Torrents of flood water rushed past houses in Spain's Alcanar.

Hurricane Ian plowed into Florida's Gulf Coast with catastrophic force, unleashing howling winds, torrential rains and a treacherous surge of ocean surf.

At least 10 people were killed by torrential overnight rains and floods in the central Italian region of Marche, authorities said on Friday, as rescuers continued to search for three still missing.

At least 78 people were killed in devastating flash floods and landslides that hit the picturesque Brazilian city of Petropolis.

Five cities in the central Chinese province of Hubei have declared "red alerts" after torrential rain left 21 people dead.

A man’s body is found in a car trapped by floodwaters in Australia, the first death linked to wild weather across the country in recent days.

Weeks of heavy rains, following the landfall of cyclone Eloise, means the Augrabie Falls are reaching rare levels of water flow.