How heavy rains caused flooding in these Asian countries

China experienced its annual flooding this season that resulted in the evacuation of thousands of residents as large parts of the country reeled under some of the heaviest rainfall seen in decades. The aerial photo shows the extent of flooding in Guzhen Town of Lu'an City in eastern China's Anhui Province. (AP)

China’s giant dams, designed to contain floods and generate electricity, have come under heavy scrutiny. Floodwater is discharged at the Three Gorges Dam in central China's Hubei province. Authorities in the neighbouring province of Anhui blasted a dam Sunday to release surging waters behind it amid widespread flooding across the country that has claimed scores of lives. (Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua via AP)

The Kwanyin temple built on an island in the middle of the Yangtze River is seen flooded as the water level surge along Ezhou in central China's Hubei province. The temple first built in 1345AD has survived numerous floods and been rebuilt over the centuries. (Chinatopix Via AP)

Flash flooding in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 16 people after heavy rains swept parts of a mountainous area, an Afghan official said. (AP)

A spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province said that the flash floods happened in the Khewa district, and that the majority of the victims were children. (AP)

Japan's flooding triggered by heavy rains claimed at least 50 lives with several people missing. Tens of thousands of army troops, police and other rescue workers mobilized from around the country worked their way through mud and debris in the hardest-hit riverside towns along the Kuma River. (AP)

A residential area is flooded following a heavy rain in Oishida town, Yamagata prefecture, northern Japan Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Kyodo News via AP)

Landslides and flooding caused by heavy rainfall in Nepal blocked its main highway that connects most of the country to the Himalayan nation’s capital, preventing trucks from bringing in fuel and supplies. (AP)

A dog stands at the doorway of a house as a boy walks through a flooded area on the bank of the Bagmati river after water levels receded in Kathmandu, Nepal. The weather department has has forecast heavy rains this week. (AP)

Vehicles drive through a flooded road after a heavy rainfall in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, July 27, 2020. (AP)

Commuters on bicycles ease through local flood waters after a heavy downpour early Friday, July 24, 2020, in Bangkok, Thailand. The rainy season in Thailand typically takes place from July to October bringing heavy rains and occasional flooding. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)