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16 Places Around The World That Flooded In August 2023

Here are some of the places around the world that have flooded this month.

Kassy Cho

Sep 16, 2023 — 3 min read

Floods are ravaging countries around the world.

Here are just a few of the places that have been affected in August 2023 alone.

1. Alaska

Alaska floods august 2023

2. Myanmar

Myanmar floods august 2023 — A man wades through a flooded street in Bago township in Myanmar’s Bago region. (Photo by SAI AUNG MAIN/AFP via Getty Images)

3. Germany

germany floods august 2023

4. Bangladesh

Bangladesh floods august 2023

5. Chile

Chile floods august 2023 — Photo via Getty Images

6. Norway

norway floods august 2023 — An overflooded campsite is pictured in Aurdal, Norway. (Photo by OLE BERG-RUSTEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images)

7. Vietnam

Vietnam floods august 2023 — Photo via Getty Images

8. Southern California In The US

calfornia us floods august 2023 — Ronald Mendiola walks barefoot through the mud after checking on his house on Horizon Road in Cathedral City, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

9. Pakistan

Pakistan floods august 2023 — This photograph shows an aerial view of a village wrecked by floods in the Okara district of Punjab province. (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)

10. Colombia

columbia flood august 2023 — Photo via Getty Images

11. The Dominican Republic

12. Haiti

13. Slovenia

Slovenia floods august 2023 — Photo via Getty Images

14. Italy

Italy floods august 2023 — Photo via Getty Images

15. Philippines

Philippines floods august 2023 — A passenger jeepney and a motorist traverse on a flooded road after heavy downpour brought about by southwest moonson hit Manila. (Photo by TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images)

16. Austria

austria floods august 2023 — A flooded area is pictured in Viktring near Klagenfurt, Austria. (Photo by GERD EGGENBERGER/APA/AFP via Getty Images)

austria floods 2023 august — This aerial view shows a hay barn amid flooded fields in Niedernsill, Austria. (Photo by JFK/APA/EXPA/AFP via Getty Images)

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