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Nine people have drowned in choppy Mediterranean seas in the south of France, officials have said.  They were swept out to sea whilst swimming in the waters on several different beaches on the south coast. 

The Metro says London is once again struggling to cope with sudden downpours, as flash flooding disrupts transport and the morning commute.

The Sun says BRITAIN is set to be soaked with heavy rain and thunder tomorrow before things cheer up with a dose of sunshine later in the week.

France24 says tropical Storm Nicholas strengthened to hurricane status just as it is about to slam the US Gulf coast, with Houston in its path, the National Hurricane Center said.

VOA says U.S. weather authorities warned Sunday that Tropical Storm Nicholas will bring heavy rain and potential flash flooding.

TRT World says a swath of the Florida panhandle has been placed under a tropical storm warning after Tropical Storm Mindy made landfall.

The Guardian says a powerful earthquake has struck south-west Mexico near the beach resort of Acapulco, killing at least one man who was crushed by a falling post, and causing rock falls and damaging buildings.

The Daily Mirror says this week’s ‘heatwave’ bringing scorching highs of just 30C will soon be a mere memory for most of the UK as the wet weather returns with a vengeance.

August might have been a bit of a let down but it looks like there’s a treat in store this week with a mini-heatwave ahead.

BBC News says Biden says “historic investment” is needed to deal with the climate crisis, as the north-east reels from flash flooding and tornadoes that have killed at least 45 people.

State emergency declared in NYC flooding. The flash flood emergency that covers much of northern New Jersey and southern New York has been extended until…

A threat of heavy rain and flooding continues as hurricane Ida, now a tropical depression Ida moves northeast into Tennessee, Ohio and the Mid-Atlantic.

The Sun says BRITS face rain and thunderstorms this weekend as Hurricane Ida lashes the US and the summer ends in a wash-out.

Britain is set for a 12-day heatwave with temperatures expected to hit 27C making the UK hotter than the Algarve. 

VOA says a wildfire in Northern California continued to grow out of control, as blazes destroy hundreds of homes and forces thousands of people to evacuate.  

France24 says at least 22 people were killed and rescue crews searched desperately amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of people still missing.

VOA says Tropical Storm Grace is crossing the northeastern Caribbean Sea, threatening to bring heavy rainfall to the Lesser and Greater Antilles over the next few days.

France24 says fires stoked by hot winds swept through southern Italy on Thursday, a day after a monitoring station in Sicily reported temperatures of 48.8 Celsius.

The Independent says Italy has been hit by a heatwave this week as the south of the country battles wildfires.

The i says an Italian tourist holidaying in Greece has described how wildfires erupted “like a bomb”, with ash raining from the sky and leaving a taste of smoke in his mouth.

The Guardian says thousands of people have fled wildfires that are destroying vast swathes of pine forest and razing homes on Greece’s second-largest island, Evia.

France24 says thousands of residents fled to safety from a wildfire that burned for a fourth day north of Athens early Friday, during an overnight battle to stop the flames reaching populated areas.

TRT World says the Turkish government has said a vast majority of forest fires that have ravaged the south of the country for almost a week have been contained.

The Times says a climate emergency is unfolding in Turkey as floods engulf villages in the east of the country and forest fires continue to rage in the west.

Latest news from the deadly wildfires in Europe – Italy wildfires were burning through the night.  Bosnian wildfires have destroyed the oldest trees, Greece wildfires…