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.

‘Supercell’ thunderstorms hit Illinois and Indiana, after eight people killed by tornadoes in US Midwest last week.









The city’s entire traffic network is shut down except for emergency travel as a severe snowstorm hits northeast US.









One person remains missing after a heavy avalanche engulfed a group of skiers in the US’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
Two people have been transported to hospital for treatment, while the search for nine other skiers continues.
The accident happened as the region is under its second-highest avalanche warning, a level four out of five.
Powerful storm batters Mozambique’s Inhambane a day after killing at least 41 people in Madagascar.
Gezani is forecast to return to cyclone status when it strikes southern Mozambique on Friday evening.
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Officials in Madagascar say building collapses are responsible for many of the confirmed 20 deaths from Cyclone Gezani.
Gezani hit just 11 days after Cyclone Fytia killed 12 people, destroying 18,600 houses and 20 health facilities.