November 3, 2023
PARIS (AP) — Recording-breaking winds in France and across much of Western Europe left at least five people dead and injured several others as Storm Ciarán swept through the continent overnight and into Thursday, plunging vast numbers into darkness, devastating …
October 20, 2023
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Much of northern Europe braced for stormy weather and gale-force winds from the east on Thursday, with authorities warning that floods could cause major problems in inland Danish waters, in the Baltic Sea and in the …
March 22, 2022
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Rescuers on Monday were continuing to search for one person still missing a day after a chartered fishing boat carrying 10 people sank in a storm off the New Zealand coast. A helicopter rescued five …
March 18, 2022
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Emirati-flagged cargo ship, longer than a soccer field, sank in stormy seas off Iran’s southern coast in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, authorities said. Rescuers were trying to account for all of the …
December 12, 2014
Two people have been killed in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia as winds reaching up to 120 kilometers per hour (75 mph) ripped off roof tops and tore down walls and trees. The regional government said a man and a …
November 13, 2013
Croatia has been hit by a thunderstorm and gale-force winds that ripped off rooftops and left one person dead and 22 injured. The strong storm hit the Adriatic coastal port of Rijeka and the surrounding area early Monday. Winds reached …
September 23, 2013
Hong Kong maintained its third- highest storm signal in the wake of Typhoon Usagi, which canceled hundreds of flights and stranded travelers before making landfall in southern China. The city’s financial markets, schools and offices may delay opening this morning. …