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Eight dead in 'devastating' Kentucky flooding
Flash flooding caused by torrential rains has killed at least eight people in eastern Kentucky and left some residents stranded on...
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Three dead in 'devastating' Kentucky flooding: gov...
Flash flooding caused by torrential rains has killed at least three people in eastern Kentucky and left some residents stranded on...
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Firefighters battle California wildfire as heat wa...
California firefighters were making slow progress Monday battling a raging wildfire near Yosemite National Park that will force so...
![California wildfire grows as US bakes in record heat](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/50/69/69/California-wildfire-grows-as-US-bak-841475_small.jpg)
California wildfire grows as US bakes in record he...
A fierce California wildfire expanded overnight into Sunday, burning several thousand acres and forcing evacuations, as millions o...
![California wildfire rages as US bakes in record-setting heat wave](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/94/e5/cd/California-wildfire-rages-as-US-bak-316851_small.jpg)
California wildfire rages as US bakes in record-se...
A California wildfire ripped through thousands of acres Saturday after being sparked a day earlier, as millions of Americans swelt...
![California wildfire rages as US engulfed in heat wave](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/94/e5/cd/California-wildfire-rages-as-US-eng-111152_small.jpg)
California wildfire rages as US engulfed in heat w...
A California wildfire ripped through thousands of acres Saturday after sparking a day earlier, as millions of Americans sweltered...
![Record temperatures set across US as heat wave engulfs nation](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/7c/df/fc/Record-temperatures-set-across-US-a-281224_small.jpg)
Record temperatures set across US as heat wave eng...
A relentless US heat wave that has triggered health alerts for more than 100 million people is set to intensify this weekend, with...
![Tour takes to hills as France sizzles in heatwave](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/fa/aa/89/Tour-takes-to-hills-as-France-sizzl-716684_small.jpg)
Tour takes to hills as France sizzles in heatwave
As the nation baked in a searing heatwave on Tuesday, the Tour de France moved away from the cauldron-like stone citadel of Carcas...
![UK breaches 40C for first time as heatwave batters Europe](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/9d/10/c4/UK-breaches-40C-for-first-time-as-h-462624_small.jpg)
UK breaches 40C for first time as heatwave batters...
A fierce heatwave left western Europe sweltering on Tuesday, fuelling ferocious wildfires and stretching emergency services, as it...
![UK breaks all-time temperature record as heatwave batters Europe](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/9d/10/c4/UK-breaks-all-time-temperature-reco-985252_small.jpg)
UK breaks all-time temperature record as heatwave...
A fierce heatwave left much of western Europe sweltering on Monday, fuelling ferocious wildfires and stretching emergency services...
![Tory rivals turn up the heat at fractious UK debate](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/5d/98/e0/Tory-rivals-turn-up-the-heat-at-fra-482828_small.jpg)
Tory rivals turn up the heat at fractious UK debat...
Barbs flew and derisive laughter rang out as the Conservative contenders battling to succeed UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson clash...
![UK leaders under fire as record heat beckons](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/c8/68/df/UK-leaders-under-fire-as-record-hea-853874_small.jpg)
UK leaders under fire as record heat beckons
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government stood accused Sunday of failing to take seriously an impending heat emergency as...
![Forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/bc/b8/ac/Forest-fires-rage-in-scorching-sout-171366_small.jpg)
Forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe
Southwest Europe entered a sixth day of a summer heatwave on Saturday that has triggered devastating forest fires as parts of the...
![Wildfires spread across heatwave-hit Europe](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/7a/5a/75/Wildfires-spread-across-heatwave-hi-818851_small.jpg)
Wildfires spread across heatwave-hit Europe
A heatwave sweeping southwestern Europe was expected to peak on Thursday in Spain, with the scorching temperatures fuelling stubbo...
![Spain sounds high alert for scorching heatwave](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/a3/8e/36/Spain-sounds-high-alert-for-scorchi-555611_small.jpg)
Spain sounds high alert for scorching heatwave
Most of Spain was put on high alert Wednesday as temperatures rose above 45 degrees Celsius with swathes of western Europe hit by...
![Heatwave grips Spain as UK readies for soaring temperatures](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/8a/29/df/Heatwave-grips-Spain-as-UK-readies--755461_small.jpg)
Heatwave grips Spain as UK readies for soaring tem...
Spain and Portugal were sweltering in their second heatwave in a month on Monday, with scorching temperatures also expected in Fra...
![Portugal fires contained, situation remains 'serious'](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/72/17/ba/Portugal-fires-contained--situation-445118_small.jpg)
Portugal fires contained, situation remains 'serio...
Firefighters in Portugal on Monday contained two forest fires that ravaged the centre of the country which is under a state of eme...
![UK issues extreme heat warning as temperatures soar](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/79/ea/99/UK-issues-extreme-heat-warning-as-t-255121_small.jpg)
UK issues extreme heat warning as temperatures soa...
Britain on Monday issued an extreme heat warning, with temperatures predicted to hit more than 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit)...
![Spain, Portugal swelter under new heat wave](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/8a/29/df/Spain--Portugal-swelter-under-new-h-674546_small.jpg)
Spain, Portugal swelter under new heat wave
Temperatures were set to soar above 40 degrees Celsius across large parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday as the Iberian Peninsula...
![A year on, German flood victims recall life changed in a night](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/f8/bc/93/A-year-on--German-flood-victims-rec-146475_small.jpg)
A year on, German flood victims recall life change...
Nearly a year ago, pounding rain turned the River Ahr, a tributary of the Rhine in western Germany, into a torrent of water and mu...
![Monsoon rains kill 77 in Pakistan](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/64/ea/7b/Monsoon-rains-kill-77-in-Pakistan--543206_small.jpg)
Monsoon rains kill 77 in Pakistan
At least 77 people have died in monsoon rains lashing Pakistan, the country's climate change minister said Wednesday, warning more...
![Spain, Portugal dryness 'unprecedented' in 1,200 years](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/fa/90/7b/Spain--Portugal-dryness--unpreceden-866605_small.jpg)
Spain, Portugal dryness 'unprecedented' in 1,200 y...
Parts of Portugal and Spain are the driest they have been in a thousand years due to an atmospheric high-pressure system driven by...
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Tropical Storm Bonnie becomes hurricane, kills 3 i...
Tropical Storm Bonnie was upgraded to a category one hurricane on Sunday as it swept towards Mexico after killing three people in...
![India landslide death toll rises to 37](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/54/a2/ef/India-landslide-death-toll-rises-to-855221_small.jpg)
India landslide death toll rises to 37
The death toll from a massive landslide in India hit 37 on Sunday, authorities said, as rescue teams battled teeming rain to searc...
One dead as rare tornado tears through Dutch city
A tornado ripped through a southwestern Dutch city on Monday, killing one person and injuring nine others in the first fatal twist...
![Japan swelters as heatwave prompts power crunch warning](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/25/14/fb/Japan-swelters-as-heatwave-prompts--816168_small.jpg)
Japan swelters as heatwave prompts power crunch wa...
Japan's government warned Monday of a power crunch as extreme heat hits the country, with temperature records toppling and Tokyo's...
![Summer means suffering: how workers survive intense Gulf heat](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/74/d3/b1/Summer-means-suffering--how-workers-611366_small.jpg)
Summer means suffering: how workers survive intens...
Like millions of other migrant labourers in the Gulf, one of the world's hottest and driest regions, construction worker B. Sajay...
![Record floods threaten southern China](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/58/21/d4/Record-floods-threaten-southern-Chi-444546_small.jpg)
Record floods threaten southern China
Record floods were expected in parts of southern China Thursday as heavy rains pushed water levels in the Pearl River delta to the...
![Hundreds of thousands evacuated in China after heaviest rains in decades](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/4c/13/41/Hundreds-of-thousands-evacuated-in--322671_small.jpg)
Hundreds of thousands evacuated in China after hea...
The heaviest rainfall in decades has triggered floods and landslides in southern China, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thou...
![26 more dead in India monsoon fury, waters recede in Bangladesh](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/f1/38/f5/26-more-dead-in-India-monsoon-fury--160575_small.jpg)
26 more dead in India monsoon fury, waters recede...
At least 26 more people have died in monsoon flooding and lightning strikes in India, as millions remained marooned in the country...
![Europe swelters in record-breaking June heatwave](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/3f/91/2b/Europe-swelters-in-record-breaking--563666_small.jpg)
Europe swelters in record-breaking June heatwave
Spain, France and other western European nations on Saturday sweltered under a blistering June heatwave that has sparked forest fi...
![59 dead, millions stranded as floods hit Bangladesh, India](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/47/53/91/59-dead--millions-stranded-as-flood-153655_small.jpg)
59 dead, millions stranded as floods hit Banglades...
Monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India have killed at least 59 people and unleashed devastating floods that left millions of other...