WEATHER REPORT

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France prepares for new heat record, as Spain battles wildfire
Jun 28, 2019 (AFP)
Governments warned citizens to take extra precautions, with the week-long heatwave causing a build-up of pollution and fears of an increase in emergency calls a...
Sun-drenched Glastonbury revellers not stuck in the mud
Jun 28, 2019 (AFP)
Since 1970, revellers flocking to the five-day event, held on a farm in Somerset, southwest England, have become experts in navigating the often waterlogged 350...
Migrants, homeless seek shelter in sizzling France
Jun 27, 2019 (AFP)
The 35-year-old Somali is one of hundreds of people who turned up at the emergency drop-in centres opened around France for migrants and homeless people as temp...
Islands in the sun: Heatwave gives cities that sinking feeling
Jun 25, 2019 (AFP)
The phenomenon where cities are hotter than the surrounding countryside is actually known as an urban heat island, and while the effect exists year-round, it is...
Searing heat across Europe sparks scramble for shade
Jun 24, 2019 (AFP)
Meteorologists blamed a blast of torrid air from the Sahara for the unusually early summer heatwave, which could send thermometers up to 40 degrees Celsius (104...
Heat wave hits Iraq -- and sparks begin to fly
Jun 16, 2019 (AFP)
As one of the hottest countries in the world with around half of its terrain covered in desert, Iraq is no stranger to stiflingly hot summers. But even by its o...
Severe heat kills dozens in India's Bihar state
Jun 16, 2019 (AFP)
The deaths occurred in three districts of the poor northern state, where temperatures have hovered around 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in recent days, se...
Lithuania temperatures hit record highs amid Baltic heatwave
Jun 13, 2019 (AFP)
Kaisiadorys in central Lithuania was the hottest place at 35.7 degrees Celsius (96.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday, the highest-ever temperature recorded for...
Four passengers die in 'unbearable' heat on Indian train
Jun 11, 2019 (AFP)
The four died Monday while travelling from Agra -- the city of the Taj Mahal -- to Coimbatore in the country's south. "Heat seems to be a factor," Indian Railwa...
Search continues for survivors of Uganda landslides
Jun 06, 2019 (AFP)
Officials said the deluge destroyed between 80 and 100 homes in the hilly, rural area Tuesday night, and the Red Cross had earlier put the number of missing at ...
Six dead, dozens missing in Uganda landslides: Red Cross
Jun 05, 2019 (AFP)
The organisation said that around 50 people were believed missing and 150 houses destroyed after the landslides on Tuesday night in the foothills of Mount Elgon...
No tea or coffee, Indians warned, as heatwave continues
Jun 04, 2019 (AFP)
The government advised the public not to drink tea, coffee or alcohol during the heatwave. In the Rajasthan city of Churu, which has twice in four days had maxi...
India heatwave takes temperatures near record highs
Jun 03, 2019 (AFP)
The thermometer hit 50.3 (122.54 Fahrenheit) in Churu in Rajasthan state, sending residents scrambling for shade to escape the searing sun. On Saturday it reach...
Tornado strikes Canada capital region, no injuries
Jun 03, 2019 (AFP)
No injuries were reported. Environment Canada issued a weather warning just before 6 pm local time, saying a funnel cloud had been spotted at the Gatineau airpo...
India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius
Jun 01, 2019 (AFP)
The thermometer hit 50.6 degrees Celsius (123 Fahrenheit) in the Rajasthan desert city of Churu on Saturday, the weather department said. All of Rajasthan suffe...
Tornadoes in Ohio leave at least one dead, widespread damage
May 28, 2019 (AFP)
One twister that barreled through the city of Dayton left 80,000 people without power as day broke, the city's assistant fire chief Nicholas Hosford told ABC Ne...
Powerful tornado devastates US town, killing two
May 26, 2019 (AFP)
"Right now (we are) doing a search effort to assess everything," El Reno Mayor Matt White told reporters in a televised news conference. "We can confirm there h...
Tornadoes kill three in central US, region braces for more storms
May 23, 2019 (AFP)
Three people were killed in the small town of Golden City, Missouri, officials said, while residents in the state capital Jefferson City were taking stock of da...
US storms kill one, disrupt flights
May 08, 2019 (AFP)
From Texas to Wisconsin, flooding affected various communities along a north-south path more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) in length. Evacuations were rep...
Two dead, one missing as freak weather hits Italy, France
May 05, 2019 (AFP)
In Sicily, an unexpected gust of wind killed a 65-year-old German kitesurfer on the Islands of the Stagnone nature reserve, smashing him against a parked car as...
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