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No Comment Review 2016 : extreme weather

A look back at some of the most terrifying and awe inspiring weather events from 2016

Bolivia

Floods kill at least eight in Bolivia

Floods caused by torrential rain in Bolivia have killed at least eight people.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

'I was floating in a rescue boat down this street' - a 360° tour of flood-ravaged areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina

In this 360° video, we take a look around Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and some villages an hour north of the city that were hit by catastrophic flooding in…

Thailand

Over a dozen dead in southern Thailand as floods threaten tourist season

Severe flooding across a large part of southern Thailand has killed more than a dozen people after several days of heavy rain.

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Spain

Two dead as flooding brings chaos to southern Spain

Days of torrential rain in southern Spain have caused widespread chaos.

Italy

Italy: landslides feared

Torrential rain and flooding over the last few days could still cause landslides in northwest Italy.

Italy

Deadly torrential rains cause havoc and destruction in Northern Italy

Flooding caused by torrential rain in northern Italy has claimed at least one victim while five people are still missing, according to local authorities.

Italy

Torrential rains cause widespread flooding in northern Italy

Little more than two weeks after Italian scientists warned that climate change had put much of the country at risk of flooding, parts of the northwest have been inundated by heavy…

United Kingdom

Britain battered by winter storms

Britain is feeling the brunt of winter storms, as heavy rains and strong winds lash the country, killing one person while another remains missing.

USA

Matthew weakens to post-tropical storm as it batters the US

Matthew continues to batter the United States, slamming into North Carolina and Virginia overnight.

USA

Matthew rolls across east US coastline

Deadly hurricane Matthew has lost some of its punch after it made landfall in the US state of South Carolina.

No Comment

South Korea: typhoon Chaba causes severe flooding

Typhoon Chaba has hit the southern South Korean city of Ulsan, causing heavy flooding and widespread damage.

Jamaica

The Caribbean braces itself for Matthew

It is the stongest storm to menace the Caribbean since 2007 and is expected to make landfall near southwestern Haiti and Jamaica late on Monday.

Indonesia

Indonesian rescuers search for survivors after flash floods

Indonesian rescuers continued the search for survivors on Thursday (September 22) after at least 23 people were killed in a flash flood that damaged hundreds of…

North Korea

North Korea mass recovery efforts underway after floods

Clean-up operations are underway in North Korea after devastating floods.

Greece

Greece hit by flash floods

In Greece, four people have died and one other is missing after heavy downpours caused flash flooding from Thessaloniki in the North East, all the way to Sparta in the…

USA

Hurricane Hermine makes landfall in Florida

The Category 1 hurricane has brought winds of 130 kilometres an hour to several areas of the US state.

USA

Obama visits Louisiana flood victims

The US president said people living in the state of Louisiana have had their lives upended by devastating flooding.

World News

India: at least 30 dead in monsoon rains

Monsoon rains have come down hard over large parts of central and northern India.

China

Typhoon Dianmu heads for southern China

Dianmu, a slow-moving and not particularly strong storm, is expected to cause heavy rainfall over parts of Guangdong, Hainan and Jiangxi provinces.