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Lebanon

Beirut blast: Macron to visit Lebanon as countries offer help

Lebanon has received offers of help from abroad after the Beirut port blast amid fears over health, food security and the country's already-shattered economy.

Lebanon

Beirut blast: Death toll rises as three days of mourning start

Lebanon's Health Minister warned 'there are probably more (victims) under the rubble".

Lebanon

Dozens killed and thousands injured in Beirut port blast

The explosion took place at the port shortly before 19:00 local time (18:00 CET) with a large cloud of smoke billowing over the city. Eyewitnesses reported significant damage.

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Tornado survivors clung to furniture to avoid being carried away

Survivors of a deadly tornado that hit Tennessee said they clung to each other and furniture to keep the winds from carrying them away.

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Bolivians clean up after river flood forces evacuation

The Bolivian town of Tipuipaya in the department of Cochabamba is forced to be evacuated after an overflowing Taquina River damaged several houses.

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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits off Puerto Rico

Tuesday's quake was the most powerful in a series of tremors that have shaken the island since December 28.

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Tornado hits in Japan as country braces itself for typhoon

A tornado ripped through Chiba Prefecture — south-east of the capital Tokyo — on Saturday, as Japan continued to brace itself for the arrival of a powerful typhoon that is forecast to be the worst in six decades.

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Spain counts the cost of deadly floods in Alicante and Murcia

In some area of Spain the rain has been torrential for more than two days.

United Kingdom

Military helps to shore up damaged dam amid town flooding fears

A British military helicopter dropped bags of ballast onto the outer slope of a dam that partially collapsed and risks bursting and flooding the town of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire, central England.

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Greek capital Athens rattled by 5.1-magnitude earthquake

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled the Greek capital Athens on Friday (July 19), briefly knocking out power and telecommunications in parts of the city and sending people running from buildings in panic.

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Full extent of damage to Notre-Dame seen during minister's visit

The full extent of the destruction to Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris was laid bare on Wednesday as French culture minister Franck Riester visited to look at renovation efforts.

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Six people killed after storms hit northern Greece

Gale-force winds, rain and hailstorms struck overnight in Halkidiki region, a popular tourist destination in the summer.

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Tornado wreaks havoc upon apartment complex in Dayton, Ohio

Aerial footage released on Tuesday showed an apartment complex in Dayton, Ohio that was torn to shreds by one of three tornadoes that touched down in the state on Monday.

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Roofs fly off as tornadoes tear across Jefferson City

An outbreak of nasty storms spawned tornadoes that razed homes, flattened trees, tossed cars across a dealership lot and injured dozens of people in Missouri's capital city and killed at least three others elsewhere in the state.

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Colombia: Heavy rains unleash deadly landslide

Heavy rains unleashed a landslide in a remote mountain town in southwestern Colombia on Sunday (April 21st), killing at least 14 people and injuring five more.

Italy

Aerial footage shows extent of damage in Italy’s storm-hit Rapallo

Vast piles of debris, collapsed roads and sunken boats are among the damage shown in the video.