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A pedestrian carries a child in a pushchair as he crosses a street after a heavy downpour of rain and hail at Besiktas near Istanbul on July 27, 2017 CREDIT: BULENT KILIC/AFP


Deadly Freak Storm Hits Istanbul

Deadly Freak Storm Hits Istanbul

A freak storm has caused injuries in Istanbul and shocking photos showed the damage to a passenger jet which was pummeled with hail stones and big as golf balls. At least ten people have been injured as heavy rain, hail and strong winds knocked down trees and a stone...
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A landslide caused by rains from Cyclone Debbie is shoveled off a main road between Napier and Taupo in New Zealand. Photo: Reuters


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A woman walks through heavy snowfall in the village of Zerqan near Bulqize on January 12, 2017. Cold and icy weather has swiped Albania over the last week causing at least 8 deaths. AFP PHOTO / GENT SHKULLAKU


Winter Storm Batters Europe, Dozens Dead

Winter Storm Batters Europe, Dozens Dead

A powerful winter storm battered Europe on Friday, knocking power out for 330,000 homes in France, prompting the evacuation of thousands of seaside dwellers in Britain and disrupting travel. Britain issued more than a dozen severe flood warnings, meaning there was a...
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An Indian woman carries away a branch of an uprooted tree from Cyclone Phailin as municipal workers clear a main highway in Berhampur, India, Sunday, October 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)


Cyclone in India weakens after causing damage

Cyclone in India weakens after causing damage

Behrampur, Associated Press—An immense, powerful cyclone that lashed the Indian coast, forcing 500,000 people to evacuate and causing widespread damage, weakened Sunday after making landfall. Five people died in the rains that fell ahead of the storm, most killed by...
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A handout photograph shows rescue workers and inhabitants during rescue operations after a landslide due to strong rains hitting the region in Altotonga, Veracruz state, Mexico, 17 September 2013. (EPA/Veracruznews)


34 dead as big storms hit Mexico on opposite sides

34 dead as big storms hit Mexico on opposite sides

Veracruz, Associated Press—Tropical Storm Ingrid and the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel drenched Mexico’s Gulf and Pacific coasts with more torrential rains Monday, flooding towns and cities, cutting off highways and setting off deadly landslides in a...