Multiple drivers had to be rescued after getting stranded in the floodwaters, authorities in West Virginia said.

Emergency services were call to a home south-west of Sydney at about 5.30pm following reports two people were hit by the tree fragments.

Flooding and power outages have been reported in Taupō this evening as heavy thunderstorms strike the central North Island.

As winter ends, India is expected to experience heavy rain and storms, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) ...