In this really impressive online source, a guy called Mark Isaak has collected hundreds of flood myths from literally all over the world. Quite a collection! It gives a good impression of the omnipresence of the flood myth. Check it out here:
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/flood-myths.html
You can also chek out this article on the topic online which gives more of an overview.
A fairy tale as collected by the Brothers Grimm:
A little louse and a little flea kept house together. They were brewing beer in an eggshell when the little louse fell in and burned herself to death. At this the little flea began to cry loudly.
Then the little parlor door said, “Why are you crying, little flea?”
“Because little louse has burned herself to death.”
Then the little door began to creak.
Then a little broom in the corner said, “Why are you creaking, little door?”
“Why should I not be creaking?
Little louse has burned herself to death.
Little flea is crying.”
Then the little broom began to sweep furiously.
Then a little cart came by and said, “Why are you sweeping, little broom?”
“Why should I not be sweeping?
Little louse has burned herself to death.
Little flea is crying.
Little door is creaking.”
Then the little cart said, “Then I will run,” and it began to run furiously.
It ran by a little manure pile, which said, “Why are you running, little cart?”
“Why should I not be running?
Little louse has burned herself to death.
Little flea is crying.
Little door is creaking.
Little broom is sweeping.”
Then the little manure pile said, “Then I will burn furiously,” and it began to burn in bright flames.
A little tree that stood near the little manure pile said, “Little manure pile, why are you burning?”
“Why should I not be burning?
Little louse has burned herself to death.
Little flea is crying.
Little door is creaking.
Little broom is sweeping.
Little cart is running.”
Then the little tree said, “Then I will shake myself,” and it began to shake itself until all its leaves fell off.
A girl who came up with her water pitcher saw that, and said, “Little tree, why are you shaking?”
“Why should I not be shaking?
Little louse has burned herself to death.
Little flea is crying.
Little door is creaking.
Little broom is sweeping.
Little cart is running.
Little manure pile is burning.”
Then the girl said, “Then I will break my little water pitcher.” And she broke her little water pitcher.
Then the little spring from which the water was flowing said, “Girl, why did you break your little water pitcher?”
“Why should I not break my little water pitcher?
Little louse has burned herself to death.
Little flea is crying.
Little door is creaking.
Little broom is sweeping.
Little cart is running.
Little manure pile is burning.
Little tree is shaking.”
“Oh,” said the spring, “then I will begin to flow,” and it began to flow furiously. And everything drowned in the water: the girl, the little tree, the little manure pile, the little cart, the little broom, the little door, the little flea, and the little louse, all together.
from: Children’s and Household Tales (1812 – 1857)
online source: https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm030.html
The Great Flood of Gun-Yu (Chinese: 鯀禹治水), also known as the Gun-Yu myth, was a major flood event in ancient China that allegedly continued for at least two generations, which resulted in great population displacements among other disasters, such as storms and famine. People left their homes to live on the high hills and mounts, or nest on the trees. According to mythological and historical sources, it is traditionally dated to the third millennium BCE, or about 2300-2200 BCE, during the reign of Emperor Yao.
Treated either historically or mythologically, the story of the Great Flood and the heroic attempts of Emperor Yu and various human characters to control it and to abate the disaster is a narrative fundamental to Chinese Culture. Among other things, the Great Flood of China is key to understanding the history of the founding of both the Xia dynasty and the Zhou dynasty, it is also one of the main flood motifs in Chinese mythology, and it is a major source of allusion in Classical Chinese poetry.
from wikipedia
see also this article about the geological facts behind this and other flood myths.
This painting shows a scene from early buddhist texts from the 3. and 4. Century AD: When Mara, the God of Death, attacked Siddhattha, Siddhattha called on Vasundhara, also referred to as Bhumi or Mother Earth, to save him. Vasundhara creates a massive flood by wringing her long hair and ths drowning all the adversaries. Here Siddhattha, later to become Buddha, can be seen seated and meditating in a small tower high above the flood created by Vasundhara. The image is from the 19. Century. As Christian Rohr notes, the image of Vasundhara wringing her hair is particularly popular in modernity. Today it is a popular talisman in Thailand and Burma.
Thailand; 3. Century AD; Buddhist; Painting, Sculpture
“Noye’s Fludde” is an opera by british composer Britten from 1958 based on the Noah myth. It premiered in England just 5 years after the great North Sea Flood of 1953.
UK; 20. Century; Christian; Music, Opera; Noah
Since 2017 there is a “life size” Ark in Kentucky, USA: https://arkencounter.com/
USA; 21. Century; Christian; Sculpture, Theme Park