A soccer player died after being struck by lightning in the middle of a match in Indonesia... Septian Raharja, 34, died unexpectedly in the middle of a friendly soccer match in an amateur league in Indonesia.
Tropical Storm Ophelia strengthens and threatens the US East Coast... Tropical Storm Ophelia was producing winds just below hurricane force, according to the National Hurricane Center, and is headed toward North Carolina.
United States, Europe and Japan face historic heat waves... The Acropolis in Athens will remain closed on Sunday to protect visitors and officials. In other areas, such as Spain and Italy, alerts are issued, while in Arizona up to
Biden declared a state of emergency in Vermont after “historic and catastrophic”... In Vermont's capital, Montpelier, the Winooski River reached a height of 21.02 feet, the highest level since 1927.
Storms in the US caused delays or cancellations of more than 6,000 flights... The most affected airports are in the New York City area (La Guardia, Newark, John F. Kennedy), Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which serves Atlanta, and O'Hare Airport in Chicago.
The huge rock avalanche that stopped just before hitting a small town in Switzerland... Brienz, a town of 70 inhabitants, had been evacuated a few weeks before the collapse.
27 dead and 146 injured by heavy rains in Pakistan... Eight children are among the fatalities. The country is also facing the imminent arrival of an “extremely severe category” cyclone in the south.
LAUSD employees reach temporary agreement: salary increase and health benefits... Mayor Karen Bass was key in negotiations talks. LAUSD employees reach temporary agreement
Heavy rains and winds and even a tornado leave deaths and damage in California... A weather phenomenon less damaging than a normal tornado hits the community of Montebello, a few miles from downtown Los Angeles
Failure in the Pajaro River levee triples a few hours after the arrival of a new atmospheric river in Monterey County... The break in the Pajaro River levee grew from 100 feet to more than 300 feet, when more rain is expected in the next few days; Monterey County officials are
Californians are called to prepare for the high probability of more heavy rain and snowfall... They advise making a preparation plan, putting together a backpack with the essentials and contacting trusted people who can help if necessary.
The rains do not stop. new storm system approaches southern California... The National Weather Service forecasts that the storm system could be felt as early as Tuesday afternoon and extend through Wednesday; the rains could be more intense than during the
