Torrential rain has caused dramatic flooding and landslides in northwestern Italy, near the French border. Scientists have linked the extreme weather to the effects of climate change. | Al Jazeera English

TORRENTIAL RAIN We just wanted to say the word torrential—but my goodness it’s REALLY coming down across the Region (as expected) with a line of very heavy rain stretching from Gary through Crown Point down to Rensselaer. There’s plenty of lightning with this as well so bring the activities indoors until this moves through. This line will move into Porter, Jasper, La Porte, and Starke counties over the next hour bringing heavy rain to those communities. Beyond this we’ll deal with a moderate rai

363K views · 3.9K reactions | Torrential rain led to flooded streets in the California town of Sonora on Wednesday as storms move through region. https://abcn.ws/2EFxI8n | ABC News | Facebook

19K views · 505 reactions | Torrential rain has put Houston area residents in a “life-threatening situation,” forcing evacuations. Texas Gov. Abbott expanded the state’s disaster declaration to cover 88 counties at-risk areas for severe weather and flooding. Mireya Villarreal has details. https://trib.al/yqk4e99 | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir | Facebook

#FPReels | Italy: Torrential Rain Causes Severe Flooding, Landslides Torrential rain in northern Italy caused flooding and mudslides in Como and Cabiate on Monday. Firefighters evacuated some residents from their homes, rescued stranded people from their vehicles, and cleared rail lines. | Firstpost