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Days of extreme weather resulted in major flooding in western Germany this week, with the death toll climbing to 59 on Thursday – 31 of which occurred in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, while another 29 victims were found in Rhineland-Palatinate, according to local media reports. The widespread devastation was …

Storms and heavy rainfall between Tuesday and Wednesday prompted the German Weather Service to issue severe weather warnings for the states of Saxony, Thuringia, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and Bavaria.  A fireman was killed while performing rescue work in Altena, North Rhine-Westphalia, with police on Wednesday calling his death a “tragic …

The heavens opened up on London on Monday afternoon, after the Met Office warned of “heavy downpours” in the south of England. Streets were soon turned into rivers, as water lapped into stores and forced pedestrians to slog through knee-high floods to get home. Video footage showed vehicles nearly submerged …

A soggy Thursday afternoon in the Big Apple saw residents wading through waist-deep water as they attempted to reach their subway platforms, while streets – including the Major Deegan Expressway – were crippled by the downpour. Numerous videos floating around social media captured the flooding. “Stairs looking like a water …

The head of the energy program of the Russian Department of Greenpeace, Vladimir Chuprov suggested that the new flooding in the Irkutsk region may be associated with forest fires raging in Siberia. “Another flood in the Irkutsk region, now in the South, likely due to abnormal heat in the Krasnoyarsk …

In the majority of regions of the Khabarovsk territory introduced a state of emergency due to the difficult flood situation, reports RIA “Novosti” with reference to regional government. “In the Khabarovsk region because of the floods imposed a state of emergency. The state of emergency applies to Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur, …

The President of Ukraine is ready to personally fly in the Transcarpathian region to help fight floods in the region. The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky called the acting head of the Transcarpathian regional state administration Yaroslav Galas, to hear the latest information about the effects of flooding in the …

In Mukachevo, the river Latoritsa already out on the floodplain and approaching the dwellings of the people. Transcarpathia suffered from flooding caused by heavy rains. Video of consequences of flooding revealed from the height of bird flight. In Mukachevo, the river Latoritsa already out on the floodplain and approaching the …

Broken cars formed a big traffic jam on the freeway.Severe flooding in the us state of new Jersey claimed several cars. Cars were in the local dealership. Thus, the number of cars carried by the flow of water to the freeway, where the cars formed a big traffic jam. The …

The victims of the massive floods in Japan were 222 people. In the affected areas do not operate stores and running water. At evacuation points issue humanitarian aid. This was reported by Kyodo on Tuesday, July 17. The whereabouts of another 20 people remains unknown, despite the fact that after …