It happened about 100 miles northeast of Edinburgh, where severe storms triggered flash floods overnight.

它发生在爱丁堡东北100英里处，夜间，当地的严重风暴引发了山洪。

The governor of Texas has declared emergencies in more than 20 counties after extreme rain triggered flash floods.

在极端暴雨引发暴洪后，德克萨斯州州长宣布20多个县进入紧急状态。

Rivers and reservoirs burst their banks after recent storms, triggering flash floods overnight.

最近的暴风雨过后，河流和水库决堤，一夜之间引发了山洪暴发。

Recent storms across parts of Western Europe made rivers and reservoirs burst their banks, triggering flash floods after the saturated soil could not absorb any more water.

最近席卷西欧部分地区的暴风雨使河流和水库决堤，因饱和的土壤无法吸收更多的水遂导致山洪暴发。

Officials said heavy rains lashed the southeast region August 1 through 11, triggering flash floods that caused rivers to burst their banks and inundate hundreds of villages.

有关官员说，8月1日至11日，暴雨袭击了东南部地区，引发了山洪暴发，导致河流决堤，淹没了数百个村庄。

It's a phenomenon scientists call weather whiplash, when conditions fueled by climate change lurch from one extreme to another, and rain falls faster than parched soil can absorb it, triggering flash flooding.

科学家称之为天气鞭打现象，即气候变化导致天气状况从一个极端突然转向另一个极端，降雨速度超过干燥土壤可以吸收的速度，最终引发山洪暴发。