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New Zealand

'Chipocalypse' now as New Zealanders face up to a crisp crisis

A winter of unprecedented rainfall has devastated the country's potato crop

17/10/2017

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Schools shutdown continues as Ophelia hits Northern Ireland

Schools across Northern Ireland are to remain closed on Tuesday in the wake of Storm Ophelia

17/10/2017

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Ophelia brings mellow yellow tinge to London sky

17/10/2017

Ireland

Ireland counts cost of Ophelia

Tropical storm Ophelia left a trail of death and destruction in its wake as it battered every corner of Ireland. Three people were killed in separate incidents and over three hundred thousand homes were without electricity.

17/10/2017

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South Africa hit by storms and flash flooding

Johannesburg and the east of South Africa are battered by storms.

10/10/2017

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Watch: Aid trucks swarm across pools of mud

Impressive Red Cross footage shows trucks battling to carry construction material in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

08/10/2017

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Hurriance Nate kills nine people in Nicaragua

Hurricane Nate doused Central America with heavy rains on Thursday, killing at least 12 people in Nicaragua, nine in Costa Rica, two in Honduras and two in El Salvador.

07/10/2017

USA

Mysterious colourful pattern on weather radar caused by butterflies

Weather experts were left mystified after spotting an unusual colourful cloud on their radar.

07/10/2017

USA

Hurricane Nate claims lives in Central America, heads for New Orleans

Now a Category 1 Hurricane, Nate has ripped a deadly path through Central America, and is now bearing down on New Orleans.

07/10/2017

Poland

Hurricane wreaks havoc in Poland

At least two people died and many more were injured including eight firefighters as hurricane force winds and rain lashed Western Poland.

06/10/2017

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Hurricane Maria heads for Virgin Islands

Hurricane Maria's category five winds and torrential rain have wrecked Dominica. Now they are bearing down on the Virgin Islands.

20/09/2017

Romania

Romania battered by deadly storm

At least eight people killed and dozens more hurt as severe weather hits Romania, Serbia and Croatia

18/09/2017

Japan

Typhoon hits Japan, grounding hundreds of flights

Authorities have warned of flash floods and landslides as the storm moves towards the country's northeast. It could bring strong winds to the Tokyo area by Sunday evenging.

17/09/2017

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Typhoon Doksuri batters central Vietnam

The typhoon, one of the strongest in recent years, has killed at least six people and cut off electricity for 1.3 million, the country's disaster agency said.

16/09/2017

USA

Hurricane Irma weakens as Florida prepares to count the cost

11/09/2017

USA

Hurricane Irma downgraded to a tropical storm as it heads northwest

Irma has been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm with sustained winds of up to 110 km per hour.

11/09/2017

USA

Hurricane Irma smashes into Florida Keys

Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida as a category 4 storm

10/09/2017

USA

Florida holds its breath as Hurricane Irma arrives

10/09/2017

World News

Caribbean islands spared Hurricane Jose's wrath

10/09/2017