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Mother tells how daughter slipped away in north Cyprus ferry disaster

"She was saying, 'Don't let go'. And I didn't let go of my daughter. I swear, I didn't let her go," Ayten Bicer sobbed.

A helicopter flies during a rescue operation after a ferry that capsized off the coast of Northern Cyprus, August 30, 2026, in this screengrab taken from a video.
Remnants of stone bridge pylons remain along Bright Angel Creek following a flash flood that destroyed the footbridge on August 29. The flooding caused significant damage to infrastructure throughout the canyon.

Flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park leaves one dead, over a dozen missing

A man and a woman walk along a street during a storm in Nicosia on August 29, 2026

Storm, rough seas kill one, injure two in Cyprus as Israel prepares for unusual summer storm

Lightning illuminates the sky over the Upper Galilee, during a rain storm on April 27, 2026.

Israel braces for unusual weekend storm as authorities warn of flooding, strong winds


Dozens injured, hundreds of homes damaged as tornado sweeps through southern France

Social media footage verified by Reuters showed the tornado swirling above the village of Verzeille in Aude, late on Monday. Many of the homes caught up in its path had their windows smashed.

A large tornado moves through Verzeille, France, August 24, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.

August disguised as fall: Thunderstorms, extreme heatwave expected as Israel nears end of summer

The unusual forecast follows heavy rainfall in eastern Israel on Saturday, when large amounts of rain fell within a short period, causing flooding and flash floods.

People walk in the rain in Jerusalem, August 15, 2026.

WATCH: Funnel cloud seen in Golan Heights amid widespread thunderstorm, flash flood warnings

Early flash flood warnings valid for Sunday were issued late Saturday afternoon by the Israel Meteorological Service, affecting the same regions as Saturday's warnings.

Bnei Yisrael reservoir in the Golan Heights flowing with water after rains; illustrative.

Severe storms, tornados kill multiple people in Midwest US as power is cut in Chicago, Columbus

Images and videos have surfaced on social media showing major flooding, widespread property destruction, innumerable collapsed trees, and even flipped cars.

Damaged houses are seen a day after a tornado ripped through Menasha, Wisconsin, on July 28, 2026.

Typhoon Dolphin causes severe flooding in Shanghai, grounds hundreds of flights across east China

Many streets in Shanghai, the country's second most populated city, were flooded, including in the main commercial centers.

People wade through a flooded street after Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to Shanghai, China, August 10, 2026.

Landslide buries 33 people, 16 remain trapped in Gansu, China as tornadoes, typhoons hit

Local authorities are making every effort to rescue those affected in a village in Tanchang county, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The cause of the landslide remains unclear.

Paramilitary police officers evacuate residents in a rubber dinghy through a flooded area after rainfall brought by typhoon Maysak, in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China July 6, 2026.

Lightning strikes kill at least 14 people in Bangladesh during seasonal storms

The deaths were reported from several districts after sudden storms brought heavy rain and intense lightning.

Bolts of lightning strike over Yangon on May 16, 2013. A cyclone slammed into the Bangladeshi coast on May 16 as a million people hunkered down in evacuation shelters, including in a region of Myanmar torn by communal unrest.

Only 5 times since the 1950s: Meteorologists warn of a Super El Niño

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the US assigned a 25% chance that El Niño could strengthen into a super El Niño by fall or early winter.

A man walks near debris, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, Jamaica, November 2, 2025.

Mamdani orders city-wide lockdown as record-breaking blizzard hits New York, East Coast

Mamdani ordered the closure of city streets to non-essential vehicular traffic, including bicycles and scooters, from 9 p.m. Sunday to 12 p.m. Monday, as well as the closure of all school buildings.

A snow plow vehicle clears snow as it falls during a winter storm in New York City, US, February 22, 2026.

In the storm's wake: How hurricanes fuel a surge in complex litigation across the Gulf Coast

"Disaster-driven litigation is a testament to the Gulf Coast's resilience and its demand for accountability."