Storm

Officials say flood waters have inundated a California town north of San Francisco and that the community is now only accessible by boats after a rain-swollen river overflowed its banks.

A storm has hit the north-eastern coast of Malta with winds as fast as 100 km/hour. In Xemxija, on Malta's San Pablo bay, the waves were so high they flooded the beaches and some of the streets.

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

Residents on Mexico's Pacific coast on Wednesday (October 24) began clearing up the wreckage left by Hurricane Willa, which ripped through towns overnight, tearing off rooftops, downing power lines and splitting trees apart.

At least eleven people have died after Tropical Storm Vicente lashed Mexico's Pacific in southern Mexico, Oaxaca state civil protection authorities reported on Sunday (October 21).

Thousands have been left without power after severe winds battered Ireland.

At least 17 people died when a tropical storm hit eastern Madagascar over the weekend, authorities said.

Falling trees claimed at least seven lives in the United States, with children among the dead

A state of emergency has been declared in seven districts as winds gust at up to 150 kilometres per hour.

At least one person died in France as high winds caused extensive damage throughout Europe disrupting rail and air traffic and cutting power to hundreds of thousands of households.