New videos posted to YouTube show violent flood waters in Pakistan washing away homes and inundating towns with millions of gallons of water. Pakistan's government now estimates 14 million people have been affected by the disaster.
Flood victims in Pakistan who have lost their homes apparently are relocating to tents set up along highways. The tents can be seen along a stretch of road between Islamabad and Peshawar in a video uploaded to YouTube by DELTApak, whose other videos document the destruction caused by the flooding outside Peshawar.
2.5 million people have ben affected by Pakistan's worst flooding in 80 years, according to the BBC, which reports that officials are worried about outbreaks of diarrhea and cholera. Videos posted to YouTube show flooded streets and damage in cities surrounding Peshawar. imranahmad131 describes the scene in his video from Garhi Baloch village, noting "thousands of homes were partially broken as most of the houses are not of concrete."
User name: imranahmad131 Location: Garhi Baloch, Pakistan Date uploaded: July 30 Event date: July 28-July 29 Views: 1,028 User notes: This video was taken on 28 and 29th July 2010 when the flood strike the Village Garhi Baloch, Peshawar (5 KM North from the downtown). Half of the residents of Garhi Baloch were badly affected by the Budni Nala (canal). This flood caused damage of billions of rupees. The video shows the walls of the houses fallen due to heavy rain on 28th July and then the flood on 29th July. The flood came to be a blessing for some self-seeking and cold-hearted people when they started catching the valuables of the damaged houses. Click here to watch this video on YouTube.
The AP reports flooding from three days of monsoonal rains in northwest Pakistan has killed 430 people, making it the region's deadliest disaster since 1929. The wire service also reported 400,000 people are stranded. These videos show flood waters covering the streets of Mardan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Heavy July rains causing landslides have led to several deaths and missing persons in southern and central China. Flooding continues to plague the countryside and cities alike. A few videos capture the damage:
More than 2 million people have been displaced by flooding in southern China, the BBC reports, and at least 200 people have been killed in landslides and other flood-related accidents since Sunday. This clip shows water washing away a bus and several cars.
A devastating flood in Brazil's north-east has killed 38 people and left nearly 100,000 people homeless, the Guardian reports. 1,000 people are missing in the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco.
Flood waters have washed out a section of the Trans-Canada Highway in Alberta. The Regina Leader-Post reports a nearly 3-mile section of the roadway on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border is under water. Aerial footage uploaded to YouTube shows the wash-out in the town of Maple Creek.
At least 19 people are dead after record rainfall in southern France caused flash floods. The AP reports a dozen helicopters worked overnight in Var prefecture to evacuate people trapped by the waters, which reached about 6.5 feet high in some areas.
Footage posted to YouTube shows the flood waters coursing through the town center of Draguignan, and damage to dozens of vehicles.
Nashville and surrounding areas in Tennessee are enduring historic floods right now, after receiving more than 13 inches of rain in two days. With cars floating down the street, popular stores underwater, and rivers rushing where dry land used to be, Nashville has been transformed and its residents are documenting the scene and uploading their videos to YouTube, where they're getting tens of thousands of views.
Here are a few videos that show just how extreme the conditions are:
Opreyland Hotel filled with water:
A man caught a large carp in the flood waters near his home:
This guy decides to go kayaking in his street:
Nashville's LP stadium filled with water:
And this beautifully-shot, yet somber video shows what Nashville looks like -- underwater:
Citizens in the Red River Valley, which spans across North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana, have been preparing for massive flooding for the past several days. The Red River has a history of flooding -- the last major flood was back in 1997 -- and this year is expected to be one of the worst in history.
People and organizations on the ground have been posting videos to YouTube, capturing what conditions are like as the area prepares.
The American Red Cross produced a video for residents with advice for how to prepare safely for the flooding.
Senator Conrad of North Dakota posted a video asking citizens to get involved and help in the preparations:
Many of these videos show the efforts of citizens working together to build walls of sandbags to keep the water out. Officials in Fargo, ND say that at least 2 million sandbags are needed to protect the city.
User jennalee02 made a five-part video diary in Moorhead, MN showing the world what's going on there as residents prep their houses for the flood.
Minnesota Public Radio did an amazing time-lapse video of people sandbagging in the "Fargodome" in Fargo, ND.
And a Coast Guard helicopter posted a video on the official Coast Guard channel of their crew rescuing six people in Abercrombie, ND. (http://youtube.com/coastguardnews)
As the river rises there will surely be more video footage uploaded to YouTube, so stay tuned.
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