| 1 | The area has suffered from disastrous floods throughout its history. | |
| 2 | Officials are urging residents to evacuate from waterlogged areas near the state line. | |
| 3 | Parts of Canada and the United States are experiencing heavy rains and flooding, while droughts are hurting crop production in Western Australia and China. | |
| 4 | For instance, following the huge floods of 1998, the government banned logging in the upper reaches of the Yangtze river in order to protect forests and reduce flood dangers. | |
| 5 | Investment doesn' t flow to places where catastrophic water events cause huge social and economic problems and large-scale losses of life, they say. |