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Downpours earlier. this is not too bad, we have some skies coming in, this is the main stage, this is where kasabian headline last night, rick astley will be on later today, this is part of the stage set up for blossoms. 40,000 people repacking in here later but as you say, this is against the backdrop of what could be one of the wettest, if not the wettestjuly on record for some places. we will get those official figures on tuesday but it has been impacting a number of events, as emma vardy has...

Local residents and farmers have questioned why work is not being done 24 hours a day on the crucial east-to-west roadway.

Several homes in eight-storey building suffer major damages as boulders loosened by monsoon showers come raining down, some straight into their homes

U.S. Highway 64 is closed in Colfax County.

Multiple mudslides were reported Wednesday in Lamoille Canyon, prompting closure of the scenic byway while county and federal crews work to clear a path for trapped vehicles to exit

Work to fix a three-mile section of U.S. Highway 2 approximately 19 miles east of Waterville is now underway.

A mudslide in central Colombia killed at least 14 people early Tuesday and blocked a highway that connects Bogota to the nation’s eastern plains, officials said. The avalanche of mud and debris took down several homes in Quetame, a municipality located an hour’s drive southeast of Bogota. The mudslide also swept over a toll booth and tore down a bridge on the Bogota-Villavicencio highway, forcing police to redirect traffic.

In Lima, Peru, where thousands live on property bought from “land traffickers,” recent events exposed the hazards. But the rich are also at risk.

Chongqing, a sprawling municipality in southwest China, issued heightened warnings for heavy rain in 24 districts and counties on Friday, according to state media, as downpours pummel the area and numerous rivers threaten to overflow their banks.

Resident Gary Abbott told Global News his truck broke down after hitting the second slide and he counted about five on the roadway.