11.   The bodies of some of the victims were recovered at sea, where they were swept by the floods.

12.   The floods swept through central and southern regions of the country last July and August, destroying large areas under rice cultivation.

13.   The flood swept away the collection of tiny, tin-roofed earth, stone and wooden dwellings that the several thousand people who lived in them called Duvivier.

14.   The floods swept away roads and railway tracks in many places, cutting off the flooded areas from the rest of the state and further hampering rescue work.

15.   The floods also swept away entire villages, hospitals and schools and disrupted irrigation systems and basic health services.

16.   Volunteers waded through rising water to carry baboons to safety at a remote animal reserve Wednesday as fierce storms and floods swept northern South Africa.

17.   Floods frequently sweep through the low-lying Red River delta, where most of the rivers flow above the level of the surrounding land and are contained by massive dykes.

18.   Floods swept through the southern Egyptian province of Minya killing at least nine people, including six children, and leaving hundreds homeless, rescue services said Monday.

19.   He said the flood swept the Talang Sengkuat hamlet passed by the river on its way down from the Dempo mountain.

20.   A flood swept through a village in northern Vietnam leaving seven people dead or missing, Vietnam News Agency reported Sunday.