The Chinese city of Shanghai is preparing for hurricane Bebinca. Meteorologists believe it will be region's strongest hurricane in 75 years.

Some 400,000 people have been evacuated and hundreds if flights have been cancelled.

Forest fires in Portugal have caused 3 fatalities on 17 September.

The largest fire rages south of Porto.

Central Europe has experienced heavy rains that caused flooding and landslides. Thousands of people have been evacuated and more rain is predicted.

Affected countries include Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

16 deaths have been reported as of 17 September. In Austria, Poland and Czechia, dams have collapsed.

On 12 September, the Alau dam, in the northeast of Nigeria, collapsed, resulting in flooding that caused the death of 30 people.

In the regional capital of Maiduguri, 40% of buildings are flooded.

The same dam also collapsed 30 years ago.

Hurricane Yagi has wreaked havoc in Vietnam on 7 September. It caused 3 m tall waves and at least 200 fatalities.

Over 50,000 people were evacuated from coastal areas. On 12 September large areas were still flooded.

Because of wildfires near Los Angeles, thousands of people were evacuated on 11 September.

There were no fatalities, but several people were injured as a result of the fires.

The Mont Blanc tunnel between France and Italy will close for renovation between 2 September and 16 December.

Travellers will have to use alternative routes and delays are expected.

The government of Namibia wants to kill 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants and distribute the meat to residents who suffer food shortages as a result of a prolonged drought that has affected the country.

The whole of southern Africa is suffering from a lack of rain that is the worse in decades.

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