Videos and pictures of the flooded roads and cars that were driving through them overnight have been widely shared online.

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Videos and pictures of the flooded roads and cars that were driving through them overnight have been widely shared online.

Digital Desk: Hundreds of people were forced to relocate to safer areas during a stormy weekend in Texas, United States, due to flash floods and severe rain. In the most recent weather disasters to affect national parks in the United States, at least one hiker was reported to have been washed away in the floods and was still missing on Monday.

After a protracted period of severe drought, Texas experienced flash floods days later. In the state's normally tinder-dry southwest, several inches of rain fell over the course of two days. Videos and pictures of the flooded roads and cars that were driving through them overnight have been widely shared online.

When you come across flooded roads, turn around so you don't drown. In cars, flood fatalities are most common. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads," said the National Weather Service.

Here are the top developments:

Parts of Texas were devastated by a quick transition from a severe drought to a flood situation, which overnight resulted in more than 50 water-related crises.

Many hikers were left stranded for many hours by the swelling waters as the flash floods tore through numerous national parks in the US, including Zion in Utah and Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. In other videos, students in Arizona were seen being rescued from a school bus that had become stranded due to rising water

The NWS anticipated floods in certain areas of Mississippi this week in addition to up to seven inches of rain in northern Texas.

The week leading up to the rainstorm was unusually dry, with less than an inch of rain falling in July. However, the unexpected rainstorm made Monday's rainfall the second-wettest on record for the region.

More rain is expected throughout the week, according to forecasters. As of Monday night, several counties to the south and east were still on flash flood alert, but Dallas and Fort Worth are currently under flood warnings.