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Lightning strikes kill one and leave several hurt in Europe

A birthday party in a park in Paris ended in a major operation for emergency services on Saturday after a lightning strike left 11 people injured, eight of them…

France

11 hit by lightning in Paris park

The majority of those injured are thought to be children, six are seriously hurt

Business Series

Fashion retailers decide weather or not

Being on the cutting edge of fashion and staying in profit is a delicate balance for the world's big clothing retailers, and the weather is one huge factor that's completely out of their control.

Italy

Road collapse plunges parked cars into Florence underwater pipeline

A road collapse has plunged a row of parked cars into an underground water pipeline.

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USA

UN sounds alarm over record-breaking temperature rise

Another month, another record high temperature.

India

Severe heat sets new record in India

India has recorded its hottest day since records began as a heatwave continues to stretch across the north of the country.

New Zealand

NASA releases 2,366kg, super-pressure balloon into Earth's orbit

Sri Lanka

Over 100 feared dead as huge landslides bury Sri Lankan villages

At least 150 people are feared dead following two massive landslides in central Sri Lanka, officials say.

Russia

Russian wildfires continue to rage

Wildfires have continued to rage in Russia’s Far East and Siberia, fanned by hot and dry weather. Some of the flames have reached a farm and

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Storms in Romania

A fresh flood swept away six cars on a main road in Valcea county, Central Romania. Traffic in the area was blocked until firefighters used pumps to

Canada

Damage less than feared as Canada wildfire slows down

Canadian officials say the wildfire in Alberta is finally slowing down and the damage is much less than feared. Up to ninety percent of the buildings

Canada

Canada wildfire 'could burn for months' without rainfall - officials

One week on and the blaze nicknamed ‘the beast’ shows no signs of being tamed. The wildfire outside Fort McMurray in Canada is now heading towards

China

China: workers missing after landslide hits power station construction site

Rescuers in China are searching for 34 people missing after a landslide hit the construction site for a new hydroelectric power station, according to

Canada

Canadian communities mobilise to help wildfire victims

Many of those forced to leave their homes by the Canadian wildfire which has been spreading out of control are being accommodated in emergency

Canada

'The Beast' wildfire burns out of control in Canada

It has been raging for a week and is utterly out of control. The Canadian wildfire that has forced tens of thousands to people to flee for their

Canada

Wildfire triggers emergency evacuation in Alberta

Alberta in western Canada is racing to evacuate thousands of people as a wildfire burns out of control. At risk are the 80,000 residents of the city

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Hailstorm batters northwest Chinese county

Hailstones measuring as much as 22 millimetres diameter fell across large parts of Tanchang County, Longnan City, in China on Sunday afternoon. The

USA

More storms forecast for Texas as Houston reels from floods

A flash flood alert has been put in force for large parts of the Houston area in Texas, on top of the deluge that has already struck. The city

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Georgia: More fear than pain

The capital of Georgia, Tbilisi, experienced strong winds last Saturday, 16 April. So strong that trees were blown over onto cars in the city centre

Pakistan

Flash floods kill at least 55 in Pakistan

In the Khyber and Kashmiri regions of northern Pakistan flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 55 people. An emergency