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France

Watch: Elderly couple's close call after being dragged out to sea

World News

Storm Imogen wreaks havoc across Europe

Spain Rescue workers in Spain are battling against strong winds and crashing waves to recover the body of a 20-month-old baby. The child was swept

France

Gusty winds hit Europe - on both sides of the Channel

Brittany and Normandy took a battering on Monday as France’s north and west bore the brunt of a storm that has seen gusts of around 140 kilometres

World News

Huge storms batter Biscay, Ireland, Norway

Salvage teams on Friday managed to reach a Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel, which had been drifting in the Bay of Biscay. Spanish rescue helicopters

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USA

Eastern USA braces for "historic" snowstorm

The eastern seaboard of the United States is bracing itself for a great white storm forecasters are saying is of epic proportions. A metre of snow is

United Kingdom

Frank - the third storm in a week batters UK and Ireland

The power of the storms lashing parts of Britain has been caught on amateur videos. In one an 18th century stone bridge in the North Yorkshire town

USA

Ghastly weather across US

In the US state of Texas, at least 11 people were killed in the Dallas area over the weekend as floods and tornadoes flattened buildings and

USA

10 dead after US storms trigger tornadoes

Severe storms tearing across the United States have left at least 10 people dead. The weather system brought high winds and triggered more than 20

United Kingdom

Storm Desmond wreaks havoc as it sweeps across UK

Homes were flooded, bridges collapsed and roads were shut in Scotland and northern England on Saturday as Storm Desmond swept across the United

USA

North Carolina braces for Hurricane Joaquin

Hurricane Joaquin strengthened to a dangerous category 4 storm as it battered the Bahamas with torrential rain and powerful winds on Thursday

China

Costly clear up in China after Typhoon Dujuan hits Fujian

Chinese authorities face a huge clear up in the eastern province of Fujian after Typhoon Dujuan battered the coastal region. Super Typhoon Dujuan

Cuba

US: Erika downgraded from tropical storm, but still poses flood threat

The US National Hurricane Center has downgraded Tropical Storm Erika. Its maximum sustained winds have dropped to 56km per hour, which is just below

Haiti

Tropical Storm Erika threatens Haiti and Dominican Republic with mud slides

Tropical Storm Erika swirling across the Caribbean on Friday threatening Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The biggest risk over the weekend is

Dominica

Florida braces for hurricane after deadly Tropical Storm Erika hits Dominica

Tropical Storm Erika has dumped torrential rain on the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica. At least four people are reported dead and 20 missing

France

Deadly storms in South of France cause travel chaos

Severe storms in the south of France have left three people dead and caused major travel chaos in Languedoc. A couple in their eighties were killed

Japan

Torrential rains in south Japan trigger evacuations

Japanese authorities urged more than 300,000 residents to evacuate their homes on Thursday as torrential rains battered the south of the country

USA

Obama signs Texas disaster declaration after fatal flooding

President Obama has declared a state of emergency in parts of Texas stricken by floods following unprecedented rainfall. At least two dozen people in

USA

No rest for Texas: floods pound north of state

The north of Texas has become the latest part of the US state to be drenched in unprecedented rainfall and floods that have killed at least 21 people

Mexico

Tornadoes and record rainfall wreak havoc in northern Mexico and southern US

A freak tornado has ripped through a border city in northern Mexico, leaving more than a dozen people dead and many more injured. Flipping over cars

USA

US Great Plains on tornado watch

Oklahoma, Minnesota, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming hit by tornadoes, with more severe weather expected.