Wooden houses on stilts in the flooded forest along the Madeira River, Amazonas state, Brazil, South America

Firemen pump water out of flooded home in Naunton, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

The flooded town of Towyn in North Wales. Caravans in a mobile home park and caught up in the disaster. Streets of houses are surrounded by the flood waters.

Flooded street in 2002, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Boats tethered to a stone bench in the flooded town of Towyn in North Wales, UK.

CAMBODIA Grandmother and baby in hammock. Don Tok village, Kampot, lies beside a river estuary and is often flooded by sea water, a consequence of climate change during the last few years. CRS is studying the problem through its partner agency, SCW (Save Cambodian Wildlife). These people have to endure the inconvenience of daily flooding around their homes. photo by Sean Sprague

In January 2005 a severe storm hit Cumbria that created havoc on the roads and toppled over one million trees, contents of flooded homes, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

In January 2005 a severe storm hit Cumbria that created havoc on the roads and toppled over one million trees, contents of flooded homes, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

In January 2005 a severe storm hit Cumbria that created havoc on the roads and toppled over one million trees, contents of flooded homes, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe