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87 dead after crane collapses at world’s holiest mosque in Mecca

At least 87 people died and 201 more were injured when a crane collapsed at the Grand Mosque of Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Saudi Interior Ministry said on Friday

Record breaking heatwave, then fierce storms coupled with lightning and flooding in California, USA

California had record-breaking heat on Wednesday as triple-digit heat struck inland areas even as lightning closed beaches and mountains and deserts were drenched by fierce, fast-moving storms.   The sweltering but erratic weather was caused by a high-pressure area coupled…

Massive floods in Japan: Houses washed away, helicopters rescue residents

Hailstorm hits pear production very hard in Italy

Hailstorms and high winds appear to have caused considerable damage to pear trees in Italy’s main production areas just as harvesting was about to start in earnest, casting a shadow over the initial months of the season.   With the…

Fierce hailstorms hits La Rioja grape harvest very hard; Mudslide strikes San Asensio, Spain

The village of San Asensio in La Rioja lies buried under a mudslide    Just a couple of days after the grape harvest began in the wine-producing region of La Rioja the area was hit by cataclysmic hailstorms on Monday…

Hail and snow storm in Birmingham marks the end of Britain’s summer

Streets are turned into rivers as cars drive though flood waters (SWNS) After a miserable August an unseasonable snow storm marked the end of summer as giant hail stones, lightning bolts and flash floods battered Britain.   Traffic ground to…

Alignment of moon, earth and sun to spark SUPERTIDES and bring flood chaos to Britain

SUPERTIDES will be triggered across Britain thanks to the extraordinary gravity field created when the sun, earth and moon align for the first time in two decades The supertide hits Essex Environment Agency experts have already issued 10 flood warnings…

Major landslide hits areas of Kohima town, Highway block continues; Low Pressure area over Jharkhand, India

Continuous heavy rainfall, coupled with improper drainage system had caused major landslide and subsidence to around 140 feet, totally cutting-off the approach road of lower Naga bazaar area of Kohima town yesterday while a low pressure area lay over Jharkhand…