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How a new EU project is helping cities plan ahead for sea storms

In partnership with the European Commission

In this episode of Smart Regions, Euronews explores how a new EU project is helping to safeguard cities from floods.

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Typhoon Maysak sweeps over southern Japan

Warnings issued for the area around Okinawa, home to US military bases, described gusts strong enough to cause some homes to collapse and extremely high tides.

Switzerland

3 Spanish tourists dead, 1 missing after Swiss canyoning accident

Authorities say the four men were reported missing on Wednesday night during a heavy storm.

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Seven dead after storm causes flooding on Greek island

Torrential rains and floods swept the Greek island of Evia, killing seven, damaging dozens of houses and blocking roads.

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Survivors of deadly India crash say plane swayed violently

Survivors of the Air India Express plane crash said that the plane swayed violently before crash landing at the Kozhikode airport, in southern India.

USA

Florida readies for storm Isaias amid surging coronavirus cases

Isaias was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm on Saturday, but heavy rain and flooding is still expected in Florida.

United Kingdom

Storm Jorge: Europe braces for heavy rain, floods — and Saharan dust

Authorities in Ireland and the UK have warned that the rain expected this weekend is likely to "worsen the flooding situation" ushered in by storm Dennis.

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Flooding after UK hit by second big storm in a week

Towns and villages across the UK were flooded following the second large storm in as many weeks.

United Kingdom

Storm Dennis death toll rises in UK

The storm's confirmed death toll rose on Monday as West Mercia Police said a body had been found in the search for a 55-year-old woman who had been missing near Tenbury in Worcestershire since Sunday.

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Sea foam makes waves in Cornish seaside resort of Bude

The salty substance, which blew in from the Irish Sea on Monday and Wednesday, bore a striking resemblance to snow.

World News

In photographs: Europe hit by heavy storms

Photographs from across Europe reveal the scale of weather-related disruptions.

United Kingdom

Storm Ciara helps Boeing 747 smash records with 1,327 kph crossing

Blown by winds of up to 150 kph, a UK bound flight made the Atlantic crossing in just 4 hours and 56 minutes.

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Storm Ciara wreaks havoc across Ireland and Britain

Britain and Ireland took shelter on Sunday in a powerful storm that is expected to disrupt air, rail and sea links, cancel sporting events, cut off electricity and damage property.

World News

Storm Ciara: Eight dead as hurricane-force winds sweep across Europe

The death toll from Storm Ciara has climbed

World News

Storm Ciara forces cancellation of Galway's European Culture ceremony

The Galway 2020 European capital of culture opening ceremony has been cancelled due to imminent arrival of Storm Ciara. Heavy rain and high winds expected.

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Stormy weather and high winds cripple ferry traffic on Adriatic

Winds reaching speeds of 185 kilometres per hour cause widespread disruption and damages in several Adriatic coasts' countries.

Spain

Storm death toll rises to 13 in Spain as France battens down hatches

At least 13 people have lost their lives in Spain since Sunday as Storm Gloria unleashed strong winds, and heavy snow and rainfalls.

Spain

Interactive: See how Storm Gloria ravaged this Spanish river delta

The storm surge went up to three kilometres inland, it was claimed.

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Australian outback town blanketed in dust storm

The Australian outback town of Broken Hill was blanketed in dust as storms swept over parts of the New South Wales state on Wednesday.

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Storm whips up sea foam on Catalan coast

The coast at a seaside town in Spain was left covered in foam after Storm Gloria.