Environment
Storm system 'Alice' lashed Spain’s east, causing floods, evacuations in Alicante’s Pilar de la Horadada, cancelled flights across Valencia, Catalonia, Balearics and Murcia, and prompting criticism of AEMET.
Torrential rains in Mexico killed at least 30 people and flooded thousands of homes across multiple states, and authorities later found an escaped zoo tiger.
Weekend weather varied sharply, with forecasts calling for thunderstorms producing damaging winds and large hail in Brisbane, while southern and northern Europe saw wide temperature swings and localized cooling.
At least seven people were killed and more than 300 injured when two earthquakes struck Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines, authorities said, affecting about 200,000 residents.
IUCN said its Red List showed the number of wild bee species at risk in Europe more than doubled in a decade, and endangered butterfly species nearly doubled.
