Major flooding in northern Australia has begun to ease but many towns remain isolated in crocodile-infested waters as supplies dwindle. Extreme weather driven by ex-tropical cyclone Jasper has dumped a…
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Argentina: Storm brings 150km/h winds leaving fourteen dead
Fourteen people have been killed after a storm brought heavy rain and winds of 150km/h (93mph) to eastern Argentina. The storm hit the port city of Bahia Blanca, around 570km…
Australia: Queensland sees flooding after near-record rainfall
Near-record levels of rainfall have caused life-threatening flooding in the Australian state of Queensland, authorities say. Thousands of people in the north of the state have been urged to move…
USA: Baby found alive in tree after Tennessee tornado
A four-month-old baby has been found alive “by the grace of God” his parents said after the child was sucked up into a tornado in Tennessee. The couple said a…
USA: At least six dead as tornadoes rip through Tennessee
At least six people died after tornadoes and severe storms tore through parts of Tennessee on Saturday. Buildings were reduced to rubble and communities were plunged into blackouts when extreme…
India: Cyclone Michaung makes landfall
Heavy rains and strong winds are battering India’s southern Andhra Pradesh state as a severe cyclonic storm makes landfall. Nine people, including a child, have died in Andhra Pradesh and…
India: At least two dead as the country braces for Cyclone Michaung
At least two people have been killed due to severe weather as two states in southern India brace for Cyclone Michaung. The “severe cyclonic storm” is expected to make landfall…
Somalia: Flood death toll crosses over 100
The death toll from Somalia’s ongoing floods has risen to 110, the UN humanitarian agency UN OCHA said on Sunday. More than one million people have been displaced and 2.4…
Tanzania: Heavy rain and landslides kill 47 in Hanang district
Severe flooding and landslides have killed at least 47 people and wounded 80 others in northern Tanzania, local officials say. It happened near the slopes of Mount Hanang, where President…
India: Lightning and hailstorms kill 24
At least 24 people have been killed by lightning and intense rain and hailstorms in India, officials said. The weather damaged houses and killed livestock across western Gujarat state. Storms…