RECAP: Storm Chandra Brings Heavy Rain and Strong Winds to UK and Ireland

Storm Chandra brought unsettled weather to parts of the UK and Ireland on Tuesday, January 27, delivering heavy rain, strong winds, and colder conditions. The system caused localized flooding, travel disruption, and weather warnings in several regions as it moved across the British Isles.

Ireland: Storm Chandra Triggers Flooding, Power Outages and Transport Chaos 5

Storm Chandra hit Ireland with heavy rain and strong winds, causing flooding, power outages, and major transport disruptions nationwide. Around 30mm of rain fell overnight in Dublin, leading to rescues of motorists from floodwaters and road closures, including restrictions on the M50.

Ireland: Storm Chandra Triggers Flooding, Power Outages and Transport Chaos 4

Storm Chandra hit Ireland with heavy rain and strong winds, causing flooding, power outages, and major transport disruptions nationwide. Around 30mm of rain fell overnight in Dublin, leading to rescues of motorists from floodwaters and road closures, including restrictions on the M50.

Ireland: Storm Chandra Triggers Flooding, Power Outages and Transport Chaos 3

Storm Chandra hit Ireland with heavy rain and strong winds, causing flooding, power outages, and major transport disruptions nationwide. Around 30mm of rain fell overnight in Dublin, leading to rescues of motorists from floodwaters and road closures, including restrictions on the M50.

Ireland: Storm Chandra Triggers Flooding, Power Outages and Transport Chaos

Storm Chandra hit Ireland with heavy rain and strong winds, causing flooding, power outages, and major transport disruptions nationwide. Around 30mm of rain fell overnight in Dublin, leading to rescues of motorists from floodwaters and road closures, including restrictions on the M50.

Ireland: Storm Chandra Triggers Flooding, Power Outages and Transport Chaos 2

Storm Chandra hit Ireland with heavy rain and strong winds, causing flooding, power outages, and major transport disruptions nationwide. Around 30mm of rain fell overnight in Dublin, leading to rescues of motorists from floodwaters and road closures, including restrictions on the M50.

New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

UK: Snow Blankets Country as Major Winter Storm Unfolds

Meteorologists have warned of wintry conditions sweeping across the UK on Friday, January 2. The Met Office is pointing to cold Arctic air now covering much of the country. Currently amber warnings for snow issued in Scotland, while a yellow snow and ice warning in North Staffordshire will run until noon. Existing warnings for snow and ice, which remain in effect across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, will last from today until Sunday, January 4.

Alan M. Dukes Attends the 1983 IMF Annual Meeting

Alan M. Dukes Attends the 1983 IMF Annual Meeting

Alan M. Dukes, Minister for Finance of Ireland, makes remarks at the Board of Governors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), held jointly with that of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Washington, DC, US on September 27, 1983. Photo by Arnie Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alan M. Dukes Attends the 1983 IMF Annual Meeting

Alan M. Dukes Attends the 1983 IMF Annual Meeting

Alan M. Dukes, Minister for Finance of Ireland, makes remarks at the Board of Governors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), held jointly with that of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Washington, DC, US on September 27, 1983. Photo by Arnie Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

The King Receives the Letters of Credence of The New Ambassadors - Madrid

The King Receives the Letters of Credence of The New Ambassadors - Madrid

King Felipe VI receives the Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 18, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives today the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of the Holy See, Norway, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Brazil and Ireland. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

The King Receives the Letters of Credence of The New Ambassadors - Madrid

The King Receives the Letters of Credence of The New Ambassadors - Madrid

King Felipe VI receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 18, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives today the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of the Holy See, Norway, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Brazil and Ireland. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

The King Receives the Letters of Credence of The New Ambassadors - Madrid

The King Receives the Letters of Credence of The New Ambassadors - Madrid

The Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 18, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives today the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of the Holy See, Norway, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Brazil and Ireland. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

The King Receives the Letters of Credence of The New Ambassadors - Madrid

The King Receives the Letters of Credence of The New Ambassadors - Madrid

The Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 18, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives today the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of the Holy See, Norway, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Brazil and Ireland. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

The King Receives the Letters of Credence of The New Ambassadors - Madrid

The King Receives the Letters of Credence of The New Ambassadors - Madrid

King Felipe VI receives the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway, Lars Andersen, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 18, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives today the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of the Holy See, Norway, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Brazil and Ireland, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 18, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives today the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of the Holy See, Norway, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Brazil and Ireland. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

The King Receives the Letters of Credence of The New Ambassadors - Madrid

The King Receives the Letters of Credence of The New Ambassadors - Madrid

King Felipe VI receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 18, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives today the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of the Holy See, Norway, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Brazil and Ireland, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 18, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives today the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of the Holy See, Norway, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Brazil and Ireland. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

The King Receives the Letters of Credence of The New Ambassadors - Madrid

The King Receives the Letters of Credence of The New Ambassadors - Madrid

The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway, Lars Andersen, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 18, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives today the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of the Holy See, Norway, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Brazil and Ireland, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 18, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives today the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of the Holy See, Norway, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Brazil and Ireland. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors

The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors

The Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See, Monsignor Piero Pioppo, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 18, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives today the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of the Holy See, Norway, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Brazil and Ireland. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors

The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors

King Felipe VI receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 18, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives today the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of the Holy See, Norway, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Brazil and Ireland. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors

The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors

King Felipe VI receives the Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See, Monsignor Piero Pioppo, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 18, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives today the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of the Holy See, Norway, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Brazil and Ireland. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors

The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors

King Felipe VI receives the Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See, Monsignor Piero Pioppo, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 18, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives today the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of the Holy See, Norway, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Brazil and Ireland. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

The National Museum of Bermuda, left, and the Commissioner’s House, right, located within the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Sandys Parish of Ireland Island, within the southwestern part of the British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda taken from a docked cruise ship, on Monday, November 10, 2025. The house is an example of Georgian architecture. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

The National Museum of Bermuda, left, and the Commissioner’s House, right, located within the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Sandys Parish of Ireland Island, within the southwestern part of the British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda taken from a docked cruise ship, on Monday, November 10, 2025. The house is an example of Georgian architecture. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

The Commissioner’s House, located within the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Sandys Parish of Ireland Island, within the southwestern part of the British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda taken from a docked cruise ship, on Monday, November 10, 2025. The house is an example of Georgian architecture. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

The Commissioner’s House, located within the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Sandys Parish of Ireland Island, within the southwestern part of the British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda taken from a docked cruise ship, on Monday, November 10, 2025. The house is an example of Georgian architecture. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Cannons facing the ocean outside the Commissioner’s House, located within the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Sandys Parish of Ireland Island, within the southwestern part of the British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda taken from a docked cruise ship, on Monday, November 10, 2025. The house is an example of Georgian architecture. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

The National Museum of Bermuda, located within the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Sandys Parish of Ireland Island, within the southwestern part of the British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda taken from a docked cruise ship, on Monday, November 10, 2025. The house is an example of Georgian architecture. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

The Clocktower Mall in the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Sandys Parish of Ireland Island, within the southwestern part of the British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda taken from a docked cruise ship, on Monday, November 10, 2025. The house is an example of Georgian architecture. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

The Commissioner’s House, located within the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Sandys Parish of Ireland Island, within the southwestern part of the British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda taken from a docked cruise ship, on Monday, November 10, 2025. The house is an example of Georgian architecture. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

The Commissioner’s House, located within the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Sandys Parish of Ireland Island, within the southwestern part of the British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda taken from a docked cruise ship, on Monday, November 10, 2025. The house is an example of Georgian architecture. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

The National Museum of Bermuda, left and center, and the Commissioner’s House, right, located within the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Sandys Parish of Ireland Island, within the southwestern part of the British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda taken from a docked cruise ship, on Monday, November 10, 2025. The house is an example of Georgian architecture. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

The Commissioner’s House, located within the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Sandys Parish of Ireland Island, within the southwestern part of the British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda taken from a docked cruise ship, on Monday, November 10, 2025. The house is an example of Georgian architecture. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Seawall outside the Commissioner’s House, located within the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Sandys Parish of Ireland Island, within the southwestern part of the British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda taken from a docked cruise ship, on Monday, November 10, 2025. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

The National Museum of Bermuda, left, and the Commissioner’s House, right, located within the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Sandys Parish of Ireland Island, within the southwestern part of the British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda taken from a docked cruise ship, on Monday, November 10, 2025. The house is an example of Georgian architecture. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Seawall outside the Commissioner’s House, located within the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Sandys Parish of Ireland Island, within the southwestern part of the British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda taken from a docked cruise ship, on Monday, November 10, 2025. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Cannons facing the ocean outside the Commissioner’s House, located within the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Sandys Parish of Ireland Island, within the southwestern part of the British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda taken from a docked cruise ship, on Monday, November 10, 2025. The house is an example of Georgian architecture. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, member of The Elders, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security, former Foreign Minister of Tanzania and Fawzia Koofi, First Woman Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament, President of Women for Afghanistan participate in CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation high-level event at the Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland, on December 3, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, member of The Elders participates in CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation high-level event at the Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland, on December 3, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

UK: Snow Blankets Country as Arctic Air Arrives 9

Snow has arrived across much of the UK, from London to Scotland, on Wednesday, November 19, as Arctic air sweeps in. Londoners saw light flurries, while deeper snow covered areas including Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland, and the Lake District. The Met Office has issued multiple weather warnings: amber for heavy snow in parts of Yorkshire and yellow for snow and ice across Northern Ireland, Wales, northern and central England, and Scotland.

UK: Snow Blankets Country as Arctic Air Arrives 8

Snow has arrived across much of the UK, from London to Scotland, on Wednesday, November 19, as Arctic air sweeps in. Londoners saw light flurries, while deeper snow covered areas including Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland, and the Lake District. The Met Office has issued multiple weather warnings: amber for heavy snow in parts of Yorkshire and yellow for snow and ice across Northern Ireland, Wales, northern and central England, and Scotland.

UK: Snow Blankets Country as Arctic Air Arrives 6

Snow has arrived across much of the UK, from London to Scotland, on Wednesday, November 19, as Arctic air sweeps in. Londoners saw light flurries, while deeper snow covered areas including Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland, and the Lake District. The Met Office has issued multiple weather warnings: amber for heavy snow in parts of Yorkshire and yellow for snow and ice across Northern Ireland, Wales, northern and central England, and Scotland.

UK: Snow Blankets Country as Arctic Air Arrives 7

Snow has arrived across much of the UK, from London to Scotland, on Wednesday, November 19, as Arctic air sweeps in. Londoners saw light flurries, while deeper snow covered areas including Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland, and the Lake District. The Met Office has issued multiple weather warnings: amber for heavy snow in parts of Yorkshire and yellow for snow and ice across Northern Ireland, Wales, northern and central England, and Scotland.

UK: Snow Blankets Country as Arctic Air Arrives 5

Snow has arrived across much of the UK, from London to Scotland, on Wednesday, November 19, as Arctic air sweeps in. Londoners saw light flurries, while deeper snow covered areas including Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland, and the Lake District. The Met Office has issued multiple weather warnings: amber for heavy snow in parts of Yorkshire and yellow for snow and ice across Northern Ireland, Wales, northern and central England, and Scotland.

UK: Snow Blankets Country as Arctic Air Arrives 4

Snow has arrived across much of the UK, from London to Scotland, on Wednesday, November 19, as Arctic air sweeps in. Londoners saw light flurries, while deeper snow covered areas including Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland, and the Lake District. The Met Office has issued multiple weather warnings: amber for heavy snow in parts of Yorkshire and yellow for snow and ice across Northern Ireland, Wales, northern and central England, and Scotland.

UK: Snow Blankets Country as Arctic Air Arrives 3

Snow has arrived across much of the UK, from London to Scotland, on Wednesday, November 19, as Arctic air sweeps in. Londoners saw light flurries, while deeper snow covered areas including Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland, and the Lake District. The Met Office has issued multiple weather warnings: amber for heavy snow in parts of Yorkshire and yellow for snow and ice across Northern Ireland, Wales, northern and central England, and Scotland.

UK: Snow Blankets Country as Arctic Air Arrives 2

Snow has arrived across much of the UK, from London to Scotland, on Wednesday, November 19, as Arctic air sweeps in. Londoners saw light flurries, while deeper snow covered areas including Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland, and the Lake District. The Met Office has issued multiple weather warnings: amber for heavy snow in parts of Yorkshire and yellow for snow and ice across Northern Ireland, Wales, northern and central England, and Scotland.

UK: Snow Blankets Country as Arctic Air Arrives

Snow has arrived across much of the UK, from London to Scotland, on Wednesday, November 19, as Arctic air sweeps in. Londoners saw light flurries, while deeper snow covered areas including Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland, and the Lake District. The Met Office has issued multiple weather warnings: amber for heavy snow in parts of Yorkshire and yellow for snow and ice across Northern Ireland, Wales, northern and central England, and Scotland.

Portugal: Tornado-Like Wind Phenomenon Damages Albufeira, Leaving One Dead

A tornado-like "extreme wind phenomenon" ripped through a campsite near Albufeira in Portugal's Algarve region, leaving an 85-year-old British woman dead and over 30 people injured across the area. The storm, which was named by the Spanish meteorological service, affected Portugal and parts of Spain, Britain and Ireland.

Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

Ireland: 23 Arrested, Second Night of Protest Outside Citywest Hotel Turns Violent

On October 22, clashes continued for a second consecutive night in Dublin as protesters gathered outside the Citywest hotel housing asylum seekers, following the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl nearby. Demonstrators hurled stones and fireworks at police, injuring two officers, while 23 people were arrested.