2015 Event Flooding from recent heavy rains in Texas has resulted in over 200 rescues and at least 27 deaths to date; several people have also been reported missing 2014 Event The Italian government sets aside 2 million euros for repairs to the ancient city of Pompeii after damage caused by heavy rains highlights the general decay of this World Heritage site 2013 Event The Chinese province of Fujian faces heavy rains and flooding from Typhoon Fitow 2013 Event Rajkot, Gujarat, India experiences extremely heavy rains that cause damage estimated at over 100 rupees 2013 Event German authorities are forced to evacuate 10 villages as heavy rains swell the Elbe River, breaching its banks 2013 Event Heavy monsoon rains cause the collapse of a partially-finished building on a residential block in Mumbai, India 2012 Event A section of China's high-speed railway collapses after it underwent test runs; the collapse may have resulted from heavy rains 2010 Event At least 47 people die in northern India from heavy monsoon rains and landslides in Uttrakhand state, Pitthoragarh, Chapawat and Uttarkashi regions 2010 Event In Guatemala, heavy rains and landslides kill at least 18 people and a state of emergency is declared 2010 Event Monsoon rains delay salvage of the wreckage of Airblue Flight 202 which crashed in the Margalla Hills outside Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people onboard 1988 Event 500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1983 Death Georges Auric, French composer (It Always Rains on Sunday), dies at 84 1976 Event Rain out! Astrodome cancels game heavy rains make it difficult for visiting team and umpires to get through flooded streets to the stadium 1971 Event Heaviest rains ever in Bahia district of Brazil, 15" in 24 hours 1967 Death Claude Rains, actor (Invisible Man), dies at 77 1959 Event Dam across Tera River collapses after heavy winter rains, 135 die 1944 Birthday Charles Burnett, director, When it Rains, Glass Shield 1910 Event Heavy rains cause floods in Paris 1889 Birthday Claude Rains, London, actor, Invisible Man, Casablanca 1862 Death James Edward Rains, lawyer/Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 29 1862 Event Yorktown, Virginia - McClellan halted his troop before town as it is full of armed torpedoes left by CS Brigadier General Gabrial Rains 1833 Birthday James Edward Rains, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1803 Birthday Gabriel James Rains, Brigadier General Confederate Army
