4th January - Today's News: 24 Dead in US Midwest Floods

Midwest floods: death toll rises to 24 as states take stock of 'catastrophic' ruin

Up on Deeside, Queen's neighbour flees his 450-year-old home after it was left teetering on the brink by rising flood waters - and with it still raining, Scottish communities prepare for more floods

Heavy rain and thunderstorms smash NSW, Queensland and Victoria 

State of emergency declared in Tonga after Cyclone Ula rips off roofs and destroys crops with furious winds of up to 200km/h

As flooding also continues in Argentina, number of evacuees increases to 30,000 

Heavy snowfall and cold weather continue to paralyze Turkey

Earthquake hits India's Manipur state

As El Nino brings unusual start to the year for many