A UN official says it looks from the air like parts of Mozambique were "run over by a bulldozer".
Three people died earlier in the Netherlands in accidents caused by hurricane-strength winds.
A fierce storm sweeping across northern Europe kills eight people and halts Dutch and German trains.
Temperatures pass 39C in Belgium and the Netherlands, as a Eurostar train breaks down in the heat.
Chennai's severe water shortage has forced restaurants to shut and the city to scramble for solutions.
It is believed that the area was once-fertile land and a township stretching for 20 miles.
Tests reveal concentrations of toxins in the shellfish the dogs ate was up to 27 times the safe limit.
Authorities warn 17ft of water could hit Lynchburg in Virginia in minutes if a dam overspills.
Unprecedented flooding strikes Kazakhstan and Russia, marking the worst in decades for the region. The worse than usual seasonal floods have been caused by melting snow. Across the border in Russia, an oil refinery in the city of Orsk, 1,800km southeast of Moscow, has stopped operations because of the floods.
Scientists say water temperatures are as much as 3 to 4C above the average for this time of year in some areas.
Droughts in continental Europe are a possible cause for sightings of a Mediterranean bird in Britain and Ireland, say ornithologists.
Scottish Water says storage levels at some sites are at 66% amid one of the driest summers in 160 years.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been left without power, after Storm Fiona hit Canada's coastline. Parts of three provinces experienced torrential rain and winds of up to 160km/h (99mph), with trees and powerlines felled and houses washed into the sea.
The fire came at a time of heightened risk of wildfires in parts of Scotland due to dry weather and large areas of dead vegetation. Other incidents included fires on Ben Lomond in the Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, on Gruinard Island in Wester Ross and near Dornoch.
The rutted stretch between Portree and north-west Skye has numerous potholes due to cold and wet weather.
The discovery in the Cairngorms is only the eighth time a cow wheat shieldbug has been recorded in Scotland.
'Unprecedented numbers' of pink salmon were seen in 2017 and the fish have been spotted again this year.
They say the animal is currently near a lock at Vernon, about 70km (43 miles) north-west of Paris.Experts are puzzled as to why the animal has strayed so far south from its natural habitat.
Gusts of up to 85mph were recorded in parts of Scotland as Storm Malik swept across the country.
Dubbed the Sphinx, the snow on a remote Scottish mountain has in the past survived for decades at a time.
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