NEW YORK, July 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 109 people were dead and over 160 are still missing as of Tuesday after devastating flash floods slammed the U.S. Texas Hill Country, with rescue operations still ...

As the desperate search continues for survivors of the flash floods in Central Texas, concerns have already been raised about ...

HOUSTON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and an unknown number of children from summer camps along the Guadalupe River went missing during the major flash flooding caused by heavy ...

和中文的“暴雨洪水”相比，Flash flood 在英语文化中似乎更加广为人知。 Flash flood 的字面含义，是指“像闪电一样的洪水”，指突然发生、持续时间较短的局部地区洪水，一般都是由大雨暴雨导致。 除了城市地区，Flash flood 更多出现于人口较少的乡村和荒野。