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Page last updated at 14:54 GMT, Thursday, 24 September 2009 15:54 UK

Floods submerge giant roller coaster

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Heavy rain in the southern United States has left one of the world's biggest roller coasters partially under water.

The Six Flags amusement park was awash with floodwater from the nearby Chattooga River following several days of heavy rain in the south-eastern USA. Eight people have died in the floods.

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