More rain is forecast after monsoonal downpours triggered a landslide of mud and cold lava from Mount Marapi,that caused rivers to breach their banks.
The recent deluge that soaked Dubai left some passengers stranded for several days.
Snow in Sydney? All set.
Residents of an eastern suburbs cliffside street watched with horror as a road gave way,opening a sinkhole steps from Colin Scotts’ garage.
More than 100 homes were damaged by the tornado that scattered asbestos over streets at Bunbury on Friday afternoon. Residents are now eligible for disaster payments.
Australia has always experienced swings between hot,dry weather and heavy rain,but this is now amplified.
On the outskirts of Eldorado do Sul,people are sleeping on the roadside and going hungry.
Brazil’s president said there had never been more rain in a single location in the country’s history.
The country,like others in South-East Asia,is sweltering through a heat wave.
A band of rain sweeping towards Sydney is forecast to deliver 150-millimetre downpours and flash flooding.
Several countries in South-East Asia are grappling with a heatwave that has turned into tragedy in Thailand and is forcing power plant closures elsewhere.