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Two bodies are found in an overturned car stranded off Issambres beach in Sainte-Maxime in southern France. It was one of several vehicles which were swept away by flash floods triggered by violent storms that struck the Var region. IMAGES
Footage courtesy of Disa Alexander shows the wild waters of a sudden flash flood sweeping through the Cold Spring Canyon swimming area in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona over the weekend. Flash floods descended on the Cold Springs swimming hole unexpectedly, leading to the death of 9 swimmers, while another person remains missing. Over 100 people were bathing in the secluded swimming hole, which is popular with both locals and tourist hikers, when the flash flood occurred.
Footage courtesy of Mark Giambrone shows waterfalls running down the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in Central Australia on Sunday, after heavy rainfall and flooding forced the famous national park to close. Flash floods hit Central Australia on Sunday. The park rangers decided to close the park due to the risk of car accidents and flooding. The rangers are continuing to assess the situation every two hours until the park is safe to reopen. The storm was described as "once-in-a-half-century weather" by the Bureau of Meteorology, with two and a half inches of rainfall registered in one hour alone.
Flash floods rip through Indonesia's West Java province, killing at least 20 people and destroying hundreds of homes, local media say.
Firefighters rescue people trapped by floodwaters in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, where heavy rains have left at least 21 dead, according to authorities. IMAGES
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