Floods did not keep people away from a restaurant in Xiangfan, China. In fact, the floods not only brought in the water, they brought in the people. According to Ananova, "The owner said he was prepared to temporarily close the restaurant after the heaviest rains for 50 years brought floods to the city. But he had a change of heart when he heard how the eatery's new wet look was bringing in the customers."
I wonder if they have a no splashing rule.
If this could actually happen in the U.S. with all of our health codes, I could imagine owners taking the wet look one step further with Hooter's-style servers in in wet bikinis. Judging by the photo, though, it looks like it is business as usual in Xiangfan, just with a pool of water on the ground.
Rice is a crop that needs a lot of water to grow successfully, but too much water can be devastating, and as rice fields are usually in very low-lying lands, a flood can mean the difference between feast and famine in some parts of the world. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, in collaboration with UC Riverside and the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines, are 
Maybe the Boston Molasses Disaster is
imprinted on the collective memories of folks in Boston, but it was news to me. Apparently, on January 15, 1919, a 50
foot tall tank of molasses (the common sweetener of the time) burst, sending 2.5 million gallons of the sweet goo
hurtling through the city at a reported speed of 35 miles per hour, killing 21 people and injuring 150 others. The
initial wave of molasses was between eight and 15 feet high, according to a 
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