Some parents are turning up the TV to block out the sound of downpours.

The Environment Agency is asking farmers to take greater measures to protect their land.

At least 13 people have died after a storm hit south-eastern parts of the US.

Kentucky has seen the worst effects of the rain so far, reporting at least nine dead.

Campaigners say rising costs and other priorities should see the proposals for a Dumfries town dropped.

A winter storm has caused chaos on an Oregon highway, with up to 30 vehicles involved in a traffic accident.

Debris and mud flow pushes a fire department car into the Pacific as a rainstorm lashed LA county.

Ed Tate, who is a tenant farmer, allows his land to flood in order to protect properties downstream.