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Devastation as freak storm and tornado rips through popular Costa del Sol holiday resort

“I have never seen anything like it.” Holiday-makers in Torremolinos ran for cover after a tornado wrecked beach bars, uprooted trees and left shattered furniture scattered across streets and beaches.   Tourists looked on in horror as the freak waterspout…

Apocalyptic hailstorm rips off roofs and wipes out crops in Sunraysia, Australia

“It’s the first time I can remember a hailstorm like this” A weekend hailstorm described as being like a tornado has ruined fruit crops and damaged homes in Sunraysia in north-west Victoria.   Roofs were blown off homes and property…

A staggering 12,270 strikes of lightning recorded in parts of Australia

STORMS battered the region on Tuesday night after a heatwave swept through the Wide Bay at the weekend.   According to Ergon Energy corporate communications manager Rod Rehbein, 12,270 strokes of lightning were recorded and some homes throughout the region…

Apocalyptic heartbreaking storms lash Italy, Switzerland, France

At least 4 people are killed as landslides triggered by torrential rain slam into buildings on either side of the Swiss-Italian border Sunday, November 16, a day after floods in southern France killed 5 people. At least 4 people were…

Three die as Cyclone Hudhud lashes India and typhoon hits Japan

At least three people were killed on Sunday as a powerful cyclone was lashing a large swath of India’s eastern seaboard with heavy rain and strong winds on Sunday   Cyclone Hudhud one of two storms pounding Asia slammed into…

Freak rain, hail, snow and dust storms hit Oman

Dust storms, hail and intermediate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning battered Muscat and Sohar throughout yesterday.    The rain submerged roads, saw wadis overflow, uprooted trees and reportedly left residents staring at tens of thousands of rials in damages.…

Rare cyclone suspends aircraft activity, power outages reported in Malta

Sicily’s civil protection department has issued a warning of a cyclone that could hit the island’s coasts, putting 10 regions from the southern Italian mainland on alert.   The Met Office told MaltaToday that the low-pressure area centred on Malta…

Severe hailstorm the size of golf balls strikes parts of Australia

HAILSTONES as big as golf balls bucketed down on Hunter rooftops on Wednesday afternoon as a powerful thunderstorm ripped through the region, cutting power to homes and forcing the cancellation of train services.    The wild weather rolled in from…

Severe Storm Causes Major Havoc and Batters South-East France

CLEARING-UP work started this morning after violent winds and torrential rain battered the south-east and east of France causing the death of one woman, closing Nice Airport and leaving thousands without power.    The A8 France-Italy motorway was closed by…

Major storm; 1 Dead, 1,000 evacuated on weekend in Argentina

At least one person died and more than 1,000 were evacuated on the weekend due to an intense rain- and wind-storm that is still keeping Buenos Aires province and central Argentina on alert.   The fatality was a 22-year-old man…