Two men have died as torrential rains and gale-force winds cause flooding and damage across Greece. More than 30cm of rain was reported to have fallen on the island of…
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Malaysia and Thailand: Flooding kills at least 12
Huge flooding caused by heavy rain in Malaysia and neighbouring Thailand has killed at least 12 people, officials say. More than 122,000 people have been forced out of their homes in…
Malaysia: Flooding forces over 120,000 from homes
Huge flooding caused by heavy rain in Malaysia has forced more than 122,000 people out of their homes across the country. Three people have also died, according to disaster officials.…
South Korea: Heavy snow leaves three dead
Heavy snowfall in South Korea has disrupted flights and ferries and killed at least three people.The country grappled with its second day of record snow on Thursday, with the authorities reporting that…
USA: Bad weather expected as millions travel for Thanksgiving Holiday
Much of the eastern US could experience a wave of bad weather as travellers hit the roads and airports for the Thanksgiving holiday. The National Weather Service (NWS) has forecast…
S Korea: Seoul covered by heaviest November snow on record
Seoul has recorded its heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago in 1907. The South Korean capital was covered with at least 16 cm of snow on…
UK: Storms threaten to disrupt holiday travel across US
This week has the potential to bring a wave of messy weather across the United States as travellers hit the roads and airports ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. The National…
Ireland: Storm Bert floods homes and disrupts travel
A number of homes were flooded in counties Down and Tyrone on Saturday following hours of heavy rain and wind caused by Storm Bert.Some residents in Dundonald were stuck in…
USA: Deadly bomb cyclone cuts power for thousands in US north-west
A storm off the coast of the US north-west and western Canada is pummelling the region – bringing high winds, flooding and snow to over seven million residents living in…
Honduras: Hundreds of villages cut off by torrential rain
Torrential rain caused by Tropical Storm Sara has cut off more than 1,700 communities in Honduras.The slow-moving storm caused widespread flooding across the Central American nation. So far, Honduran officials…