 13
    Aug
    2012
    5:31pm, EDT

    Filipinos crowd into Manila shelters, brace for more bad weather

    Paula Bronstein / Getty Images

    Lornitas Calub hugs her grandson at a crowded evacuation shelter on Aug. 13, in Manila, Philippines. The weather is slated to deteriorate as another low pressure system makes its way to the region. According to the Office of Civil Defense, the floods left at least 96 people dead and affected up to 2.68 million people in Manila and surrounding provinces, with more than 440,000 fleeing to evacuation centers.

    Paula Bronstein / Getty Images

    A man gives himself a bath at a crowded evacuation shelter on Aug. 13, in Manila, Philippines.

    Paula Bronstein / Getty Images

    Displaced flood victims sleep at a crowded evacuation shelter on Aug. 13, in Manila, Philippines.

    Related links on PhotoBlog:

    • Waiting, wading and mourning in flood-stricken Philippines, as death toll hits 60
    • Life on the rooftops in flooded Philippines cities
    • Widespread flooding continues in Manila
    • 'It's like Waterworld': Monsoon rains swamp Manila, force 270,000 to flee
    • Death toll following Philippines typhoon rises to 12
    • Seven killed as typhoon sweeps past Philippines

    Paula Bronstein / Getty Images

    Fillippino women walk through muddy flood water to reach their home as the mud and debris continue to cause massive problems in the flood effected areas on Aug. 13, in Manila, Philippines.

    Paula Bronstein / Getty Images

    A city worker helps clear debris in the ongoing flood clean up effort on Aug. 13, in Manila, Philippines.

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  • 4
    Aug
    2012
    5:55pm, EDT

    Flash floods hit parts of India amid heavy rains

    Jaipal Singh / EPA

    Locals watch the raging River Tawi during flash floods on the outskirts of Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, Aug. 4. A flood alert has been issued in Jammu as heavy rains continued to lash the city for two consecutive days. At least 5 people were rescued from the flash floods that occured in the River Tawi.

    Farooq Khan / EPA

    A Kashmiri man holding an umbrella rushes along a row of tourist boats laying idle on the banks of the Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, Aug. 4.

    Jaipal Singh / EPA

    An Indian Gujjar nomad woman searches for belongings in her mud house during flash floods on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Aug. 4.

     

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    Mother Nature will do what she wants to do, and the Human race, with all of our technological abilities, will not be able to stop her. Maybe a delay here or there, but stop her, no way. some people will stop at nothing to make a political statement.

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  • 3
    Aug
    2012
    11:56am, EDT

    Tom Dorsey / Salina Journal via AP

    Sabrina Berman, left, and Scott Tully go for a walk early on Aug. 3, in Salina, Kan., as much needed rain falls. Tully wasn't concerned about getting wet during the walk. Tully said, "We're not going to melt."

    A summer walk under ominous skies, as Kansas gets some drought relief

    While the skies have briefly opened up in Kansas, the area continues to suffer from a serious drought. AP reports:

    About 40 Kansas cities have either required citizens to conserve water, or are considering doing so. The conservation effort comes as a drought continues to bake the state, prompting Gov. Sam Brownback to place all of the state's 105 counties in the emergency drought stage. Continue reading.

    Related links:

    • Drought's silver lining: Fewest July tornadoes on record
    • Crop-withering drought intensifies in Plains
    • Video: Drought the 'new normal'?
    • Half of US counties deemed 'natural disaster areas'

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  • 29
    Jul
    2012
    6:18pm, EDT

    Suhaib Salem / Reuters

    China takes aim at South Korea's unbroken record

    China's Fang Yuting takes aim in the women's archery team gold medal match at the Lords Cricket Ground during the London 2012 Olympic Games Sunday, July 29, 2012. According to NBC Olympics, China was one point away from breaking South Korea's 24-year winning streak in the women's archery team event, but they could not unseat the top team. Continue reading the full story.

    Related links:

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    • View more photos of the Olympics on PhotoBlog
    • Complete coverage of London 2012
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  • 25
    Jul
    2012
    8:22am, EDT

    China floods leave trail of destruction

    AP

    Soldiers carry sandbags to build a makeshift dam to prevent flooding on the Dongsha River in the Fangshan district of Beijing on July 25, 2012.

    AFP - Getty Images

    Damaged vehicles after flooding in the town of Laishui in northern China's Hebei province, just north of Beijing, on July 24, 2012.

    AFP - Getty Images

    A resident walking near damaged vehicles after a storm caused flooding in the town of Laishui, on July 24, 2012.

    AFP - Getty Images

    Water released from the Three Gorges Dam, a gigantic hydropower project on the Yangtze river, in Yichang, central China's Hubei province, on July 24, 2012 after heavy downpours in the upper reaches of the dam caused the highest flood peak of the year.

    Shi Tou / Reuters

    A man takes a nap on an inflatable sofa floating on a flooded street near the Yangtze River in Chongqing municipality on July 25, 2012.

    NBC News' Ed Flanagan reports on the reaction to severe weather in Hong Kong and Beijing over recent days:

    Beijing suffered through a 10-hour downpour over the weekend that dumped 6.7 inches of rain in parts of the city and as much as 18 inches in the worst hit parts on the outskirts of Beijing in what is being called the worst flooding to hit the Chinese capital in six decades. 

    The subsequent severe flooding killed at least 37 people in the country's capital and affected nearly two million people, sparking millions of angry messages and complaints on China’s Twitter-like service, Weibo, in recent days.  Users posted countless home videos and pictures of cars struggling through wheel-deep water, waterfalls cascading down into Beijing's subway entrances and cars being swept away by the currents. Read the full story.

    Previously on PhotoBlog: Dozens killed in China floods

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    When your parents, and offspring experience suffering, and pain, remember what you said today.

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  • 23
    Jul
    2012
    8:25am, EDT

    Dozens killed in China floods

    AFP - Getty Images

    A man jumps across a flooded path on the outskirts of Chongqing, China on July 22, 2012. More torrential rain is forecast in China's northeast and southwest.

    AFP - Getty Images

    Residents try to get through a residential alley which is blocked by a taxi which was washed there after a storm hit the city, blowing off rooftops which killed two people and injured six others, in Beijing on July 22, 2012 .

    Ching Chin / EPA

    Cars submerged in floodwaters around a residential block after heavy rains in Beijing on July 21, 2012. Photo made available to NBCNews.com on July 23, 2012.

    China Daily via Reuters

    A rescue boat approaches a partially submerged car on a flooded highway after heavy rainfalls hit Fangshan District in Beijing, July 22, 2012.

    Reuters reports from Beijing — The Chinese capital's heaviest rainstorm in six decades killed at least 37 people, flooded streets and stranded 80,000 people at the main airport, state media and the government said on Sunday.

    The storm, which started on Saturday afternoon and continued late into the night, flooded major roads and sent torrents of water tumbling down steps into underpasses. Read the full story.

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  • 22
    Jul
    2012
    12:48am, EDT

    Joe Chan / Reuters

    Heavy rains, flooding plague Beijing

    Rescuers and residents stand next to a stranded car being pulled up from a flooded street under the Guangqumen overpass amid heavy rainfall in Beijing, July 21. According to local media, a driver of another submerged car was confirmed dead at the hospital. The heaviest rain in 61 years that lashed Beijing Saturday has left at least four people dead and six others injured, cutting off traffic and also severely disrupting air travel, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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    My travel group got lucky! We left Beijing June 4th! WHEW!

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  • 13
    Jul
    2012
    8:12am, EDT

    Rescuers search for survivors as Japan rain death toll reaches 19

    Kyodo News via AP

    Members of Japan's Self Defense Force search for missing residents in Takeda, Oita Prefecture, on July 13, 2012. Heavy rains hit southern Japan on Thursday, triggering flashfloods, mudslides and destroying dozens of homes.

    At least 19 people are reported dead and eight missing following heavy rains that hit the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu, The European Pressphoto Agency reports.

    An unprecedented 20 inches of rain descended on the area on Thursday.

    Kyodo News via AP

    Police officers search for missing villagers following a mudslide in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture on July 12, 2012.

    Masanobu Nakatsukasa / Yomiuri Shimbun via AP

    Residential streets are submerged after a river overflowed its banks in Kumamoto on the island of Kyushu on July 12, 2012.

    Japan Self Defence Forces via EPA

    Self Defense Force personnel looking for dead bodies from a landslide in Aso city, Kumamoto prefecture, on July 13, 2012.

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  • 12
    Jul
    2012
    10:40pm, EDT

    Indians enjoy heavy rain shower in New Delhi

    Saurabh Das / AP

    The monsoon rains which usually hit India from June to September are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of people.

     

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    I love the rain also .... Nice ....

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