At least six die as major storm batters British Isles
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One of Britain's worst winter storms in years battered Scotland, the north of England and Northern Ireland, leaving at least six people dead and two others missing.
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At least 15 people are killed as Hurricane Ivan sweeps through the Caribbean islands towards Jamaica.
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A howling blizzard slammed the Northeast on Sunday with more than 2 feet of snow and hurricane-strength wind gusts, halting air travel for thousands of people, keeping others off slippery highways and burying parked cars under deep drifts. At least six deaths were linked to the weather, three in Ohio, two in Wisconsin and one in Pennsylvania.
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AS Hurricane Ivan&#39;s death toll topped 100 and was still rising, US and Caribbean meteorologists yesterday were tracking a new weather system that had already killed six people.
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At least eight people were killed, more than 1,000 homes were flooded and 330,000 others left without power as violent storms swept through northern Europe, bringing hurricane force winds and heavy rain.
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Europe battled weather extremes late Monday as heavy rain sparked the worst flooding in England in 60 years, while the south and east of the continent was roasting in a heatwave that claimed several lives.
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Two truck drivers died when their vehicles were blown over by storm winds gusting up to 124 mph in Britain on Tuesday.
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Torrential downpours around Britain left one dead and hundreds stranded on Monday as storms continued to batter Russia and a heatwave in southern Europe brought further deaths and sparked fires.
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Three people die after heavy rains cause severe flooding across England and Wales.
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Hurricane-force winds swept across northern Europe on Saturday, leaving at least four dead in Denmark and three in Sweden, police said. Key bridges and airports were closed, while all rail and ferry traffic was suspended.
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Police name a family of five who are feared to have drowned during violent storms in the Western Isles.
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Much of Britain has been under flood alert as heavy rain sweeps across the country.
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Dozens of people across southern Europe perished in a blistering heatwave while storms whipped the north of the continent and floods claimed four lives in Britain.
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More than 250 000 homes and businesses were without power on Monday as work crews from Denmark to Lithuania moved to clean up debris from a fierce storm that claimed 11 lives.
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Many people are evacuated from their homes and three people die as severe floods hit England and Wales.
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LONDON, July 23 -- Britain's worst flooding in decades left tens of thousands of families without water or electricity Monday night and forced thousands from their homes, including some dramatically rescued from rising waters by helicopters and boats.
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A ferry ran aground, trucks toppled over, river banks burst, people were evacuated from flooded houses and uprooted trees blocked highways as gale force winds swept Britain and Ireland, emergency services said.