In Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, some residents spent Christmas Day in temporary accommodation after being deluged over the weekend following two days of heavy rain.
As the city was deluged over the weekend by interest and sympathy from all corners of the world, people began to ask, in newspapers, on blogs, on Twitter, why Beirut, where forty-three people were killed in a suicide bombing last Thursday night, had been almost entirely ignored.
As coastal areas are deluged over this century, millions of mainland Americans could be forced to flee inland, where they may overwhelm already crowded cities, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
The deluge of presents was over, but now there were hours to spend exploring new smartphone features.
Mr. Barth says that as Google Maps software becomes more user-generated — it has already been deluged with over 20,000 suggested corrections — bikers will be able to edit the data on a hand-held device as they actually cycle.
When Mr Giscard d'Estaing and his 12-strong presidium issued the first 16 articles of a draft constitution last month, they were deluged with over 1,000 proposed amendments from all sides; integrationist Germany has tabled almost as many amendments as the sovereignty-minded British.Unexpected alliances are emerging.
The Financial Conduct Authority has taken emergency action to tackle payday loan brokers after a deluge of complaints over "blatantly unfair" practices.
Residents of fire-scarred foothill communities near Los Angeles, some still digging out from a deluge of mud over the weekend, were told to evacuate their homes Tuesday as another strong storm hit the region.
Donald Rumsfeld was the first to go, resigning as secretary of defence amid a deluge of criticism over the lack of post-war planning after the March 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Given the downright deluge of news over the past couple of weeks, one has to wonder what, precisely, Google is keeping up its sleeve for I/O.
