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© Emergency Situations Committee in TajikistanFlood damage in Tajikistan, August 2023.
The Emergency Situations Committee in Tajikistan said flooding, landslides and mudslides occurred in the districts of Dushanbe, Vahdat, Hisor, Rudaki, Varzob, Devashtich, Rasht, Sangvor and Tajikabad. Numerous roads have been blocked and residential buildings damaged across affected areas.
Eleven people lost their lives in Vahdat, where around 15 vehicles were buried under a mudslide and flood debris. Two people survived and were rescued. Flooding has affected several rural communities in the district and at least 100 farmsteads have been evacuated, the Emergency Situations Committee said. Roads and 5 bridges were also damaged, hindering access to affected communities.
© Anton Ivanov / TASSHeavy rain in Vladivostok.
A total of 70,000 out of the 600,000 residents of Vladivostok were left without electricity over an eight-hour period, said the Primorye region's prosecutor's office.
It was reported that two weeks' worth of precipitation fell in just a few hours of rainfall.
Footage shared by Vladivostok's Newsvl.ru news website showed extensive flooding, as well as damaged infrastructure and residential homes. Roads, parking lots and bridges were seen overflowing with water.
A woman sprints for cover as chairs behind her get picked up by the winds in Majorca on Sunday
Stunned holidaymakers have shared footage of tourists running for shelter as sun loungers were sent flying across swimming pools and beaches on the Spanish island which is usually associated with blistering heat and glorious sunshine in August.
A 'small number' of people are also being treated for 'minor injuries' after a P&O cruise ship broke free from moorings and collided with a freight vessel during the storm.
A look at the freak weather phenomenon near the Isle of Wight.
Torrential rain over the bank holiday weekend in the UK created the rare phenomenon.
The Met Office said the sea plume appeared on Saturday after a period of heavy rain.
Waterspouts are similar to tornadoes but differ slightly as they can only ever be seen over a body of water.
The storm swept across the southern part of Bavaria on Saturday. In Kissing, just outside Augsburg, police said 12 people were injured when a beer tent that they were trying to put up was blown over.
Also in Kissing, the wind ripped wooden slats off the roof of a home for the elderly, while hail caused visible damage to the facade of a residential building, German news agency dpa reported.
© Christoph SchmidtStorm clouds over Stuttgart on Thursday.
Several trees came down at a campsite in Lindau on Lake Constance, resulting in six people getting injured, one of them seriously.
For security reasons the authorities cleared the site and around 900 campers spent the night in a public hall.
A campsite in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance was also evacuated, with around 300 people having to spend the night in a gym hall. No injuries were reported.
© WILXA tree was downed in storms in Lansing, Michigan, on Friday, August 25.
The storms marched from southern Michigan into Ohio overnight, threatening powerful wind gusts of up to 85 mph, hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter and possible tornadoes. Northern portions of Ohio are under flood watches until 8 a.m. ET Friday due to excessive rainfall.
A large and "extremely dangerous" tornado was confirmed near Williamston, Michigan, in Ingham County at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service Offices in Detroit and Grand Rapids.
Best of the Web: Las Leñas Resort, Argentina, reports storm snowfall total of over 11 FEET in 4 days
Las Leñas base area on the morning of August 23rd, 2023.
The forecast may have materialized the most at Las Leñas Resort in Argentina when it reported over 11 feet of new snow at mid-mountain over the last four days. You can tell they were excited when they posted on their Instagram page earlier this week with the caption "This is how we are today August 22. It's the moment!"
The Civil Defense said a man identified as Carlos Marino Martínez died in the city of San Cristobal after being swept away by floodwaters. The agency initially said he was one of its volunteers, but later corrected the information saying it misidentified a uniform he was wearing. They did not provide further details. Two women in that city also were injured following a landslide, officials said.
"Franklin is now located north of the Dominican Republic, but outer bands from the system could bring some localized additional heavy rain Thursday," said weather.com senior meteorologist Chris Dolce. "That might cause isolated flooding in areas that are vulnerable because of Wednesday's soaking."
