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Severe flooding plagues Sydney as major storms hit

Torrential rain and high winds battered Australia’s east coast on Sunday, leaving up to 26,000 homes without power while flooding forced hundreds of people into evacuation…

6 June 2016

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Thunder struck

Organizers of the “Rock am Ring” festival in Mendig, Germany decided to cancel the third and final day of the sell-out concert on Sunday (5 June) after heavy thunderstorms and lightning injured more t

5 June 2016

Germany

Lightning strikes end German rock festival

The third and final day of the mammoth "Rock-am-Ring" festival is cancelled after lightning strikes injure more than 80.

5 June 2016

Germany

Multiple injuries as lightning strikes twice in two years at German rock festival

The myth that lightning never strikes the same place twice has been well and truly disproved at one music festival in Germany.

4 June 2016

France

Deadly downpours cause havoc as the river Seine in Paris reaches its highest level in 30-years.

The river Seine in Paris has swollen to its highest level in more than 30 years.

4 June 2016

World News

Europe counts cost after days of heavy rainfall and flooding

In Germany, a massive clean-up operation is underway after days of heavy rainfall and flooding started to recede.

4 June 2016

France

Paris in flood: transport chaos and museum closures cause pandemonium

The French capital is in crisis after the river Seine broke its banks rising to its highest level in 35 years.

3 June 2016

European Union

State of the Union: Floods hit Europe

State of the Union is euronews’ weekly round-up of European affairs.

3 June 2016

World News

Europe flood death toll rises to 15 as waters begin to recede

At least 10 people in Germany, two each in France and Romania, and one in Belgium have died as a result of the flooding in Europe.

3 June 2016

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Heavy rain and flooding in France and Germany

France In Nemours, 3,000 out of 13,000 inhabitants had to be evacuated from the town centre.

3 June 2016

World News

Paris on high alert as heavy rains across Europe cause havoc

Heavy rain and flooding continue to bring misery to much of western Europe.

3 June 2016

World News

Rising floodwaters in Germany and France claim more lives

At least nine people have been killed in floods in Germany’s Bavaria state.

2 June 2016

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Heavy rains bring flooding to Paris

The River Seine has overflowed its banks in Paris, as floods submerge or threaten towns and cities in France.

2 June 2016

World News

Germany and France face more rain after deadly floods

The damage to homes and businesses is devastating and the number of lives lost in flood-hit parts of Europe continues to rise.

2 June 2016

World News

Record rainfall triggers devastating floods in France

After four days of almost non-stop rain, floods in central and northern France have claimed their first victim.

2 June 2016

Germany

Deadly floods in Bavaria, Germany

A state of emergency is in place in parts of the southern German region of Bavaria after heavy floods caused power cuts and chaos.

1 June 2016

World News

Torrential rain brings flooding from Paris to Prague

Northern Europe has continued to be lashed by torrential rain, bringing extensive flooding to Belgium, Germany and France.

1 June 2016

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Deadly floods in Germany

At least three people have been killed in heavy floods in southwestern Germany.

30 May 2016

Germany

Germany: Storm leaves several dead including teenage girl and firefighter

At least four people have been killed in a storm in southwest Germany.

30 May 2016

World News

More storms on the horizon as lightning strikes Europe

More severe thunderstorms are expected across Europe a day after lightning strikes hit several parts of the continent.

29 May 2016