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At least 6 people were killed and 15 others reported missing after floods struck parts of Pakistan, including Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 21, 2025. Rainfall totals reached 145 mm (5.7 inches) in Saidpur, triggering multiple wall collapses and widespread damage.
36 people were reported dead after a tourist boat capsized in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay as strong winds near flipped it near the Đầu Gỗ Cave on July 19, 2025.
More than 100 flood-related emergency calls were reported in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Saturday evening, July 19, 2025, after thunderstorms brought up to 127 mm (5 inches) of rain in less than two hours, prompting a Flash Flood Emergency from the National Weather Service.
Three firefighters were injured by a falling tree while battling the Butler Fire on July 18, 2025. The fire is part of the Orleans Complex, which has now grown to over 5 802 ha (14 342 acres) and stands at 2 % containment on July 19.
At least 14 people were injured near Camp Williams after flash floods struck Azusa and areas along the San Gabriel River in Los Angles County on July 18, 2025.
Flooding crushed an unoccupied camper in New Pekins, Indiana, as streams in the area rose rapidly following moderate rain through Thursday, July 17, 2025.
A video showing a journalist nearly being swept away by floodwaters during a live broadcast in southern Punjab, Pakistan on July 14, 2025, went viral on social media.
The National Weather Service confirmed that at least 4 tornadoes touched down in Wisconsin amid storms on July 16, 2025, including an EF-1 near Dodgeville.
While the eruption at the Sundhnúksgígar crater row, southeast of Litla-Skógfell, Iceland continues on July 18, 2025, the eruptive activity has declined in the last 24 hours.
Record rainfall caused widespread flash flooding across the Kansas City metro area on July 17, 2025, affecting both Missouri and Kansas sides and prompting at least 23 water rescues.
