Three people have died in the latest storms across Britain, but as they finally ease the Met Office warns the country will be gripped by ice.

Britain's emergency relief effort for floods has been labelled the biggest since the Blitz in World War II.

Heavy rain, high tides and strong winds pounded England's southern coast, washing away a stretch of rail line, damaging an iconic seaside pier and leaving thousands of homes without power.

Last year was one of the most expensive years ever for storm damage, with $174m of insurance claims lodged for weather-related events.

Extreme versions of the El Nino weather phenomenon could double in frequency in the next 100 years.

Officials in Tonga say it's 'almost unbelievable' there weren't more fatalities in the devastation caused by a powerful cyclone that smashed 400 houses.

Tropical Cyclone Ian has cleared Tonga leaving in its wake the death of at least one person and the destruction of infrastructure.

At least one person has been killed in a cyclone that has ravaged parts of Tonga, as organisations rushed to get supplies to thousands of people affected.

Australia was battling weather extremes yesterday with South Australia hit by its first tropical storm for 15 years, just as the state's north faced a catastrophic bushfire risk.

The first full day of winter brought wild weather across North America and the threat of storms in Britain.

The disaster relief system in the Philippines collapsed in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, President Benigno Aquino admitted.

In the days after the super typhoon killed thousands, 3rd Degree reporter Paula Penfold and producer Eugene Bingham travelled to the Philippines.

Since the typhoon hit, Danny Estember has been hiking for three hours on the round-trip into the mountains each day to obtain what he can only hope is clean water for his five daughters and two sons.

People swept dirt from the pews and wiped clean the mud-covered, ornate tile floors of a church. The sound of hammers hitting nails and the buzzing of chain saws reverberated in the streets. Debris was piled on corners and set ablaze.

International effort picked up pace yesterday, with helicopters buzzing back and forth between Tacloban and the USS George Washington's carrier group, delivering crates of food.

Scores of unidentified bodies were interred together in a hillside cemetery without any ritual - the first mass burial in this city shattered by last week's Typhoon Haiyan.

Close your eyes and hold your breath, and you could imagine you are in a normal sports stadium. You hear a ball bouncing and the children's cheers echoing under the cavernous dome.

A street appeal and an open air concert are planned for next week in a bid to raise money for the typhoon stricken Philippines.

The rusting white truck began its grim journey shortly after 10.30am under the growing heat of a tropical sun.

June and Ben McOmish received the phone call thousands of anxious parents across the world would have wanted to hear yesterday.

Terrified workers at one of the Philippines' major airports described how they were forced to climb out of windows to escape being killed as the strongest typhoon in history swept across their nation and claimed the lives of up to 10,000 people.

Six people have been injured, including a woman who was struck by lightning outside her home, as wild weather lashed New South Wales yesterday.

Northern Europe is cleaning up after a deadly, fierce storm tore across northern Europe, causing 500,000 homes to lose power and mass transport disruption.

Strong winds have again caused flight delays and cancellations at Wellington Airport.