Cyclone Victoria Weakens in Indian Ocean off Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Victoria has weakened overnight to a Category Two storm as it continues a southerly path several hundred kilometres out to sea south east of Christmas Island.
Spring Storm Batters USA
A large spring storm delivering heavy snow, strong wind and rain has caused travel problems from Wyoming to Chicago, closing large stretches of highways and delaying hundreds of flights.
Strong wind gusts caused 21 train cars to derail on Tuesday in eastern Nebraska, west of North Bend. No injuries were reported.
In Denver, about 16.51cm of snow fell at the airport, but the weather prompted nearly 500 flight cancellations and deicing planes delayed departures. Flights going to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, meanwhile, were being delayed an average of nearly four hours because of dense fog.
Many areas of Wyoming and western Nebraska received more than a foot of snow. In western Nebraska, road crews reported 8- to 9-foot drifts.
Other News:
A lightning strike in Nigeria has killed a 19 year old student in Lagos.
Recent floods in Kenya have claimed the lives of 32 people and displaced more than 18,000.
Tornado in Botkinburg, Arkansas, USA today has injured three people and damaged more than a dozen structures.
