Heavy rains and flooding in Kenya over the past weeks have left dozens of people dead and damaged homes and public infrastructure.

Hawaii has suffered its worst flooding in more than 20 years as heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago.

Hundreds of people have been rescued as severe flooding batters Hawaii’s Oahu island, prompting evacuation orders near a dam officials feared could overtop as water levels rose.

Evacuations have been ordered with a dam on Hawaii’s Oahu island at risk of imminent failure as the second significant storm in a week pounds the state.

As Hawaii endures its worst flooding in more than 20 years, officials are urging people in hard-hit areas to "LEAVE NOW." The warning early Saturday came after heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago.

Heavy rain has been battering Hawaii, causing catastrophic flooding across the state - and Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa was caught up in the chaos.

Heavy rain and flooding has hit Scotland's central belt amid a warning for more downpours. The Met Office issued a yellow alert for rain covering parts of the north east, Angus and Perth from midnight until 09:00 on Sunday. Meanwhile 12 flood warnings have ...

Muddy floodwaters from severe rains have inundated communities and prompted evacuation orders for more than 5,500 people in towns north of Honolulu. Officials are warning about the possible failure of a 120-year-old dam.