flood

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics

Images & Videos

flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2008

Can we predict natural disasters?

Cotentin Peninsula prior to D-Day

Iowa: severe flooding, 1993

Johnstown, Pennsylvania: 1889 flood

2010 flooding in Pakistan

Global warming and its impact explained

Read Next

In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.

6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters

Discover

Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan

6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

Car with a pickle design in the Zagreb Red Bull Soapbox Race, Zagreb, Croatia, September 14, 2019. (games, races, sports)

10 Unusual Sports

Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

Portion of the Aleppo Codex, a manuscript of the Hebrew Bible written in the Hebrew language in the 10th century CE; in the Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

Why Do Languages Die?

pulmonary veins and arteries, circulation, cardiovascular system, human anatomy, (Netter replacement project - SSC)

13 Questions About How the Human Body Works Answered

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

flood: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Jun 14, 2025

News •

The death toll from San Antonio flooding rises to 13. All those missing have been found • June 14, 2025, 6:58 PM ET (AP)

Deaths in San Antonio rise to 11 and some are still missing after heavy storms, officials say • June 13, 2025, 6:50 PM ET (AP)

At least 78 dead in South Africa floods as official says rescue attempts were 'paralyzed' • June 12, 2025, 2:42 PM ET (AP)

At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa with toll expected to rise, officials say • June 11, 2025, 7:50 PM ET (AP)

Teacher in Nigeria loses dozens of relatives and pupils in devastating floods • June 5, 2025, 8:25 AM ET (AP)

Photos and Videos

flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2008

Cotentin Peninsula prior to D-Day

Iowa: severe flooding, 1993

Johnstown, Pennsylvania: 1889 flood

2010 flooding in Pakistan

Can we predict natural disasters?

Global warming and its impact explained

See All Videos and Images →

Topics

flash flood black flood flood control Australian floods 100-year flood white flood Yangtze River floods Why Is the Huang He River Known as China’s Sorrow?flood myth flood-frequency analysis earthquake famine tsunami landslide avalanche sedimentation wildfire drought forest fire lahar

Quiz

Iceland, Glacier lagoon (Jokulsarlon)

Winter Weather Words Quiz

water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)

Water and its Varying Forms

rain. Child in the rain, wearing a rain coat, under a yellow umbrella. April Showers weather climate rain storm water drops

April Showers to March’s Lions and Lambs

List

In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.

6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters