Storm Bert is battering the country with strong winds, heavy rain and snow and ice with amber warnings coming into force bringing a "potential risk to life and property".
Travel is widely disrupted with roads closed and some train routes cancelled throughout Saturday with rail companies urging passengers to avoid travelling to certain areas.
Winds of up to 68mph have been recorded and 13cm of snow has fallen in some parts of the country on Saturday morning, a Met Office spokesperson said, while 38 flood alerts are in place across the UK.
Some 200,000 homes remain without power in France, and many roads are severely disrupted due to poor traffic conditions caused by storm Caetano. Details by Elitsa Gadeva.
A massive afternoon deluge on Nov 22 triggered two flash floods and numerous flood risk warnings across the island in one of Singapore's heaviest downpours in 40 years.
Record rainfall fell in the northern part of Singapore, with two flash floods in Yishun and Potong Pasir that eased within 10 minutes, said national water agency PUB.
In a Facebook post, PUB said 127.7mm of rain was recorded between 2.15pm and 4.50pm in northern Singapore, which is more than half the average monthly rainfall in November.
PUB said: "This amount corresponds to 51 per cent of Singapore's average monthly rainfall in November, and lies within the top 1 per cent of maximum daily rainfall records since 1978."
In Indonesia, four members of a family were killed after landslide hit their house in the province of Central Java. According to a preliminary report, the disaster took place in Bruno village in Purworejo regency on Tuesday afternoon amid heavy rain.
Muhammad Abdullah, mission coordinator for the region's search and rescue agency, told local media yesterday that rescue teams recovered three victims on Tuesday evening and the fourth yesterday morning. The victims have been taken to nearby hospitals for identification. He added that the region was lashed by heavy rain on Tuesday, triggering the landslide.
Indonesia frequently experiences hydrometeorological disasters during the rainy season. The country's National Disaster Management Agency data showed that as of November, the country has recorded more than 1,700 disaster events this year, over 1,000 of which were hydrometeorological disasters, including floods, landslides, and extreme weather.
A massive bomb cyclone slammed into the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday night, unleashing torrential rains and tropical storm-like wind gusts up to 77 mph for certain areas. More than 600,000 customers across western Washington state are without power on Wednesday morning.
FOX Forecast Center said the powerful atmospheric river, coupled with a bomb cyclone, will unleash heavy rains and high winds across the area through Saturday.
"The two storms are powering the event, the first of which is a powerful bomb cyclone. The strength of the low has kicked up strong winds up and down the coast, which have caused power outages and some damage," Fox Forecast Center explained.
Floodwaters seen in Zichron Yaakov on November 19, 2024.
Record rains lashed northern Israel and the Haifa region Tuesday, inundating roads and prompting flash flood warnings for the Judean Desert and Dead Sea areas as the weather system moves south overnight.
In Ma'agan Michael, pouring rains swamped drainage channels, leading to flooding in parts of the coastal kibbutz. The Hof HaCarmel High School, located in the community, sent students home early due to the flooding.
Video footage posted online showed students wading through knee-high water next to half-submerged cars in the school's parking lot.
In a statement, the Hof HaCarmel regional council explained that the "large quantity [of rain] put a burden on the drainage system, which had been clean and in working condition, but it could not withstand the unusually large amounts of water."
The Israel Meteorological Service said in a tweet that 196 millimeters (7.7 inches) of rainfall were recorded over a four-hour period in nearby Zichron Yaacov, setting a new record for the country. The figure represented some 60% of the area's average yearly rain total.
Coastal areas and riverbanks in Hong Kong flooded on Monday, as an approaching Severe Tropical Storm Man-yi and a spring tide helped push up sea levels.
In Tai O on Lantau Island, residents waded through ankle-deep waters at the main market and elsewhere, while sandbags were stacked around homes to keep the flooding at bay.
The impact extended to other areas, with flooding seen along the Shing Mun River in Sha Tin, where about 10cm (4 inches) of water covered popular cycling tracks.
Similar conditions were observed near the Lam Tsuen River in Tai Po and the Sam Ka Tsuen seafood bazaar in Lei Yue Mun, a blackspot of flooding, where waters rose nearly to people's knees.
A pedestrian tunnel was nearly half submerged in Tai Po.
The Observatory earlier warned that the spring tide and combined effects of the northeast monsoon and Man-yi could result in sea levels rising to 3.3 metres (10.3 feet) above chart datum at around 10pm.
Tonight, dozens of residents in western Belize are grappling with flood waters, blocked streets and inundated yards, brought on by Tropical Storm Sara's persistent rains this weekend. The storm began producing rain over the country on Friday and by Sunday when it made landfall, the dams were overflowing, the rivers had broken its banks, and dry lands were covered in flood waters.
The storm brought several inches of rainfall, particularly in the Cayo District, and impacted several communities along the Mopan and Macal Rivers.
The rising waters were so intense that many businesses and market vendors were forced to evacuate as well as several residents. Prime Minister John Briceno led a delegation of officials this morning for a flyover of the affected areas. Love News met up with him in San Ignacio Town where he spoke on his observations of the various areas.
The Mopan River water levels 18-feet higher than normal has flooded the George Price Highway entrances to Benque Viejo del Carmen and San Jose Succotz, according to Benque Viejo del Carmen Mayor Jorge Antonio Rosales.
Screengrab of flash flooding in Sint Maarten on November 17, 2024.
A flood alert is in effect for the Dutch Caribbean Island of Sint Maarten until noon on Monday, with some parts of the island already experiencing flash flooding due to heavy rainfall.
The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure this afternoon confirmed severe street flooding and rockfalls on the road network.
The Ministry said it has temporarily opened the Great Bay Fresh Pond channel. This decision was made to reduce Pond Levels as part of its water management effort, aimed at preventing hazardous water levels in the Salt and Fresh Pond.
The Ministry strongly discourages any water-related activities, including boating, swimming and fishing until further notice.
The Meteorological Department of St Maarten on Sunday said moist and unstable conditions persist as a trough continues to affect the region.
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