Shocking aerial photographs show devastation caused by historic Mississippi flooding that has killed at least 20 - and officials warn there are more deaths to come

• Dozens of towns and villages lay abandoned after another day of historic flooding in Missouri and Illinois 
• Floodwater swamped entire settlements and forced widespread evacuations in disaster that has killed at least 20
• Five foreign soldiers training in US were killed when their car was swept off a rural road and into rampaging water 
• Crisis could rival 1993 when one of 'most damaging natural disasters to ever hit US' killed 50 and left $15bn damage
• Swollen rivers and streams were pushed to almost unheard of heights and up to 17million people are under threat

By OLLIE GILLMAN and ASHLEY COLLMAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 03:12 GMT, 31 December 2015 | UPDATED: 10:57 GMT, 31 December 2015

Monsoon leaves thousands stranded and 27 dead in Myanmar flooding - and the toll is expected to rise

• Moonsonal winds, flooding, and resulting landslides have killed at least 27 people in Myanmar
• The toll is expected to rise as rescue teams reach hard to access areas affected by the floods
• At least 156,000 people are known to have been affected, and 150,000 homes have been destroyed
• Much farmland has also been destroyed 

By RACHEL EDDIE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
PUBLISHED: 14:56 GMT, 2 August 2015 | UPDATED: 15:06 GMT, 2 August 2015

Historic Flooding in India and Pakistan

Sep 10, 2014

Days of heavy monsoon rain in northern Pakistan and the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir have brought some of the worst flooding the region has seen in 60 years. More than 450 deaths have been reported and the scale of the disaster is straining rescue efforts. Hundreds of thousands remain trapped as the armed forces of both Pakistan and India ramp up relief and evacuation operations. [34 photos]

A temple stands amid the waters of the overflowing river Tawi during heavy rains in Jammu on September 6, 2014. Authorities declared a disaster alert in the northern region after heavy rain hit villages across the Kashmir valley, causing the worst flooding in decades. (Reuters/Mukesh Gupta)