Video: Hong Kong hammered by violent typhoon Vincente
(multimedia) The strongest storm in 10 years has hit Hong Kong, with dozens in hospitals and hundreds seeking refuge in shelters.
Category: Rain
Heavy Rains Blamed for at Least 37 Deaths in Beijing
BEIJING — The heaviest rainfall in six decades caused widespread havoc in this capital over the weekend, killing at least 37 people and forcing the evacuation of 50,000 others from waterlogged neighborhoods and villages,...
Thunderstorms, Damaging Winds Sweep East Coast, Delaying Flights
Thunderstorms with winds as strong as 60 miles (97 kilometers) per hour are erupting across the U.S. Northeast and have disrupted air traffic in New York, Newark and Philadelphia. Severe thunderstorm watches and warnings stretch...
Massive mudslide kills at least one person in Canada
(multimedia) A catastrophic mudslide, caused by heavy rain, has killed at least one man and destroyed three homes in Johnsons Landing in British Columbia.
Torrential rain kills at least 28 in southern Japan
(multimedia) Tokyo (CNN) — Extraordinarily heavy rains have left hundreds of people cut off and at least 28 dead on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, local authorities said Monday, and more storms could be...
UK: Torrential rain causes flooding and huge disruption
Torrential downpours caused flooding across the country today, closing a motorway, disrupting train services and leaving thousands of people preparing to evacuate their homes. The Environment Agency issued more than 40 flood warnings and...
Drought Sets New 21st-Century Benchmark
The latest weekly U.S. Drought Monitor report, released Thursday morning, shows drought encompassing more of the contiguous U.S. than at any other time since the report’s debut in January 2000. The analysis, compiled by...
Severe weather warning for Britain as month’s rain expected in 48 hours
The amber alert covers much of north-east England, where the Met Office has warned there could be flooding and disruption on Friday and Saturday. More than 60mm (2.4 inches) of rain is expected to...
