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  • Two reported dead as Storm Bert hits UK

    ByRishav Kothari

    Storm Bert has wreaked havoc across the UK, leaving 60 000 homes in Northern Ireland without power on Saturday, November 23, 2024, disrupting flights, and causing severe flooding and snowstorms across multiple regions. Authorities have issued Amber and Yellow Warnings for snow, ice, and flooding across the UK as Bert continues to bring hazardous conditions, disrupting transport and threatening safety. Two people were reported dead, as of late Saturday afternoon (LT).

  • 5 000 vehicles stranded, 36 injured as Storm Caetano hits France

    ByRishav Kothari

    Storm Caetano swept through France on Thursday, November 21, 2024, bringing an unseasonal winter episode with powerful winds reaching 131 km/h (81 mph) and heavy snowfall of up to 16 cm (6.3 inches). The storm caused widespread disruptions, including power outages for over 250 000 homes, severe traffic halts with 5 000 vehicles stranded, and a major accident on Route A6B near Paris that injured 36 people.

  • Storm Bert to rapidly intensify, bringing severe winds and heavy rain to the UK and Ireland

    ByRishav Kothari

    Storm Bert — the second named storm of the 2024/25 European storm season will undergo explosive cyclogenesis on Saturday, November 23, 2024, becoming a “bomb cyclone” with a rapid pressure drop of over 24 hPa in 24 hours. The system is set to bring heavy rain, strong winds, and freezing temperatures across the United Kingdom and Ireland this weekend, with warnings for flooding, power disruptions, and snow in higher regions.

  • Landslide claims 4 lives in Central Java, Indonesia

    ByRishav Kothari

    A landslide in Purworejo Regency, Central Java, struck on Tuesday, November19, 2024, at approximately 16:00 local time (LT), killing three people, severely damaging one house, and leaving one person missing.