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Three fire engines and a helicopter were deployed for Wednesday's rescue. The driver, who had mobility issues, was safely airlifted and appeared to be unharmed. Torrential rain caused chaos, flooding homes and streets and prompting around 400 emergency calls. The State Meteorological Agency - AEMET in the region announced that in Murcia, more rain fell in about twenty minutes than the average for the entire summer (June, July, and August). Specifically, 43.8 litres per square metre were recorded, with 32.8 litres falling in just 10 minutes. This amount is close to the 40.6 litres per square me...
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Dangerous flooding from a tropical disturbance inundated much of southern Florida, blocking roads, floating vehicles and delaying travellers.
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Operations were suspended as 53 liters of rain per square meter deluged the terminals, with 43.8 liters falling within an hour. Although the storm has passed and flights have resumed, Aemet (Spanish Meteorological Agency) cautions of more rain, urging travelers to verify their flights.
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Turkey has been hit by the heatwave, with air temperatures 8 to 12 degrees above seasonal norms throughout the week, and this has started to take its toll and will continue. The western and southern coasts of the country are already under the influence of extreme heat, with the thermometer continuing to rise. The heat wave will hit the Aegean and the Mediterranean the hardest and some fear rising temperatures could cause fires. A holiday village in the Olympos resort in Antalya's Kumluca has already succumbed to the flames. Most of the wooden houses burned down within a few hours. Three villag...
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Residents in several towns in Austria were cleaning up on Monday after severe thunderstorms over the weekend caused flooding and mudslides. For people in the Styria region, there is still no relief in sight with firefighters saying they had not seen such bad weather in 40 years. In the town of Deutschfeistritz, north of Graz, a flash flood swept away cars and damaged numerous houses, leaving the town centre accessible only by boat
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Residents in the Slovakian capital, Bratislava, are bracing for the worst as the authorities issued a second-level flood warning because of the rising level of the Danube River, following days of heavy rain in the region.
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The death toll in floods across a large part of southern Germany rose to four on Monday as three bodies were recovered from inundated basements, while authorities warned water could rise further in the coming days. The body of a 43-year-old woman whom rescuers had been looking for since Sunday morning was found in a basement in the Bavarian town of Schrobenhausen, police told German press. Later Monday, police said the bodies of a man and a woman were found in a basement in Schorndorf, near Stuttgart, that had been flooded and then pumped dry. Persistent heavy rain led to widespread flooding i...
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Rescue operations have continued in southern Germany as heavy rain continues to lash the region, causing floodwaters to rise and prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria have been particularly badly affected with several communities subject to state of emergency orders and in some cases entire villages evacuated. Meteorologists estimate that some areas have received more rainfall in 24 hours that they normally average across a month. Visiting one of the towns affected, Germany's vice chancellor Robert Habeck said the death of a firefighter reported on S...
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Authorities in Germany have urged residents in the southern state of Bavaria to heed evacuation orders as flooding in some areas continues to worsen. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser urged residents to "absolutely take seriously any warning messages" from emergency teams, adding that compliance could save lives. Bavaria's state premier Markus Söder visited one affected area near Augsburg, northwest of Munich, where days of heavy rain has caused severe flooding. "The situation is very dynamic. At the moment, the situation is very, very difficult, especially in the Swabian region around Augsburg a...
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Parts of Southern Germany are under flood warning, with the highest levels applying to western Swabia, the Upper Allgäu and Upper Bavaria. A state of emergency has been declared in Augsburgdue to the extreme rainfall and rising water levels. Water levels are expected to continue to rise sharply in the coming hours. The communities of Fischach and Langenneufnach will be particularly affected. The Lake Constance region has also been affected and is under risk of flooding. Around 1,300 people in Meckenbeuren, Baden-Württemberg have been advised to evacuate. Rivers at risk of bursting their banks ...
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