World weather

Severe storms triggered a tornado in the county of Szabolcs-Szatm-Bereg in north east Hungary on Tuesday. Sixty homes were badly damaged and two people injured as the tornado tore through the area.

Following warmth last week, heavy snow covered the mountains of northern Spain on Monday. Snow ploughs were deployed to keep motorways clear and emergency services advised against unnecessary travel.

Intense thunderstorms have drenched Houston, Texas with around six inches of rain falling in just a few hours. Highways turned into rivers as roads flooded, leaving drivers stranded for hours.

A large tornado sweeps across the US state of Mississippi leaving one person dead and several more injured.

A month’s worth of rain fell in just two hours in Buenos Aires on Tuesday causing flash flooding. Five people have been killed, thousands left without power and streets turned into rivers.

Two friends speed away from a tornado hurtling towards their car, as dozens of other people are injured by twisters across New South Wales and Victoria.

The government of New Zealand has announced that the country’s North Island is suffering its most widespread drought for 30 years, following many months of dry weather.

Heavy snow has blanketed the US Midwest, with Chicago experiencing its heaviest March snowfall in a decade. Two people have been killed in a road accident and more than a thousand flights cancelled.

Australia has just had its hottest summer on record, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.

Blizzards have left more than a foot of snow across parts of Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas. One person has been killed by the severe weather, with major highways closed and hundreds of flights cancelled.

As New South Wales mops up after flash floods, another spell of severe weather is on the way for northern parts of Western Australia in the coming days.

Heavy snow has hit the US Midwest with 43cm (17 inches) falling in parts of Kansas. Two people have been killed by the severe weather, with hundreds of flights cancelled and major highways closed.

A large tornado, estimated to be three-quarters of a mile wide, tore through Mississippi on Sunday, injuring ten people and damaging hundreds of homes in the Hattiesburg area.

Tornadoes ripped through Mississippi, Georgia, Indiana and Tennessee on Tuesday night, killing two people and leaving a trail of destruction. Amateur footage courtesy of Terry Timms.

Torrential rain has hit Queensland, leaving four people dead and thousands of homes under water. Several towns and cities have been flooded, including the state capital, Brisbane.