Greece’s Aegean islands reel from ‘lake of mud’ flash floods before Easter rush
Authorities race to complete clean-up operation after devastation from gales and heaviest rainfall in 20 years People on the Aegean islands, more used in April...
Category : Extreme weather
Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens
Bloc’s first preparedness strategy urges people to prepare for floods, fires, pandemics or military strikes People in the EU are being advised to stockpile enough...
People in Greece return to homes burned by wildfires – video
Greece has been assessing the damage caused by wildfires that raged through the outskirts of Athens, forcing mass evacuations and killing at least one person....
‘Never-ending’ UK rain made 10 times more likely by climate crisis, study says
Winter downpours also made 20% wetter and will occur every three years without urgent carbon cuts, experts warn The seemingly “never-ending” rain last autumn and...
Europe baked in ‘extreme heat stress’ pushing temperatures to record highs
Europeans are dying from hot weather 30% more than they did two decades ago, report finds Scorching weather has baked Europe in more days of...
Russia declares federal emergency over floods after dam bursts
More than 4,000 people have been evacuated in the Orenburg region after the Ural River overflowed Russia’s government has declared flooding in the Orenburg region...
Five killed by falling trees as winds reach 96mph in southern Poland
Deaths, including those of two children, occured in three separate incidents, two in Zakopane and one in Rabka-Zdrój Five people have been killed by falling...
Olive oil becomes most wanted item for shoplifters in Spain
Gangs steal ‘liquid gold’ amid shortages and surging prices after extreme weather damages harvests Olive oil has become the most stolen product in supermarkets across...
State of emergency declared in parts of France after record rainfall
Floods force evacuation of homes, schools and town halls in Calais region and in the Alps Widespread flooding in northern and eastern France has led...
Storm Ciarán kills at least 15 across western Europe as floods strike Italy
Tuscany is in a state of emergency and three people died when their sailing boat capsized off Portugal At least six people have died in...
