Torrential storms swept across France on June 25, killing two and injuring 17 as trees toppled, streets flooded, and Paris' National Assembly roof leaked during a speech by Prime Minister François Bayrou.
Power outages affected some 110,000 homes. Météo‑France attributed the deluge to a heat wave-driven supercell. Emergency services responded nationwide amid growing concerns over extreme weather linked to climate change.
But this phenomenon is not limited to France—almost everywhere in the world there has been an increase in extreme floods, in part due to climate change. Indeed, history has recorded some truly terrifying floods—natural disasters that have killed thousands and destroyed homes and livelihoods.
Click through and be reminded of some of the worst floods on record.