4th December - Today's News: SE Asian Flood death Toll Rise to Over 1,500
Rescuers race in search for survivors after last week’s floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as the Asia flood death toll surpasses 1,500 as calls grow to fight deforestation and Indonesian environmentalists blame rapid forest loss in Sumatra for severity of deadly floods How cyclones and monsoon rains converged to devastate parts of Asia – visual guide Australia's first day of summer delivers record heat in the west, record cold in the east whilst mineworkers describe being caught in huge outback dust storm Northern Ireland records third wettest Autumn on record, and Wales its tenth Small e arthquake shakes homes in north-west England Dozens missing as deadly landslide hits two boats in Peru Antarctica's s mallest and shortest-lived ozone hole in 5 years closes Sci entists uncover surprise origin of wispy cirrus clouds And w hat it was like for Billy Walker, the man inside this wrecked caravan as a tornado sent it fly...