Extreme weather across Europe has left four people dead in storms in Switzerland and northern Italy, while wildfires force people from their homes in Greece and Turkey.
For decades, the prospect of hiking along winding, thyme-scented trails on sun-baked Mediterranean islands has lured Britons and others from Europe’s frigid north.
Two large wildfires were burning Sunday near Greece's capital of Athens, and authorities sent emergency messages for some residents to evacuate and others to stay at home and close their windows to protect themselves from smoke. The first blaze, southeast of Athens, began in early afternoon. The blaze was approaching the port of Lavrio about 60 kilometers (37 miles) southeast of Athens.
STORY: :: Firefighters race to contain a new wildfirenear Athens fanned by gale force winds:: June 30, 2024:: Keratea, GreeceDozens of firefighters, backed up by 17 water-carrying aircraft, fought to tame the new fire in a sparsely-populated area near the town of Keratea, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) south of Athens.With hot, windy conditions across much of Greece, dozens of wildfires broke out over the weekend and authorities advised people to stay away from forested areas.
A thunderstorm caused severe flash floods shut down multiple roads in downtown Albuquerque on Saturday night, June 29, leaving many motorists stranded and prompted multiple water rescues, officials said.Footage captured by John Benavidez shows a public bus and car stranded in a flooded underpass, and emergency crews then towing the bus out of the floodwaters. The video was shot on Tijeras Avenue, close to the intersection of Central Avenue and 1st Street, where Mayor Tim Keller said there was significant flooding.Albuquerque Fire Rescue said they responded to
LONDON (Reuters) -The winners of Britain's election on Thursday - which looks set to end 14 years in power for the Conservative Party - will take on some of the biggest challenges faced by any new government since the end of World War Two. The economy has struggled to grow, health and other services are under severe strain and there is little room in the public finances to fix them. Opinion polls give a large lead to Keir Starmer's opposition Labour Party over Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives.
At least four people have died and another is missing due to flooding this weekend in southern Switzerland, according to local police and Swiss state media.
Currently we're looking at rather changeable conditions with temperatures a little below average for the time of year although the South will be pleasantly warm at times. The middle of the week will bring some rather wet and windy weather and temperatures will nudge up a little ahead of the weekend.
Firefighters were seen clearing mud and gravel off roads in northern Italy on Monday, July 1, after heavy rain caused landslides and severe flooding in the region the weekend prior.This footage was captured by Italy’s firefighting and emergency response organization, the Vigili del Fuoco, who said that it shows firefighters clearing gravel and mud from roads in Piedmont.The Vigili del Fuoco said on Sunday that they had conducted at least 80 rescue operations due to the extreme weather.Local officials said on Monday that the Civil Protection Department was working to determine an initial estimate of the damage caused by the extreme weather. Credit: Vigili del Fuoco via Storyful
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Hurricane Beryl has intensified into a category 5 storm as it barrels towards Jamaica after wreaking havoc across the eastern Caribbean.
Hurricane Beryl, now a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm, has set its sights on Jamaica after leaving at least one person dead and inflicting ruin across entire islands in the Caribbean on Monday.
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Hurricane Beryl's explosive growth into an unprecedented early whopper of a storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season ahead, experts said. Beryl smashed multiple records even before its major-hurricane-level winds approached land. The powerful storm is acting more like monsters that form in the peak of hurricane season thanks mostly to water temperatures as hot or hotter than the region normally gets in September, five hurricane experts told The Associated Press.
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Heavy wind and rain hit southern Grenada as Hurricane Beryl passed through the region on Monday, July 1.Footage filmed and posted to X by user @LynnPoole84 shows trees swaying in the wind south of St George’s, Grenada, on Monday.According to the Met Office, Hurricane Beryl is a category 4 hurricane and is expected to make landfall in the Windward Islands on Monday. A life-threatening storm surge and damaging winds are expected when Beryl passes through the region, said the National Hurricane Center. Credit: @LynnPoole84 via Storyful
Hurricane Beryl has broken records as the earliest category 4 and category 5 storm
A satellite captured spectacular imagery showing lightning within Hurricane Beryl’s eye wall as the storm moved northward toward the Windward Islands in the Caribbean on Sunday, June 30.The Category 4 hurricane was expected to bring life-threatening wind, rain, and storm surges to Grenada, St Vincent, and the Grenadines by Monday morning, and could impact Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands later in the week, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA via Storyful
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