An ‘act now’ red flood warning was in place as the Met Office issued its second weather alert in 24 hours for north west England. The Met Office’s ‘yellow’ warning for rain, which remains in place until 9am on Sunday morning (August
The death toll from two weeks of monsoon rains rose to at least 55 on Thursday after 12 people, including eight children, died in weather-related incidents in Pakistan amid fears of flash floods, authorities said. The eastern city of Lahore witnessed a
Zoo animals have reportedly downed after flooding following the explosion of a Soviet-era dam. Footage shared by Ukrainian officials on Twitter shows the rising warer in Kazkova Dibrova zoo. Mayor Volodymyr Kovalenko warned in the early hours of this morning that cafes,
The Italian government on Tuesday approved more than $2.2 billion in aid for the flood-stricken region of Emilia-Romagna in the north, including for farmers and business owners in one of the country’s most productive regions. The government is envisioning raising by $1.1
The explosive outburst will be driven unstable energy ploughed into the atmosphere and storms swept in from France. The Met Office last night issued a severe weather warning for southern England which faces more than an inch of rain, ‘frequent lightning’, and rapid flooding.
Weather forecasters have warned that the weekend will see Britons hammered by a deluge, with temperatures to plummet by up to 8C. A series of flood alerts and warnings are currently in place for the country, with dozens of areas impacted by
Rescue teams on Thursday retrieved two more bodies after floods struck two Turkish provinces that were already devastated by last month’s powerful earthquake, raising the death toll in the new disaster to 16. Flash floods caused by torrential rains turned streets in
Brits have been warned to brace for floods following heavy rainfall earlier this week with risks of flooding in houses and properties – especially close to rivers. Central, Tayside & Fife, Strathclyde, South West Scotland and the Lothian borders, North West England,
Teenagers Riley Hedley, 17, and Mikey Easton, 16, died tragically in a car accident in Morpeth, Northumberland on Sunday at approximately 12:40 am. Despite the best efforts of paramedics, both teenagers were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on the
Sir Bernard Ingham, the long-standing press secretary to Margaret Thatcher, has died after a short illness, his family said.The former journalist, who was 90, died with his family around him on Friday lunchtime, a statement said. His son John said: “To the