• ‘Once-in-50-years’ rainfall event hits Nagasaki, Japan

    Torrential rain struck the southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki in Japan, on Thursday morning, June 25, 2020– an event described by the national meteorological agency as 'once-in-50-years.' Rainfall in Sasebo also hit a record high for the month of June,…

  • Deadly floods, hail and rare tornado hit Istanbul, Turkey

    A severe storm accompanied by hail and a rare tornado hit Turkey's biggest city Istanbul on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, killing one person and injuring several others. Governor Ali Yerlikaya confirmed that the Syrian national, who was around 30 years old, was…