NEW YORK, July 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 109 people were dead and over 160 are still missing as of Tuesday after devastating flash floods slammed the U.S. Texas Hill Country, with rescue operations still ...

As the desperate search continues for survivors of the flash floods in Central Texas, concerns have already been raised about ...

由于大悉尼地区持续遭遇大雨，澳大利亚联邦政府已将新南威尔士州最新发生的洪涝宣布为自然灾害，并针对数十个区域启动了应急资金保障机制 ...

和中文的“暴雨洪水”相比，Flash flood 在英语文化中似乎更加广为人知。 Flash flood 的字面含义，是指“像闪电一样的洪水”，指突然发生、持续时间较短的局部地区洪水，一般都是由大雨暴雨导致。 除了城市地区，Flash flood 更多出现于人口较少的乡村和荒野。