The death toll from devastating floods in the US state of Kentucky has climbed to 28, including children, with authorities fearing more fatalities as search and rescue operations continue.

Thousands of people have been asked to evacuate their homes as torrential rains and floods hit Australia's east coast for the third time this year.

Fresh evacuation orders are issued for tens of thousands of Sydney residents as more rain floods suburbs of Australia's biggest city.

At least 106 people have died and 10 are still missing in Brazil, the government said on Tuesday, as heavy rains tore through urban towns in the northeastern part of the country for a sixth consecutive day.

The Spanish region of Valencia experiences a record-breaking downpour.

Australia’s northeast hit by 'weather bomb', killing at least 9.

Flooding on Australia's east coast claimed another life overnight, bringing the death toll from the extreme weather to six as a "rain bomb" continued to move south Sunday.

Rain, sleet and snow covered the southeastern United States.

The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in India climbs to 127, officials say, with rescuers searching for dozens more missing.

Heavy rains along Australia’s east coast over the weekend have brought the worst flooding in half a century in some areas, forcing thousands to evacuate and damaging hundreds of houses.