• Widespread flooding engulfs Accra, Ghana

    Torrentail rainfalls which started in Ghana on June 9, 2016, caused widespread flooding in Accra. This happened exactly one year after devastating floods and fires killed more than 150 people, and residents are worried it could happen again. Ghana Meteorological…

  • Storm “Solomon” brings snow, cuts power as it sweeps through Finland

    An unusual storm for this time of year has swept through western and northern Finland Wednesday night, June 8 and during the early morning hours of Thursday, June 9, 2016. The storm downed trees, cut power supply to up to 14 000 households and brought about 4 cm…

  • Tornado sweeps through Hamburg, Germany

    A powerful tornado has swept through the northeast Hamburg late Tuesday, June 7, 2016, blowing off the roofs of buildings, uprooting more than 50 trees, damaging cars and disrupting power supply. This is just one of many severe weather events in Germany over the…

  • Powerful tornado hits Venice, injures 2, Italy

    A powerful tornado has hit a beach in Venice, Italy on June 4, 2016, causing infrastructural damage and injuring two persons. The event started as a waterspout in the Chioggia marina around 06:30 UTC, before hitting a popular sandy beach, La Nuova Venezia reported….

  • Tropical Storm “Colin” makes Florida landfall, the first since 2013

    A quick moving Tropical Storm "Colin" has made landfall in Florida, US during the early UTC hours of June 7, 2016. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rain over Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida, knocking out power and causing localized flooding….

  • Tornado hits Hainan leaving 1 dead and 11 injured, south China

    At least one person was killed and 11 others injured after a tornado hit the county-level city of Wenchang, south China's Hainan province on Sunday, June 5, 2016, local authorities said today. Four of the injured suffered serious injuries. According to the…