A singer in Australia when a cyclone hit said it sounded like “three of four jet airliners roaring over the roof”. David Harrop from Warwickshire, who was in Brisbane, Queensland,…
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Australia: Mass blackouts in storm-hit east coast.
Hundreds of thousands of people remain without power in Australia after a cyclone brought wild weather to the east coast. Communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales (NSW)…
Australia: Troops injured in storm
on Saturday, 36 military personnel were injured in a convoy crash in Lismore, about 200km south of Brisbane. One truck overturned while driving on a narrow road. A second truck…
Australia: Body found in floodwaters
Australian authorities say a body has been found in floodwaters and 36 military workers injured in a vehicle crash as wild weather from a tropical storm lashes the country’s eastern…
Argentina: City left flooded after fierce storm
One of Argentina’s biggest cities has been hit by severe flooding after suffering the equivalent of more than four months’ rainfall in just four hours. Heavy rain began lashing Bahía…
Australia: ‘Scary’ tropical Cyclone Alfred nears Queensland
The wind has been kicking up along the Gold Coast and so too has the swell. But while authorities have been warning residents to stay indoors as Cyclone Alfred approaches,…
La Reunion island: Four dead as Cyclone Garance wrecks French Island
At least four people have been killed as Cyclone Garance struck the French overseas territory of La Reunion island, authorities said. The cyclone struck on Friday, making landfall in the…
USA: At least 10 dead in floods and heavy rain
At least 10 people have died as torrential downpours over the weekend drenched parts of the south-eastern US, submerging roads and houses. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said nine people have…
USA: At least nine dead in US floods and heavy rain
At least nine people have died over the weekend, as torrential downpours drenched parts of the south-eastern US, submerging roads and houses. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said eight people died…
Northern Ireland: NIE warns of compensation scammers as 6,500 still without power
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) said they aware of scam messages in relation to compensation after Storm Éowyn left thousands without power. About 6,500 properties in Northern Ireland are still without power one…