Storm

Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi kills 3 in Madagascar

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Three people have died and nearly 1,000 have been affected by severe weather in Madagascar's Sava region following Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi.

Death toll from storm Trami in Philippines climbs to 116

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – The death toll from catastrophic flooding and landslides triggered by tropical storm Trami that hit the Philippines has risen to 116, the Philippines' National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Monday.

Death toll in Philippine storm rises to 100

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Rescuers in the Philippines were diving into a lake and scouring isolated villages on Sunday to locate dozens of missing people as the death toll from Tropical Storm Trami hit 100, according to the disaster agency sources.

At least 76 killed as Storm "Trami" batters the Philippines

TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – At least 76 people have been killed in central and northern Philippines after Tropical Storm "Trami" battered the country, triggering landslides and flooding that trapped residents on their roofs and displaced nearly 320,000.

Death toll from Philippines tropical storm Trami rises to 22

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – At least 22 people have been killed and nine others are missing due to massive flooding and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Trami, which continues to rip through the Philippines on Thursday, authorities said.

One dead as storm Kirk tears through Spain, Portugal, France

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – The remnants of Hurricane Kirk swept into western Europe Wednesday, tearing up trees in Portugal and Spain before dumping heavy rains on France that left at least one dead.

Powerful typhoon 'Shanshan' causing damage in Kyushu: report

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Typhoon Shanshan, which is bearing down on Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu, has caused damage in various areas. The powerful typhoon wounded 54 people in Japan.

Tornadoes kill 5, injure 83 in eastern China: Report

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Five people were confirmed dead after tornadoes struck a city in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, a local media reports on Saturday.

Three dead as storms batter France

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Three people have died and four remain missing as storm Monica hits Gard in southeastern France.

Two dead, one missing after Swiss landslide, police say

TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) –Two people died and a third person was missing on Sunday after violent thunderstorms caused a landslide in the southern Swiss canton of Ticino, police said.

32 killed as Cyclone Remal wreaks havoc in India

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Storms and rainfall-induced landslides triggered in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal killed at least 32 people and injured many others across India's West Bengal and four northeastern states, officials said Tuesday.

At least 22 dead in storms across US over weekend

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – A series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern US over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, killing at least 22 people and leaving a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages.

15 people killed as storms hit southern US states

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) –  At least 15 people have died in the southern US states of Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kentucky after powerful storms and tornados hit the region.

At least 4 dead in Houston as destructive storms lash Texas

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – At least four people are dead in Houston after hurricane-force winds and torrential rains tore a damaging path through the city Thursday.

At least 3 killed after severe storms hit Sao Paulo

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – At least three people have died in the last 24 hours due to severe storms in southeast Brazil's Sao Paulo state, the Civil Defense agency said Saturday.

Winter storm in US leaves many without power

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – A winter storm bringing snow, ice, and high winds to parts of the US Midwest and Pacific Northwest knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses on Saturday.

Europe hit by extreme cold, flooding, power cuts

TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – Thousands in the Nordic countries are still without power on Friday as gusty winds and snow wreaked havoc in the region.

At least nine killed after severe storms batter Australia

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – At least nine people have been killed after severe storms battered Australia’s eastern states over the Christmas holidays, police said.

One dead, 120,000 homes without power as Storm hit Australia

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – One woman was killed, and more than 120,000 homes were left without power in Australia's Queensland as severe thunderstorms pounded the southeastern part of the state on Christmas night, local media reported on Tuesday.

Strong storm leaves 2 dead in Uruguay

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – A rainstorm with heavy winds Sunday ravaged Uruguay, not least the southwest department of Colonia, said officials, confirming two deaths from the disaster, including a child.

In central Vietnam

Torrential rains, floods leave 3 missing, wreak havoc

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) –Torrential rains since early this week left 3 people missing in the central region of Vietnam, according to the latest report of the country's National Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on Wednesday.

Severe storm claims six lives, wreaks havoc in Brazil

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – Six people have died to date due to a severe storm lashing the country's most populated and industrialized southeastern state of Sao Paulo, authorities said.

Italy battered by Storm Ciaran, at least 6 killed

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – At least six people died and one went missing in Italy on Friday, as Storm Ciaran battered the country's northern and central regions with heavy rainfalls and flooding.

Massive flooding in Eastern Libya kills over 8,000 people

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Libyan officials on Wednesday said that 8,000 were killed and 10,000 people are missing following the recent deadly flooding.

‘Storm Daniel’ arrives Egypt amid warnings

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – The General Authority of Meteorology warned Egyptians to be ready starting Monday for unsettling weather conditions due to the ‘storm Daniel’ coming from Libya and leaving behind nearly 25 people dead, news media reported.

Iran condoles Libya over deadly storms

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson expressed his condolences to the government and the nation of Libya over the death of a large number of citizens in a powerful Mediterranean storm.

Dozens killed by powerful storm in E Libya

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – A powerful Mediterranean storm swept through eastern Libya, damaging houses and roads and killing at least 25 people.

Storms from Typhoon Haikui drench China's Fujian province

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes, and vehicles were swept away in floods as storms from now weakened Typhoon Haikui made landfall in China's southeastern Fujian province early on Tuesday.