[Rescue workers prepare to search a destroyed building for survivors after a mudslide in Northwest Chinese city Zhouqu. The disaster was the result of massive flooding in the region. Image via AP]

What happened this weekend? Major flooding killed hundreds in Asia and displaced thousands in Europe, while Russia battled back against peat fires blanketing Moscow in smog. Here, check out some of the breathtaking pictures.

[A Nashville clothing store owner sets out some of the city's signature cowboy boots to dry after they were immersed in the flood waters that still plague parts of the city. Image via Getty]

Here's the world famous Grand Ole Opry House, which—like the rest of Nashville—is now soaking in flood water. Sakes alive! The Tennessean has complete coverage. [Pic: AP]

[The owners of this house in Little Falls, New Jersey, probably aren't all that chipper since they're still displaced from their home, which was flooded by the storm that hit the New York area this weekend. Image via Getty]

Bummed out by winter snowstorms? At least it's not raining. Trust us: Trudging through dirty slush won't seem so miserable once you've watched this woman get swept across a flooded road.

Fargo, the biggest and most Hollywood city in North Dakota, is, right this moment, on the verge of being flooded in Biblical-level deluge. How bad is it? Let us explain:

The sad state of bloggers and Long Island reporters is well-documented. But things are hard out there for TV reporters, too. Covering a flood for CBS News, Hari Sreenivasan nearly got hypothermia after his waders sprung a leak. But who wouldn't sacrifice a leg or two for that shot of a guy knee-deep in water? Fortunately, March Madness ramped up, America lost interest in natural disasters in the fly-by states, and Sreenivasan was mercifully allowed to return to dry land. [CBS News]