Power utility Eskom says in the past 24 hours, 14 000 of its customers have been without electricity after heavy rain and strong winds wreaked havoc...

Tens of thousands of people in Australia's Tasmania state were without power on Sunday after a cold front brought damaging winds and heavy rains,...

Cape Town has experienced a surge in severe weather conditions in the past two years, including damaging winds and record high rainfall, that has...

Wednesday's weather brings severe warnings for damaging winds in the Northern Cape and extremely high fire danger conditions across several provinces....

Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking ... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past 48 hours.

Flooding of homes and business is possible said forecasters, and strong winds are expected to accompany the rain bringing disruption to travel.

Flooding of homes and business is possible said forecasters, and strong winds are expected to accompany the rain bringing disruption to travel.

The heavy rains in the Western Cape over the last few months suggest that the area will experience a severe fire season.

The heavy rains in the Western Cape over the last few months suggest that the area will experience a severe fire season.

Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking ... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past 48 hours.