SPATE

[noun] [U] - an unusually large number of events, esp. unwanted ones, happening at about the same timePolice are investigating a spate of burglaries in the Kingsland Road area.(UK) If a river is in (full) spate it has more water in it and is flowing faster than it usually does.After the storms the River Ganges was in full spate and thousands feared the possibility of flooding.