
Video - Meteosat images from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. (05/07/2009)

Video: Gdansk was one of the most affected cities.

According to eyewitnesses, the storm started at 5.30 p.m. and damaged dozens of cars in different areas of the capital of Álava. Watch video.

The following video shows how Australia has been hit by severe weather during the past fews day, with heavy rains and winds of up to 155 km/h.

The first hurricane of the season to blow in the Pacific has lost intensity and is now classed as a tropical storm. Impressive images in the following video.

The medieval city of Steyr has been one of the areas most affected by the floods, the river Danube having overflown due to heavy rains. See video.

Over recent hours the hurrican has begun to abate, becoming a tropical storm. Strong rain and winds are still expected over the next few hours. See video.

Strong winds and heavy rain triggered by tropical storm Linfa killed one person, and six others are missing. Chinese broadcaster, CCTV showed footage of vehicles driving through flood roads in Guangdong Province, southern China on Tuesday. Watch video.

Powerful tropical storm Andres churned off Mexico's Pacific coast on Monday, threatening to brush past the popular beach resort of Zihuatanejo and was expected to build into a hurricane. Watch video.

The winter solstice is the shortest day and the longest night of the year. See video.