When rivers flood in South America, small pieces of land flow into the ocean.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

The resulting flood in the South left six people dead.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

But then, as industry in those countries grew larger,and more jobs opened, the flood of immigration began to slow.

VOA: special.2010.05.13

The family carries the body through flood and fire in an effort to get her body to Jefferson to be buried.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

And some people question whether it is wise to rebuild in an area that could easily flood again.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

Their ad in the newspapers started a flood of letters - more than one hundred a day.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

They were covered with snow. In their branches were pieces of dry grass and wood left by flood waters earlier in the year.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

They battle and survive a Mississippi flood for the reward of returning to state prison as the tall man did in the story "Old Man."

VOA: special.2010.01.10

"Houses in our region used to have stilts a few meters above the ground in order to allow flood to stay there,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

Emergency rescue services went in with rubber boats to get survivors - many had climbed to the rooftops to escape the flood.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

As you know, some of the camps are in the low lying areas and the most flood-prone districts are Swabi, Mardan,Nowshera and Peshawar.

VOA: standard.2009.07.04

The World Food Program is distributing food to flood-affected victims in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mauritania.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

In the regional city of Lae, clinics have been set up in tents to cope with what is expected to be a flood of patients.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

A few days without rain have allowed flood waters to begin to recede, but weather forecasters predict more monsoon rains in the days to come.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

The flood waters, carrying mud and debris, coursed down the mountain slopes of Ladakh, causing widespread damage in the region's main city,Leh, and surrounding villages.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

Many of them fled fighting in Burma. This latest flood of villagers came as Burmese forces moved in on rebel fighters from the Karen National Union.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

"We didn't have to hesitate too long; we said yes." Money raised will go to the Red Cross bushfire appeal as well as providing relief for flood victims in Queensland.

VOA: standard.2009.03.14