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This cold snap has now been blamed for at least 69 deaths, with homeless people and migrants among those most at risk.

Extreme conditions have hit areas of southern Europe more used to mild winters.

Parts of Europe have been hit by bitterly cold temperatures and blizzards, with temperatures as low as minus 25 degrees Celsius.

Authorities said the blaze in Valparaiso was fuelled by gusty winds, low humidity and high temperatures.

Dressed in festive attire, participants plunge into Europe's bitter waters in what has become a long-standing tradition.

A blizzard hit the North Dakota camp where thousands of protesters have gathered to block the construction of an oil pipeline.

Bolivia's government declared a state of emergency on 21 November, in what has been the worst drought the country has seen in 25 years.

The Dolly Parton Foundation will donate $1,000 a month to families in Sevier County for six months following the devastating blaze.

Unseasonably dry weather and easterly winds helped kindle the fires, which now stretch across half the country.

The hashtag #Israelisburning trended on social media as some Arabs and Palestinians celebrated the fires.

Much of La Paz receives water just three days a week, from 6am to 9am, because reservoirs serving the city are nearly dry.

Torrential downpours and winds of up to 80mph caused misery in parts of the country.

During a demonstration over the city's worsening air quality, protesters wear masks due to the high levels of smog.

Using satellite images from 2001 and 2016, we can see how 10 of California's lakes and reservoirs have shrunk during the 21st century.

The first quake struck at 7.10pm with the second just over two hours later as tremors were felt in Rome 200km away.

Haima is the strongest cyclone to hit the Southeast Asian region in three years.

Thousands have been left displaced, as Sarika continues to wreak havoc.

The state received as much as 18 inches of rain over the weekend and in neighbouring South Carolina the clean up operation went on.

Hurricane Matthew moved along a coast-hugging path to the US.

Cars could be seen drifting among the floodwaters, while emergency services made various rescue missions.

The death toll on Haiti has risen rapidly, mainly in villages making contact with the outside world days after the cyclone hit.

The storm ripped through the Caribbean country on 4 October and has destroyed thousands of homes.

At least 11 deaths have been blamed on the fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade.

At least 27 people are missing after rain-saturated hillsides collapsed onto Sucun village in China's Zhejiang province.

A CalFire spokesman said this kind of 'extreme' fire behaviour is the 'new norm'.

The heavy storms come just weeks after super Typhoon Meranti stormed through the country, killing 28 people.

IBTimes UK presents photos of Britain as we leave summer behind and head into autumn.

Summer heat wave ends as torrential rain and flash flooding cause travel chaos across England.

Parts of Fujian Province were battered by the heavy downpours, while ships in Kaohsiung Harbour capsized.

The Category 5 storm – the strongest typhoon to have hit Taiwan in 21 years – is heading for China.