Heavy rains caused flooding, landslides, flash floods and falling trees and branches in the city of Bauruin the interior of São Paulo, during the late afternoon of this Wednesday (25).
According to Civil Defense, in addition, two victims were trapped inside a vehicle due to the storms, and were rescued by the Fire Department. The incidents remain ongoing.
Also according to the agency, Bauru was the city that recorded the highest rainfall in 24 hours in the entire state of São Paulo.
In a note, Bauru City Hall informed that, due to the strength of the water, the repair service at the site should begin this Thursday (26), if weather conditions improve.
Arwa Almazrouei Khaleej Times Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:48 UTC
Hail and heavy rains swept across parts of the UAE, transforming stretches of desert and city landscapes into a sheet of white.
Footage posted on social media by Storm Centre showed the scale of the weather impact, with Fujairah, Al Dhafra Region and Ras Al Khaimah being covered with hail.
In Fujairah, hail fell steadily over open desert terrain, with ice pellets accumulating across the sand to form thin white patches. Dark, towering storm clouds loomed overhead, underscoring the intensity of the system moving through the eastern region.
In Al Dhafra, the phenomenon appeared even more dramatic, with hail lining the edges of sand dunes and tracing white contours across the orange landscape, creating a rare, almost surreal contrast.
Vehicles were washed away in floods in Oman and homes were flooded in Syria as storms brought torrential rain and hail to countries across the Middle East.
Thousands of people have been evacuated after a storm slammed into a holiday hotspot popular with Brits.
Over 3,000 people had to be evacuated in badly hit parts of Gran Canaria as Storm Therese wrought havoc, causing floods and landslides in a storm that has lasted the best part of a week.
Brits were caught up in what is one of the worst storms to hit the Spanish Canary Islands in decades. Entire communities were cut off due to flooding, with evacuated people taken to makeshift shelters.
Over 40,000 Brits are believed to live in the Canary Islands, while Gran Canaria is popular with tourists, particularly during the looming Easter holidays.
Damage from the storm has been extensive. Heavy runoff in the remote El Cadeiro area of Gran Canaria caused access to be completely cut off for one family. A drone had to be deployed by local police in order to deliver vital medicine to the isolated residents.
A second wave of heavy rains has triggered floods across Mozambique, leaving 18 people dead, thousands displaced, and infrastructure damaged, the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) said Monday.
In a post on US social media platform Facebook, the agency said most of the deaths were due to drowning, while 31 accommodation centers nationwide are sheltering around 10,000 people, including four centers in the southern province of Inhambane hosting roughly 4,000.
According to INGD, the 2025-2026 rainy and cyclonic season has affected nearly 1 million people nationwide, killed 285, flooded tens of thousands of homes, and damaged schools, roads and agricultural areas.
FLOODING experienced over the weekend in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province, which caused infrastructure damage and disrupted traffic movement, has been attributed to breaches at Insindi Dam and Mtshabezi High School Dam.
In a statement, the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) dismissed rumours that Mtshabezi Dam had breached and caused the flooding.
"The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) wishes to inform stakeholders and the public that Mtshabezi Dam, which is full and spilling, is structurally safe and has not breached, as has been inferred in some social media posts and audios.
"What has been confirmed to have breached is Mtshabezi High School Dam. Information to the effect that Mtshabezi Dam has breached should thus be disregarded. Members of the public are advised not to circulate such information, as it may cause unnecessary alarm," reads the statement.
Oman Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority said seven people were rescued after a vehicle carrying 10 people was swept away in a wadi in the Wilayat of Barka, while the other three were found dead
At least five people have died in Oman over the past 24 hours after vehicles were swept away by floodwaters, authorities said on Monday.
Oman's Civil Defense and Ambulance Authority said seven people were rescued after a vehicle carrying 10 people was swept away in a wadi in the Wilayat of Barka, while the other three were later found dead.
In a separate incident, two citizens died after their vehicle was carried away by floodwaters in a wadi in the Wilayat of Al-Maawil, with their bodies later recovered.
Authorities said the deaths came as heavy rains affected parts of the country.
Oman has experienced deadly flooding in recent years, including in April 2024 when flash floods killed at least 20 people and inundated large areas.
Heavy and continuous rainfall has triggered severe flooding in the central region of Colombia, leaving more than a thousand families affected in and around the municipality of Facatativá, local authorities said.
The downpour, which began on March 18, caused rivers and streams—including the Río Botello—to overflow, inundating neighborhoods such as Los Manzanos and La Selva, located approximately 40 kilometers west of the capital Bogotá.
According to local reports, floodwaters reached levels exceeding one meter inside homes, forcing widespread evacuations as emergency teams rushed to the affected areas.
Rainfall affected several parts of the UAE on Saturday with the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) warning of rainfall accumulation and potential flash floods in some areas due to the unstable weather conditions.
The NCM urged the public to exercise caution, avoid valleys and low-lying areas where water may accumulate, and stay away from flood-prone locations, particularly in mountainous regions.
A rainfall accumulation alert was issued for some coastal and internal areas from 10:30am until 8:30pm, while a separate flash flood warning for mountain areas was in effect from 1:15pm to 8:30pm.
Marni Rose McFall Newsweek Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:22 UTC
Forced evacuations as water rises at Otake camp
Over 100,000 people are without power in Hawaii as a rare storm pummels the entire state with dangerous thunderstorms, high elevation snow, and several inches of rain.
The storm stretch comes as the Kona low weather system drags tropical moisture over the islands, raising the threat for at least a foot of rainfall in the hardest‑hit areas.
Governor Josh Green issued an emergency proclamation on Monday. "A Kona low weather system is expected to produce prolonged heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding statewide, with the highest likelihood of flooding impacts across the smaller islands and urban areas," a news release from Green's office said.
Now, the website Power Outages is reporting on the failures impacting customers across the state. As of reporting on Saturday morning, there were more than 120,000 customers without power in Honolulu.
Honolulu was the hardest hit area. The East of Honolulu is reliant on power lines bringing electricity to the area from Windward Oahu. According to a report from Hawaii New Now, these transmission lines have been damaged, impacting service in the area.
A powerful Kona low continues sweeping through the Hawaiian Islands, bringing strong winds and heavy flooding rainfall. The entire Big Island was put under a flash flood warning shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday, March 14, as heavy rains continued to fall.
Hawaiʻi County officials say residents should continue to avoid all unnecessary travel because of significant risks of flash flooding and strong, locally damaging winds.
The storm produced heavy rainfall and strong wind gusts Saturday throughout large areas of Hawaiʻi Island, as well as flash floods that closed multiple sections of Highway 11 in Kaʻū. causing the county to urge residents in those areas to shelter in place.
Some areas in Kaʻū received 10 to 15 inches of rain in 24 hours. Moderate to heavy rainfall was expected to remain in place over Kaʻū through Saturday evening, leading to significant flash flooding.
Hawaii saw multiple rain records fall after a slow-moving kona storm dropped major precipitation across the different islands.
The island of Maui saw the heaviest rainfall, with multiple areas reporting over 20 inches of rain and one location logging as much as 46 inches of precipitation March 10-15, according to the National Weather Service.
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