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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

Hungary

Migrants face growing numbers of challenges

“Anti-migration sentiment in Europe is unnecessarily endangering the lives of migrants,” William Lacy Swing, Director General of the International

Italy

Meltdown on Mont Blanc: mountain 'shrinks' 1.3 metres

Mont Blanc seems to be in a meltdown. The latest measurements of western Europe’s highest mountain appear to show it has shrunk a full 1.3 metres

Japan

At least 8 missing and 90,000 evacuated in Japan floods

At least eight people are missing after days of heavy rains in Japan. Tens of thousands are stranded after river banks burst.

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Japan

Tens of thousands stranded after Japan floods

One person is missing after days of heavy rain in Japan. Tens of thousands are stranded after river banks burst in cities north of Tokyo. National

Italy

Italy: bad weather hits the south

A cyclone has swept across Southern Italy, flooding villages and roads. Amateur video showed half-submerged cars on the outskirts of Taormina in

World

Hungary fighting to uphold EU border rules in face of criticism

Nothing is stopping these refugees. Hundreds have been crossing the Serbia-Hungary border every day, following these tracks. If trains are going to

Jordan

Dust storm engulfs the Middle East

A heavy sand storm has hit many parts of the Middle East. Much of Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Cyprus in clouds of dust. At least eight people have

Russia

Exhausted animals rescued from flooded zoo in Ussuriysk, Russia

Rescuers have evacuating exhausted and starving animals which became been trapped for days at a flooded zoo in the Russian city of Ussuriysk. So far

Norway

Heavy rain causes chaos in southern Norway

Several parts of southern Norway have been flooded after heavy rainfall over the last couple of days. Several houses have had to be evacuated, roads

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

North Korea

Dozens dead in North Korea floods

It has emerged that heavy rain in North Korea killed 40 people, stranded thousands in flash floods and caused “massive” damage at the weekend

USA

From natural to 'man-made disaster': Obama remembers Hurricane Katrina

US President Barack Obama visits New Orleans to view the work done to rebuild areas destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Russia

Typhoon Goni strikes Russia's east coast

Russia’s far-eastern maritime territory has been hit by a super-powerful Typhoon Goni. Strong winds and lashing rain began pummeling the port city of

USA

Sewage spill hits Honolulu's Waikiki Beach

Authorities in Hawaii have advised beach-goers to stay out of the water at least through Wednesday (August 26, 2015) following a massive sewage

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

World News

Scorchio! July 2015: world's hottest month on record

July was the world’s hottest month on record, and we are in the midst of the hottest year on record too, according to the US National Oceanic and

Egypt

Egyptians swelter in deadly heatwave

At least 93 people have died and hundreds have been admitted to hospital as temperatures soar in an Egyptian heatwave.

Austria

Heatwave hits Central and Eastern Europe

We all love a long, hot summer – apart from when it is too long and too hot. Try asking the people of Vienna, who are struggling to keep cool after

Portugal

Forest fires: are some being started deliberately?

Forest fires are raging across the northwestern Iberian peninsula, threatening homes and livelihoods. A large fire in Mangualde in Portugal has now