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In Hong Kong, I faced typhoons that threatened to take my roof off. In England, storms equally strong have struck, but it is the rain and short, dark days of winter that are hard to endure.

  • Groundwater supplies, relied on by over one-third of the city’s 13 million residents, are dwindling – resulting in the worst water crisis for decades
  • But water experts and many residents fear the worst is still to come in April and May, after an unusually hot February and March

Dewi Jaya 2, with at least 35 crew, capsized on Saturday in waters off the remote Selayar Islands in South Sulawesi Province before the 11 were found stranded on two separate atolls after days floating in the sea.

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Tons of mud, rocks and uprooted trees rolled down a mountain late on Friday, reaching a river that burst its banks and tore through villages in West Sumatra.

Observatory forecasts minimum temperature of around nine degrees in urban areas, with mercury set to fall a couple of degrees lower in the New Territories.

More than 80 canals have dried up in the Tran Van Thoi district of Ca Mau province, where agricultural production is entirely reliant on rainwater.

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A commercial vehicles business in China wanted to test its new trucks, so it drove 80 cubic metres of snow over four days from Heilongjiang to Guangdong province to deliver it to children who had never seen snow.

City authorities asked for cooperation from employers to help workers in the city of some 11 million people avoid the pollution, which is expected to last into Friday.

Hong Kong Observatory says mercury will fall further to a minimum of 11 degrees on Thursday in urban areas and a couple of degrees lower in the New Territories.

President Gabriel Boric said the death toll would continue to rise, adding that it was the country’s deadliest disaster since 2010’s earthquake and tsunami.

Vicky Sharma and his team of volunteers help provide blankets to those who are homeless in the Indian capital, transport people to hospitals - and collect the bodies of the dead.

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Observatory warns that despite temperatures rising to 24 degrees on Thursday and Friday, low-pressure trough and approaching northeast monsoon would make the region ‘appreciably cooler’ next week.

Frost forms on Tai Mo Shan, city’s highest peak, after firefighters appeal to public not to head to hills as icy roads may delay rescue efforts if people get into trouble.

Met Office said tornado could hit western parts of UK after research organisation Torro said Ireland, Northern Ireland, parts of Scotland and northern England were ‘tornado watch’ zones.