floods

The storm hit as central China is still reeling from record flooding that has made more than a million homeless.

Londoners are saying they have never seen such flooding before.

More than half of the deaths occurred in hard-hit Raigad, south of Mumbai, where landslides buried dozens of houses, killing 47 and with another 53 feared trapped under layers of mud.

More than a dozen cities have been affected with main roads forced to close and flights cancelled.

Some parts of western Europe received up to two months' worth of rainfall in two days on soil that was already near saturation.

Police helicopters and hundreds of soldiers have been deployed to help stranded residents, many waiting on their rooftops to be rescued.

With their crops gone and food short in supply, the Kenyah community braces for a difficult season.

Authorities have issued a rare 'red' weather warning and declared a state of emergency in the Canterbury region.

Over 5,000 people from the two states have been relocated to relief centres.

Many have been evacuated while homes and even a bridge have been carried away.

Dozens more are still missing and thousands have been left homeless.

Indonesia’s weather agency said a tropical cyclone is approaching, warning that it could bring yet more rain, strong waves, and high winds.