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Hurricane Otto bears down on Costa Rica

Major Incident Declared As Storm Angus Unleashes 106 mph Winds

A 200m-long cargo ship has hit a barge full of rocks in the English Channel, as Storm Angus continues to batter the south coast of England.   Eleven of the 23 crew members are so far known to have been…

Heavy rains swell rivers in parts of Balkans

A man crawls onto the roof of a flooded car in Kashar, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the capital Tirana. Tuesday Nov. 8, 2016. Albanian authorities have sent army troops and other personnel to help people evacuated because of floods…

Thousands affected by rains in Tamaulipas, Mexico

Vehicles trapped in flood waters in Madero Harsh weather conditions began Thursday in Tamaulipas with torrential rains that later moved into Veracruz and yesterday into Chihuahua, causing severe flooding and leaving two people dead.   Authorities were conducting a census…

Vietnam floods kill seven

At least seven people have been killed and two are missing after fresh flooding in central Vietnam.   The dead and missing were all reported in Quang Binh province where rainfall of up to 966 millimetres was reported, the National…