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<p>Turkey has been hit by powerful thunderstorms and a fatal tornado this week with more heavy rain expected</p><p>Heavy rain and strong winds will continue to affect parts of south-eastern Europe and Turkey over the next few days, as an area of low pressure in the region has allowed for the formation of powerful thunderstorms. During a particularly intense

Between October 1 and 27, Tamil Nadu recorded an average of 217.2 mm against the period’s normal of 144.2 mm – a surplus of 51%

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu says 290 cyclone shelters set up and 84,396 people evacuated to safer locations; 65-year-old man dies at Mangalapalem after coming in contact with snapped live electrical wires; landfall likely near Yanam-Kakinada region between 2 a.m. to 4 a.m.

In Kakinada and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema districts, where the landfall is likely to happen, not much rainfall activity has been reported yet

Brisbane and the Gold Coast are on track for their wettest October in six years as the Bureau of Meteorology predicts more showers and thunderstorms across south-east Queensland.

The IMD, in its latest bulletin, said a depression over the Bay of Bengal had moved southwestwards during the past six hours and intensified into a deep depression

Bus driver killed, conductor injured as mudslide and uprooted trees hit Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus in Nilgiris

The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued orange and yellow alerts warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in several districts. The prospects of rain spell continuing in the State next week hinge on the low pressure area expected to develop in the Bay of Bengal on Friday

Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K.A. Sengottaiyan says government has been taking steps to tackle the situation in consultation with the district administration concerned