Two killed as tornadoes sweep across US Midwest in latest extreme weather
‘Supercell’ thunderstorms hit Illinois and Indiana, after eight people killed by tornadoes in US Midwest last week.
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New York mayor orders citywide shutdown as snowstorm hits northeast US
The city’s entire traffic network is shut down except for emergency travel as a severe snowstorm hits northeast US.
French firefighters search for a 53-year-old man who disappeared in the Loire River after his boat capsized during flooding in Chalonnes-sur-Loire, western France [Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP]
A flooded road in Chalonnes-sur-Loire, western France. [Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP]
Floodwater surrounds houses in Jusix, in the Lot-and-Garonne department of southwestern France. [Ed Jones/AFP]
Four departments in western France were placed under red alert for the risk of flooding. [Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP]
Officials expect the situation to worsen with the arrival of Storm Pedro, which is poised to batter swaths of Western Europe. [Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP]
National weather service Meteo-France said on Wednesday the country was experiencing its longest series of rainy days since measurements began in 1959. [Romain Perrocheau/AFP]
A flooded house in Sainte-Croix-du-Mont, western France. [Romain Perrocheau/AFP]
The new rainfall from Storm Pedro could “fuel the current floods”, said Lucie Chadourne-Facon, director of flood alert service Vigicrues. [Romain Perrocheau/AFP]
This aerial view shows the Garonne River in Tonneins, in the Lot-and-Garonne department, southwestern France. [Ed Jones/AFP]
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Law enforcement says eight killed by avalanche in California mountains
One person remains missing after a heavy avalanche engulfed a group of skiers in the US’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
Nine skiers missing, 6 rescued after north California mountains avalanche
Two people have been transported to hospital for treatment, while the search for nine other skiers continues.
Train derails in Switzerland, injuring five amid avalanches in the Alps
The accident happened as the region is under its second-highest avalanche warning, a level four out of five.
Cyclone Gezani kills four in Mozambique as Madagascar assesses damage
Powerful storm batters Mozambique’s Inhambane a day after killing at least 41 people in Madagascar.
Madagascar cyclone death toll hits 40, 16,000 displaced; Mozambique braces
Gezani is forecast to return to cyclone status when it strikes southern Mozambique on Friday evening.
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Cyclone slams into Madagascar, killing at least 20 people
Officials in Madagascar say building collapses are responsible for many of the confirmed 20 deaths from Cyclone Gezani.
Published On 11 Feb 2026
‘Monstrous’: Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar, leaving at least 31 dead
Gezani hit just 11 days after Cyclone Fytia killed 12 people, destroying 18,600 houses and 20 health facilities.
