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River Tisza: Hungary still on flood alert

Ice flows slowly along the River Tisza, Hungary.

Hungary

Four dead in Hungary in fog pile-up

Fatal foggy pile-up in Hungary

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Tisza River frozen in Hungary

A security guard was rescued on Monday (February, 13) from a ferry that was torn from its moorings on the Tisza River in Hungary.

USA

Thousands evacuated to safety as part of tallest dam in US on verge of collapse

Close to 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate from areas surrounding the Lake Oroville Dam in California amid fears of severe flooding.

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USA

Truck lands on police car in high winds

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New California storm brings flooding, mudslides

The latest storm in the wet California winter triggered street flooding and rockslides around the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Plane struggles to land in heavy winds at Bilbao airport

A British Airways plane was filmed struggling to land in windy conditions on Thursday (February 2) as it came in to Bilbao airport in Spain’s Basque Country.

Greece

Migrant deaths prompt work at Greek camp

Greek media say three men were poisoned by fumes from stoves lit inside the tents to combat the bitter winter temperatures. However, the authorities would neither confirm nor deny this.

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Skaters take to frozen river in Czech capital

People were ice skating on the Vltava River in Prague for the first time in several years on Wednesday.

Romania

Sailors stranded on frozen Danube receive emergency supplies

Food and water was sent by helicopter from the town of Calarasi.

World News

Watch: Hotel crashes into river as heavy rains hit Peru

A colonial-era hotel has collapsed into a river in Peru amid heavy rain in the South American country.

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Bad weather in Italy

The region of Calabria, in southern Italy, has been hit by bad weather.

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Skating on frozen water in The Netherlands

Canals and lakes across The Netherlands have frozen over in a cold snap.

Italy

Italy: hotel rescuers find no sign of life after avalanche

Impossible to reach by car, emergency workers have been trying to access the Hotel Rigopiano by alternative methods.

Italy

Four dead, up to 25 missing, after avalanche hits central Italian hotel

Four people have died and up to 25 are missing after an avalanche struck the Hotel Rigopiano in central Italy.

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Serbia: medieval knight fight and swimming in subzero waters

Sub zero temperatures in Serbia did not deter history and heritage fans.

Serbia

'Europe must do more to help refugees' according to the UNHCR

Italy

30 missing in hotel buried by avalanche in Italy

A full-scale operation is underway after a hotel was buried by an avalanche on Wednesday. More than 20 guests and ten staff are missing at the Hotel Rigopiano in the village of Farindola. Rescuers say

World News

Record for hottest year broken once more in 2016

2016 was the hottest year on record – that is according to data compiled by NASA and the World Meteorological Organisation.

World News

Is Europe about to go dark?

A wave of cold is expected to bring sub-zero temperatures across the continent over the coming days and, with it, fears of electricity blackouts.