Natural disasters
Genoa closes all schools as Liguria expects up to 200mm of rain within hours
Genoa is under an orange alert until midnight because of torrential rain. Tuscany has a yellow alert for thunderstorms and strong wind.
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News about earthquakes, floods, wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural catastrophes and their impact.
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Storm death toll in eastern Spain rises to five
Storm Adam has killed a fifth person in Valencia. More than 2,100 people have been evacuated, airports are closed and classes are cancelled.
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Bulgaria and Romania to spend €17.5m on Danube flood and drought project
The joint project will run for 33 months. The European Regional Development Fund will provide 80% of the money as a grant.
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Four dead and more than 2,100 evacuated after record floods in Spain (updated)
Storm Adam flooded Valencia, Alicante and the Balearic Islands. Rescuers have pulled out 450 people, and Oliva and Pego are the worst hit.
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212 social workers sent to help Istanbul flood victims
The ministry has sent 212 staff and 39 vehicles to households hit by the floods in Istanbul. The search for missing people continues.
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Bahceli: State is on the ground with all agencies after Istanbul flood (updated)
MHP leader Devlet Bahceli has offered condolences to the families of those who died in the Istanbul flood and wished a quick recovery to the injured.
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Istanbul's worst rain in 84 years floods streets and homes, killing several people (updated)
Up to 273.1 kg of rain per square metre fell in parts of the city. Heavy downpours and strong wind continue, and conditions are expected to start…
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Weak magnitude 2.4 earthquake strikes near Slivnitsa early in the morning
The tremor hit at 7:36am, 3.3 km from Slivnitsa. There are no reports that anyone felt it.
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Orange warning for heavy rain and strong wind in Burgas region on Tuesday (updated)
An orange warning is in force in seven regions tomorrow, including Burgas, Varna and Yambol. At sea, the north wind will be moderate, at times strong.
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Second earthquake near Sliven within 40 minutes
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck near Sliven at 13:27, shortly after a magnitude 3 quake in the same place. There are no reports of injuries or…
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Magnitude 3 earthquake strikes near Sliven, 88 km from Burgas
An earthquake of magnitude 3 on the Richter scale was recorded on Sunday at 12:47pm, about 12 km southeast of Sliven. There are no reports of…
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Crete gets Athens' entire yearly rainfall in just 4 days, says Lagouvardos (updated)
Crete has seen as much rain in four days as Athens gets in a whole year, says Kostas Lagouvardos from the National Observatory of Athens.
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Four quakes hit Adana and Osmaniye in 24 minutes, strongest at magnitude 5.2
The quakes struck between 2:19pm and 2:43pm local time, with the strongest at 5.2. Turkey's disaster agency AFAD says there are no reports so far of…
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State of emergency on Crete's Lasithi plateau as Chania gets 420mm of rain (updated)
Heavy rain on Crete has flooded roads and homes in several areas, and the army has been called in to help in Upper Mylopotamos and Amari.
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Bulgarian woman found in Tibet, Suzana Aleksieva to return home
The Foreign Ministry confirmed that the Bulgarian woman missing in Tibet was found safe. Another compatriot has already received travel documents.