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RECAP: Tornadoes, Flooding, and Large Hail Batter Midwest in Multi-Day Outbreak

A powerful severe weather system swept through the U.S. Midwest and Great Lakes region on April 14–15, bringing tornadoes, giant hail, damaging winds, and widespread flooding to multiple states. Michigan was among the hardest hit, with the Ann Arbor area reporting building collapses, downed power lines, and thousands of customers without electricity. In Milwaukee, heavy rains on Wednesday evening prompted the closure of Interstate 43 and left streets impassable across the city. At American Family Field, rain leaked through the retractable roof during the Milwaukee Brewers game against the Toronto Blue Jays.

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US: Time-Lapse Shows Heavy Snow Blanketing Ohio State University’s South Oval

Time-lapse footage shows snow accumulating over a 24-hour period on Sunday, January 25, at the South Oval on the Ohio State University campus. A major winter storm swept across the U.S., bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain. The storm has caused seven deaths and massive power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of people.

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Dental students in lab coats sit in a class as an instructor gives a lecture in Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Dental students in lab coats sit in a class as an instructor gives a lecture in Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Students in lab coats pose for a photo in the courtyard of Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Students in lab coats take photos in the courtyard of Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Students in lab coats take photos as others spend time in the courtyard of Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Students in lab coats take selfies in the courtyard of Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Dental students in lab coats sit in a class as an instructor gives a lecture in Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Students spend time in the courtyard of Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Dental students stand around a patient in a dental chair at Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Students in lab coats spend time in the courtyard of Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Dental students gather around an instructor using dental equipment in a lab at Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Dental students gather around an instructor using dental equipment in a lab at Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Dental students work with dental equipment in a lab at Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Dental students work with dental equipment in a lab at Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Dental students work with dental equipment in a lab at Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Al Azhar University in Gaza Reopens Dentistry Faculty - Palestine

Dental students gather around an instructor using dental equipment in a lab at Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 4, 2025. The university reopened its dentistry faculty after a two-year closure caused by the war in Gaza. Around 1,000 students have returned for in-person classes in partially restored labs. More than 12,000 others continue their studies online through the Moodle platform despite unstable internet and power outages. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain: Storm Hit Parts of Catalonia, Flights Cancelled, Flooding Blocks Roads

Catalonia has been under a disruptive orange alert since Wednesday, November 5, for stormy weather, which is continuing today, Thursday, November 6, bringing over 40 liters of rain per square meter and causing widespread disruptions including 47 canceled flights at El Prat and multiple train and road line closures.

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Spain: Heavy Rainfall Causes Flooding in Extremadura

Heavy rainfall, lightning, and strong winds caused significant disruption in Spain’s Extremadura region on Wednesday, November 5. The city of Cáceres was particularly hard hit, receiving 18 liters of rain in just half an hour, which led to localized flooding, fallen branches, and damage to cars and businesses. Due to an orange alert for rain issued by AEMET, all afternoon academic activities at the University of Extremadura were suspended.

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US: Severe Thunderstorm Claims Four Lives in Pennsylvania

On Tuesday evening, April 29, southeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania experienced severe weather with high winds, which caused significant damage, including uprooted trees and roofs torn off buildings. 4 people were killed across the state. As a result of the widespread power outages, affecting over 400,000 customers in Pennsylvania, many schools in western and central parts of the state are delayed or have cancelled classes for Wednesday morning, April 30.

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Inter-Union Demonstration - Toulouse

Inter-Union Demonstration - Toulouse

A placard in the student procession, No to the closure of the Master Agapes, resources for the University. Inter-professional strike and demonstration on October 1st, called by several unions (CGT, FSU, Solidaires), for wage increases, the repeal of the latest pension reform, the safeguarding of public services, and the defense and development of jobs in industry. France, Toulouse on October 01, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple

The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple

The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6884]

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Fushimi Inari Shrine

Fushimi Inari Shrine

Fushimi Inari Shrine==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6889]

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Maruyama Yaami Hotel

Maruyama Yaami Hotel

Maruyama Yaami Hotel==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6876]

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Nishi Otani (Otani Honbyo Mausoleum of Honganji Temple)

Nishi Otani (Otani Honbyo Mausoleum of Honganji Temple)

Nishi Otani (Otani Honbyo Mausoleum of Honganji Temple)==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6883]

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Tsutenbashi bridge at tofukuji temple

Tsutenbashi bridge at tofukuji temple

Tsutenbashi bridge at tofukuji temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6887]

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Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6886]

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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6882]

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Nanzenji Temple

Nanzenji Temple

Nanzenji Temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6873]

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Hall at Enryakuji Temple, Mt Hiei

Hall at Enryakuji Temple, Mt Hiei

Hall at Enryakuji Temple, Mt Hiei==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6866]

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Higashi Otani (Otani Sobyo Mausoleum of Higashi Honganji Temple)

Higashi Otani (Otani Sobyo Mausoleum of Higashi Honganji Temple)

Higashi Otani (Otani Sobyo Mausoleum of Higashi Honganji Temple)==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6879]

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TOYOKUNI SHRINE

TOYOKUNI SHRINE

TOYOKUNI SHRINE==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6885]

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Sen-yuji temple

Sen-yuji temple

Sen-yuji temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6888]

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Maruyama

Maruyama

Maruyama==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6877]

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Eikan-do Temple

Eikan-do Temple

Eikan-do Temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6872]

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Five-Story Pagoda of Yasaka

Five-Story Pagoda of Yasaka

Five-Story Pagoda of Yasaka==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6881]

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Yasaka Shrine, Gion, Kyoto

Yasaka Shrine, Gion, Kyoto

Yasaka Shrine, Gion, Kyoto==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6878]

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Rows of houses seen from Higashiyama,Kyoto

Rows of houses seen from Higashiyama,Kyoto

Rows of houses seen from Higashiyama,Kyoto==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6875]

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Tokugawa Akitake

Tokugawa Akitake

Tokugawa Akitake==Date:1867, Place:Japan, Photo:Other photographers ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:7097]

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Koudaiji Temple

Koudaiji Temple

Koudaiji Temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6880]

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Foreign man

Foreign man

Foreign man==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:7095]

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Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Tokugawa Yoshinobu==Date:unknown, Place:Japan, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:7100]

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Chion-in Temple

Chion-in Temple

Chion-in Temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6874]

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Portrait of a man

Portrait of a man

Portrait of a man==Date:unknown, Place:Japan, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:7101]

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Sanjo Sanetomi

Sanjo Sanetomi

Sanjo Sanetomi==Date:unknown, Place:Japan, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:7099]

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Prince Fushimi Sadanaru

Prince Fushimi Sadanaru

Prince Fushimi Sadanaru==Date:unknown, Place:Japan, Photo:Uchida Kuichi ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:7102]

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Foreign man

Foreign man

Foreign man==Date:1875, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:7096]

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Foreign man

Foreign man

Foreign man==Date:1873, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:7093]

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Foreign man

Foreign man

Foreign man==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:7094]

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