| 1 | At least 730 people died as a result of flash floods triggered by Cyclone Yemyin, which struck coastal areas in early July 2007. | |
| 2 | Beyond the downtown high-rises, UB often feels like a frontier town run amok, strewn lengthwise along a river valley like gravel left behind by a flash flood. | |
| 3 | Replant damaged ground as soon as possible since erosion caused by loss of ground cover can lead to flash flooding and additional landslides in the near future. | |
| 4 | Flash flooding in the past two weeks caused the Shabele River to burst its banks in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia, near the border with Somalia. |