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“Biblical” has been a word tossed around in recent days as fires, floods and tornadoes tear through Australia and the United States.  

On the evening of December 10, and well into the early hours of Saturday morning, the United States recorded “one of the largest tornado outbreaks in US history.” Nearly 50 tornadoes were reported across eight states, with the death toll exceeding 100 people as the killer storm toppled buildings and trapped those inside, reported Sky News. 

On the other side of the world, Australia has been battling their own natural disasters. Bush fires have cut through the tourist hotspot of Western Australia, Margaret River, with the blaze burning through nearly 5 200 hectares of vegetation. Temperatures have continued to soar, reaching heights of 40 degrees Celsius with these temperatures culminating in additional bush fires in rural regions south of Sydney. 

Across the continent, the region that suffered through the Black Summer bush fires of 2019 and 2020, now faces high volumes of rainfall which have resulted in excessive flooding. Hundreds of people have needed to evacuate, with many more stranded on floodplain islands with no escape other than to wait for helicopter evacuation, something that may only happen after Christmas, reports The New York Times.

As you can imagine, videos have been doing the rounds on social media. Here are just a few:

Tornadoes in the US

The Aftermath:

Australia’s fires and floods

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