8 dead and thousands evacuated as floods batter northern Italy
Muddy waters flowed through the streets washing over the roofs of parked cars, submerging some stores and forcing locals to flee to the top stories of their homes.
Australia PM to declare east coast floods national emergency
The emergency declaration, which was set up after Australia's destructive 2019 bushfires, will give the federal government powers to cut red tape and deploy resources immediately, including more defence personnel.
‘Tough 24 hours ahead’ as rains drench Sydney, forcing snap evacuations
Heavy rains lashed Sydney with some suburbs having received up to 200mm, exceeding March's mean rainfall of around 140mm and triggering snap evacuation orders in the southwest of the city.
Western nations rush to evacuate staff, locals from Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
Thousands are mobbing the airport, trying to flee the Taliban's feared hardline brand of Islamist rule.
Australia prepares for further floods even as blue skies reappear
More than 40,000 people in the state have been evacuated so far.
