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USA

Watch: Intrepid alligators swim in back garden of flood-hit Texas home

30/08/2017

USA

Houston braces for more misery from Harvey as more rain predicted

Houston mayor declares night-time curfew amid reports of crime spree across city as authorities struggle to provide shelter

30/08/2017

World News

Thousands transferred to shelters in Houston

Thousands of people have been transferred to rescue shelters in the aftermath of flooding in Houston.

29/08/2017

USA

Will Texas get its disaster relief funds?

President Trump has promised federal aid to Texas, but with disaster reserves running low, it's down to Congress to vote the extra money, and that is far from a done deal.

29/08/2017

USA

Storm Harvey flooding to worsen

President Trump to visit Texas after 'catestrophic' flooding as forecasters say things will get worse

28/08/2017

USA

Houston braced for more floods in wake of hurricane Harvey

Houston, Texas, is expected to see a year's rainfall in just a week after hurricane Harvey passes over

28/08/2017

USA

Hurricane Harvey barrels into Texas

Hurricane Harvey yesterday crashed into the US mainland bringing life-threatening winds and the risk of catastrophic flooding.

26/08/2017

USA

The US prepares for Hurricane Harvey

Residents in the Gulf of Mexico are filling hundreds of sandbags, in preparation for possibly the worst hurricane in 12 years to hit the mainland United States since Hurricane Wilma struck Florida in 2005.

25/08/2017

Japan

Tropical storm Noru batters Honshu bringing torrential rain

The Japanese island of Honshu has been hitt by floods as Tropical Storm Noru heads up the coast

08/08/2017

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Plane damaged in freak storm in Turkey

A French airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Istanbul's Ataturk airport after being hit by hailstones during a freak storm.

28/07/2017

Turkey

Summer rainstorms see Istanbul pounded by hailstones the size of golf balls

27/07/2017

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Storms and landslides cause havoc in central and southern China

Tourists were rescued in Hubei province after becoming stranded, while storms caused damage in neighbouring Sichuan.

16/07/2017

World News

Lightning strikes and thunderstorms end China's summer snap

The heavy downpour was greeted by some after temperatures soared, but storm caused power outages and travel disruption

14/07/2017

World News

Watch: Extreme weather of Europe's summer

13/07/2017

Germany

Floods in Germany amid thunderstorms and heavy rain

Germany has been inundated by heavy rain and thunderstorms. Some parts of the capital, Berlin, have been left under water.

30/06/2017

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South Africa: deadly storm ravages Western Cape

08/06/2017

World News

{Watch} Sea foam invades Cape Town coast

08/06/2017

India

Two dozen killed as wall collapses at wedding in India

A wedding celebration turned to tragedy in India when a wall collapsed onto guests, killing at least 24 people in the western state of Rajasthan.

11/05/2017

USA

Deadly storms rip through America's Midwest

At least thirteen people have died after severe storms brought flooding to America’s Midwest.

01/05/2017

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Sandstorm in southern Xinjiang

Massive sandstorm hits southern China devastating crops and bringing traffic to a halt.

20/04/2017