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Firefighters are stationed at the edge of a forest in Mueritz National Park on Tuesday. Photo: dpa
Germany

German wildfire spreads as unexploded bombs keep firefighters 1km away

Old munitions buried in the soil from an abandoned military training ground in Mueritz National Park have forced firefighters to stay away.

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Tokyo

Video | Japanese workers swap suits for shorts to save energy

Germany

German deaths rise 32% during record June heatwave, data shows

The Philippines

‘All talk’: farmers warn Philippines isn’t ready for ‘super’ El Nino

Rice output could be slashed by 700,000 tonnes as dams dry up, evoking memories of the Philippine drought of 1997-98.

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A Filipino farmer inspects rice for pests at a farm in Palawan province. Photo: AFP
Accidents and disasters in China

Should heavy-duty drones be used to rescue China’s flood victims?

DJI says its drones should not be used to airlift people, but more lives could have been lost in Typhoon Maysak without the emergency tech.

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France

Wildfires scorch historic forest near Paris as suspected arsonists arrested

Fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris is among several wildfires in western Europe as summer temperatures soar.

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China’s private sector

In just 7 days: China’s Midea rushes 20,000 air cons to France amid heatwave

Europe’s lethal heatwave drives China’s appliance giant to sprint production and slash delivery times.

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A man jumps from a bridge into the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris on July 12. Photo: AFP
Extreme weather

Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths in late-June heatwave

Official mortality tracking reveals a spike in fatalities in older people as extreme heat engulfed continent.

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong Observatory may issue T1 signal between Monday night, Tuesday morning

Heavy rains expected as low pressure trough in northern South China Sea could skirt within 100km of city on Tuesday morning, forecaster says.

Extreme weather

UK wildfire threat hits ‘exceptional’ levels with heatwave set to last

The Met Office says scorching heatwave conditions are expected to last into the coming week.

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Smoke rises as a wildfire burns in Darwen, Britain, on Sunday. Photo: Andrew Robinson via Reuters
South Korea

South Korea under emergency advisory as heatwave days increase

Scientists warn that extreme weather events such as heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense as a result of human-induced climate change.

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A woman uses a fan to shelter from the sun on a street in Seoul Sunday. Photo: AFP
Vietnam

Vietnam tourist speedboat capsizes, killing 15 Indian tourists

The speedboat carried 32 Indian tourists and four crew members when it overturned about 400 metres from Hon May Rut Ngoai Island in southern Vietnam.

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Lessons from China's history

Reflections | A history of Chinese fans and how they kept people cool in summer

Fans have long been used in China for cooling and cooking and as artistic status symbols. We look at the tool’s reinvention over 3,000 years.

Spain

11 dead, 19 missing as Spain wildfire roars through village

Authorities said many of the victims may be foreign tourists visiting Bedar, a small village in Los Gallardos district.

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Emergency personnel work during a wildfire in Almeria, Spain, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on Friday. Photo: Handout via Reuters
Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific aircraft’s tail hit runway at Hong Kong airport, airline confirms

Aviation regulator orders Cathay to submit a report on tail strike involving Airbus A330 flight from Tokyo’s Narita airport.

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Extensive scraping can be seen along the underside of the aircraft’s rear fuselage. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong weather

Clips of flooded Hong Kong rivers, streets go viral online after heavy rain

Intensity of floods prompts some users online to claim picture of the extreme was outdated or even AI-generated, only to be proved wrong.

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Accidents and disasters in China

China’s coastal tourist attractions urged to close as Super Typhoon Bavi looms

‘Catastrophic’ winds expected from strongest and most wide-ranging typhoon of this year’s flood season.

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New Zealand

Bargain homes are to be had in New Zealand but here’s the catch: floods

In Auckland, where thousands of properties were swamped in 2023, buying a home in a flood-prone area offers discounts of up to US$60,000.

Homes are submerged in a flood caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in Awatoto, near the city of Napier in New Zealand, on February 14, 2023. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong weather

Amber rainstorm warning cancelled, 11 flooding cases recorded in Hong Kong

More than 60 teams deployed after emergency control centre activated at 7.30am, drainage department says.

Mainland China

Video | Hundreds evacuated as dam collapses in Guangxi region

The city of Nanning raised its emergency response to its highest level.

China exports

Video | Europeans snap up Chinese-made air conditioners amid heatwave

Appliance makers Midea, Gree and TLC report surge in sales in major European markets as people around the continent struggle to stay cool.

Chinese cooling units in high demand amid Europe’s deadly heatwave
India

6 killed in Mumbai building collapse as monsoon rains batter India

Heavy rainfall has paralysed parts of the city, with the Meteorological Department recording more than 200mm of rain within 24 hours.

A worker clears a fallen tree after heavy rainfall in Mumbai on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
China trade

Why is a Chinese-made portable AC selling out across heat-stricken Europe?

Popularity of Midea’s PortaSplit fuels resale mark-ups and expedited shipping as renters favour plug-and-play cooling amid installation barriers.

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United States

‘We will always be on top’: Trump lauds US in 250th birthday speech

The US president also condemned communism at the event, saying ‘it’s like a cancer, you’ve got to cut it out’.

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European Union

Italian rice crops suffer in drought, worst European heatwave ever

Italian rice farmers are despondent over the lack of spring rain, while rivers from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea are in ‘critical situation’ because of drought.

Farmer Sharon Angoli, 22, inspects rice plants struggling to grow in a paddy field overrun by weeds during a drought in Torre Beretti, near Pavia, Italy, on Friday. Photo: AFP
United States

Heatwave upends Fourth of July events across US, strains power grids

Scorching conditions have forced officials in the US capital and elsewhere to cancel or postpone parades, concerts and fireworks displays.

Visitors try to stay cool as they walk along the National Mall on Friday as the country celebrates America’s 250th anniversary in Washington. Photo: TNS
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong lifts amber rainstorm warning, but wet weather to remain

Strong winds, swells and heavy showers expected until middle of next week, Observatory says.

Lessons from China's history

Reflections | As Europe bakes, how people in China kept cool before air conditioning

As temperatures soar, our columnist takes his cue from premodern Chinese, who used clothing, food and even a Chinese mantra to beat the heat.

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