The UAE was hit by dramatic flooding this week after a year’s worth of rain fell within 12 hours but experts have shot down suggestions cloud seeding is the cause

Dubai police rescued a cat from floods after heavy thunderstorms and torrential rain brought chaos to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, 16 April. More than a year and a half’s worth of rain fell on the city, flooding highways and the internation ...

Cars were left abandoned in floodwater on the streets of Dubai as the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out from record rainfall on Wednesday 17 April. A deluge flooded Dubai International Airport on Tuesday, disrupting travel as standing water l ...

flooding is causing chaos at Dubai International Airport as the UAE has been hit by the heaviest rainfall in 75 years. Arrivals at the airport were paused on Tuesday night (16 April) as flood water swamped taxiways as aircraft landed. Terminals were ...

The UAE has been hit with the most rainfall since records began

Planes battled through flash floods at the Dubai International Airport on Tuesday 16 April, as heavy rain battered the United Arab Emirates. Footage shows a Boeing 737 operated by Flydubai powering through the deluge on the tarmac, as a number of fli ...

Common eastern bumblebee queens’ ability while hibernating could help it endure flooding, scientists say

Flash flooding caused by relentless heavy rains that soaked western Pennsylvania has spurred numerous rescues and evacuations in the region

More than 100,000 customers nationwide lacked power on Thursday afternoon

Flash flooding has wreaked havoc in Alabama as vehicles became dangerously submerged in water on one of the state’s main highways. Traffic cameras from the Interstate 10 (I-10) highway show cars partially submerged in water on Wednesday (10 April), ...

Four Chinese suppliers were offering to print up to one million counterfeit Royal Mail stamps a week

The storms are expected to become more intense into the afternoon and evening

More than 10,000 homes in Russia were flooded after a dam burst near the Kazakhstan border, according to authorities. Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said thousands of people have been evacuated in Orsk. The Russian government declared th ...

Cars and vans drove through flooded roads in Littlehampton, West Sussex, on Tuesday 9 April after the River Arun burst its banks overnight. More than 200 people in the county have been evacuated, amid warnings that “flooding may increase” through ...

Residents urged to ‘get to high ground’ after River Arun bursts banks

Emergency services dealing with incidents in Littlehampton and ‘severe flooding’ at a holiday park

There will be no respite from strong gusts and heavy rain as a second stormy episode strikes the coastlines

People triaged and one person hospitalised as ‘severe flooding’ strikes south coast

Regional prosecutors cautioned people against taking part in mass meetings

Nearly 200 rescues have been made since Friday, authorities say