Floods

Extreme weather events hit Istanbul, Rhodes, Santiago, Mexico, and California within two days, causing deadly floods, powerful hurricanes, and severe infrastructure damage.

Heavy rains and severe storms have caused widespread flooding and travel disruptions across Greece, resulting in one fatality on the island of Rhodes and emergency alerts.

Turkey faces severe challenges as deadly floods hit Istanbul, authorities crack down on opposition media, diplomatic tensions rise with Azerbaijan, and a massive financial crisis unfolds.

Heavy rains and severe floods struck greater Santiago, injuring at least six people and prompting a state of emergency in Las Condes as the Mapocho River overflowed.

Extreme weather strikes Europe and tourist spots as Israelis travel abroad, while Israel expects localized rain in the north, rising temperatures, and shifting forecasts.

Torrential monsoon rains have caused severe flooding across Bangkok and 21 Thai provinces, affecting over 84,000 people and disrupting transport as weather services warn of more storms.

Another Israeli is still missing in the border area with Tibet, after contact with the group of travelers he was with was cut off following the flood.

In Lebanon, footage was documented of "a young man risking his life to save people at sea and a child swept away in a flood at a refugee camp," in Syria solar panels "flew away" and trees fell - and here we had a little rain. In the Western Galilee, flooding is still possible; this is the forecast for the beginning of the week.

Devastating floods on the border have created a massive lake, equivalent to 1,200 Olympic swimming pools, which threatens to burst and endanger rescue operations. Rain continues to destabilize the mountain terrain. China has deployed an engineering team to assess the situation as the search for missing persons continues.

Flash floods on the Tibet-Nepal border led to the erasure of entire villages. As of now: only 12 people have been rescued from the disaster zones. The President of China ordered rescue and relief forces to be sent to the border area. Officials in the country estimate: "The scale of the casualties is enormous."