Brits holiday hotspot hell as thunderstorms see 'stay indoors' warning issued

Brits enjoying summer holidays in Catalonia face chaos as violent thunderstorms batter the region, causing Tarragona flooding, transport disruption and widespread damage

Thunderstorms and big hailstones have caused chaos in a holiday hotspot in Spain as the country continues to be hit by strong winds and heavy downpours this month

The Spanish region has been struck by huge hailstones as hundreds of calls are made to emergency services

It comes as two million Londoners plan to party at the Notting Hill Carnival

Heavy rainfall is affecting several parts of India on August 24, 2026, with the IMD forecasting heavy to very heavy rain in parts of Odisha and rainfall in Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim and other regions. There is no nationwide school holiday, but some Odisha districts

Shelby County had the largest number of reported outages in Tennessee, with 118,086 customers without power as of 6 p.m. CDT.

The weather unit came out with the yellow level warning minutes before 5 p.m. Saturday.