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King Charles III has paid tribute to the Caribbean islands facing Hurricane Beryl destruction

The death toll in the Caribbean has climbed to 10 after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Jamaica. King Charles III paid tribute on Thursday.
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A woman lies on an orange stretcher, as a man in a white shirt pushes it across concrete.

Hurricane Beryl rips toward Jamaica after leaving seven people dead in the Caribbean

Beryl is expected to reach Jamaica at midday local time, causing an expected storm surge of 1.8 to 2.7 metres above typical levels.
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Car on top of another vehicle in flood water.

Hurricane Beryl becomes category five storm at record rate, prompting warnings of extreme danger

Beryl becomes the earliest category five hurricane on record on Tuesday, with bureaus warning of the catastrophic damage it could bring to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands in the next few days.
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Waves crash into a sea wall after a hurricane makes landfall

'Life-threatening' Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Caribbean

A powerful Hurricane Beryl has made landfall on an island in the Caribbean after becoming a "life-threatening" category 4 storm, fuelled by record warm waters. 
A hurrican storm is in white clouds forming on world map

Cyclone Tracy blew Pam and her baby out of their home. An ordinary object helped keep him alive

For families in Darwin, the chance of sleep on Christmas Eve in 1974 vanished as they endured one of the worst natural disasters in the country. Fifty years on, one couple shares the "miracle" that kept their infant son alive as the cyclone raged around them.
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Sepia image of woman holding bald-headed baby

Storms dump downpours in parts of SA as SES kept busy by minor flooding

South Australia's State Emergency Service receives dozens of calls for assistance amid inundating rain across parts of Adelaide, including the southern suburbs, where a patch of road was partially submerged.
Cars pass through floodwater near Morphett Vale's so-called "junk food corner".

Australia is about to get more water bombers, but not just for fighting fires

Australia's aerial firefighting fleet is being expanded to include planes that can respond to other disasters such as floods and major storms. It comes as longer and overlapping fire seasons place greater pressure on the existing fleet.
Water bomber in action

Family-run nursery counts the cost of freak WA storm after cancelling insurance to get by

The manager of a family-run nursery that was torn apart by a ferocious storm in Bunbury says the business would have to close down if it weren't for enormous community support and "good hearts".
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A man kneels next to a dog in front of a tipped over building

Lithgow tornado victim testifies in fraud case against man who promised to rebuild her home

Anne Becroft and Scott McKinnon are among six witnesses giving evidence against Andrew Perez, who has pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges relating to allegations of fraud and carrying out residential building work without a licence or insurance. 
Pom Pom dog with owner Scott McKinnon

Damage bill unknown as teams continue to mop up freak storm in WA

Emergency services remain on the ground in Bunbury after a 'freak storm' leaves a trail of destruction in south western city overnight. 
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house damage

It's even rougher on rough sleepers in a storm

Northern Rivers flooding, the lack of affordable housing, and the cost-of-living crisis hit rough sleepers with a triple whammy as many sleep in tents while waiting for public housing.
A swag and three tents are pitched under an open-sided sun shelter

Three weather systems combine for an ongoing Australia-wide soaking

A 5,000-kilometre-long cloud band travelling west to east is expected to drench parts of the country over the coming days. Following a second rainband, a separate weather system is threatening to bring heavy rain from NSW to Tasmania from Saturday to Thursday.
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At least 15 people killed in deadly storms across southern US states

At least 15 people have died, including two children, after severe storms hit Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas on Sunday.
A man looks at a damaged car after a tornado hit the day before

Five dead, at least 35 hurt as tornadoes rip through Iowa, destroying wind turbines

One tornado which tore through the centre of the small town of Greenfield, south-west of Des Moines, left a wide trail of obliterated homes, splintered trees and crumpled cars, before bringing down turbines at a nearby wind farm.
A young man and woman hug beside a wrecked home, on which someone has tied an American flag.

'People are still buying … regardless of the risks': Insurers warn hundreds of thousands of homes are under threat

Extreme weather linked to climate change risks negatively affecting coastal property market values, as storm-related damage and erosion take their toll and insurance premiums soar.
Houses on a cliff edge in the northern Illawarra region.

Four dead and nearly 900,000 without power after fast-moving storm pummels Texas

The city of Houston is littered with fallen powerlines and building debris after a powerful thunderstorm with 161 kilometre per hour winds hit Texas. 
Poeple cut down a tree that crushed a car.

Indonesia is sending 13.5 tonnes of salt into clouds near area devastated by fatal flash flooding

At least 67 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides in West Sumatra, prompting authorities to deploy a method typically used to fuel rainfall in drought-stricken areas.
An aerial shot shows dark mud flows from a flooded brown river spreading widely across verdant fields.

Bunbury tornado victims rally together amid warnings rebuild may be long and slow

Nearly a week after a tornado ripped through Bunbury, builders have warned Western Australia's ongoing shortage of construction staff could leave victims waiting a long time to rebuild.
Wreckage left by the tornado that ripped through Bunbury's southern suburbs.

Fourteen dead, more than 70 injured after storm brings down massive Mumbai billboard

Officials say the agency that owns the billboard did not have a permit to put up the hoarding, measuring larger than an olympic swimming pool. 
Petrol station

Residents return to roofless homes after freak tornado lays waste to Bunbury suburbs

More than 220 properties have suffered some sort of damage from the tornado, which ripped through the southern suburbs of WA's largest regional city on Friday.
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Drones-eye view of a wrecked house in College Grove.

Residents unable to return home as WA government announces payments of up to $4,000 after Bunbury tornado

The clean-up is underway and an asbestos alert is in place after a freak storm ripped through the WA city of Bunbury.
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Two images of the inside of a home that has had its roof and ceiling badly damaged in a storm. Roof nowhere in sight.

Tammie's Gold Coast hinterland home was destroyed at Christmas. She's still waiting to get it fixed

Months after a series of freak storms tore through the Gold Coast hinterland, Tammie Fogarty is still waiting for her home to be repaired. She says disaster victims have been left to fend for themselves as the state grapples with a $2.2 billion rebuild.
a woman standing in the living room of her storm damaged home

BOM warns of severe geomagnetic storms over weekend

The Bureau of Meteorology warned level G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm conditions were expected to arrive at Earth from about 8pm AEST on Friday.
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Two hospitalised as tornado rips through WA's south-west, tearing off roofs and damaging property

Two people are rushed to hospital after a tornado smashes through Bunbury on Friday afternoon.
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Tristed metal and tin on the partially collapsed PCYC building in Bunbury

Flooding in Brazil kills 39 people with 68 still missing and 24,000 displaced

The storms also triggered landslides and the partial collapse of a dam structure at a small hydro-electric power plant.
Drone view of flooded houses.