The heavy rains recorded this Wednesday in the province of Malaga have caused early in the afternoon the overflow of the Benamargosa river as it passes through the Malaga town of the same name, where the water has begun to enter some homes. The mayor of this municipality of about 1,600 inhabitants, Salvador Arcas (PSOE), has explained that the population has been recommended not to be in the street, and has contacted the Provincial Consortium of Firefighters to request assistance. Through its social networks, the City Council has warned that “there is much risk of a lot of water coming all at once and it can be fatal”, so it has asked the neighbors not to be in the street “and much less on the bridge, streams or Cuatro Vientos”.

Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS AG has published a preliminary estimate of industry losses from floods in Central Europe and Italy between September 14 and 20, 2024, estimating a total of €1.886 billion. As a reminder, the low-pressure system Boris (also known as Anette) caused prolonged heavy rainfall over a very large area in Central Europe in mid-September, leading to flooding in the Danube, Elbe, Oder and Vistula river basins. According to PERILS, most of the losses occurred in Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland, which accounted for about 95% of the industry's losses, followed by Italy and Slovakia.

Intense rains hit Savona, the largest city in Liguria, a region in northern Italy, today. Waterlogging was recorded in Albenga, as well as in Tovo San Giacomo, Calice Ligure and Altara. Significant rainfall was recorded in the municipality of Quiliano: up to 56 mm of water fell in just one hour. West of Savona, up to 190 mm of rain fell overnight. In the neighborhood of Cerilese, severe flooding was reported along the Via Romana. “Due to the heavy rains, the river overflowed despite the system of bulkheads and protective barriers installed due to the yellow (not orange) warning,” said vice-mayor and councillor Luigi Giordano, who is monitoring the weather situation.

In Turkey, a person was injured when lightning struck an airport. The portal HavaSosyalMedya writes about this. “Before the departure of the Rize-Artvin - Istanbul flight, lightning struck the airport when the plane door was about to close to allow the take-off process to begin. As a result of a lightning strike, the on-board operator of the aircraft lost consciousness and fell,” the report says. Due to ongoing lightning strikes, the airport has temporarily postponed aircraft takeoffs and landings and all operations on the runway. The injured man was hospitalized.

Former Tropical Storm Kirk brought record rainfall to Paris this Wednesday, October 9. According to Météo-France, the Paris-Monsouri station recorded 70 mm of rain over the 24-hour period, making this October day the rainiest in more than a century in the nation's capital. The record October rainfall in Paris was observed on October 17, 1920, when 74 mm fell in a single day. Even the National Assembly was affected by the flooding as the Chaban-Delmas building in the Palais Bourbon was inundated with water, as revealed by Dordogne MP Sébastien Peytavi on the X network.

Storm Kirk has hit Spain. The remnants of the tropical storm had its biggest impact this Wednesday across the country, except for the Canary Islands, bringing heavy rain, storms and hurricane-force wind gusts of more than 200 km/h, causing incidents in several locations. After Kirk passes through the peninsula, the new Atlantic cyclone will again bring rain to most of the country starting Friday, according to Ruben del Campo, spokesman for the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).

Heavy rain continued throughout Tuesday in the Italian region of Liguria, with particularly heavy rains on the border with Tuscany. The rainfall has affected the speed of rivers and streams, so caution is required. Over 300mm of rain has fallen in Campo Ligure in the last 24 hours, including 272mm in the last six hours in the morning alone. The rains caused a significant rise in river levels, especially in the Orba and Stura rivers, where the peak passed without serious consequences.

According to Sky News meteorologist Christopher England, rain and wind are likely to return due to the low-pressure system moving in from across the Atlantic. While it is believed that the intensity of Hurricane Kirk will mostly have dissipated by the time it reaches the UK, it is still thought to bring enough bad weather to be classed as "Storm Kirk". Therefore, England should prepare for more weather misery with heavy rain and strong winds once again on the horizon. It seems that it may not be only the UK that is affected, as meteorologist England has advised that northern France and possibly even northern Spain may feel the effects of Storm Kirk. “The current track and intensity is still uncertain, but recent models suggest Kirk will run into northern France, bringing heavy rain and strong damaging winds, perhaps as far south as northern Spain,” he said. France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany could all be affected by "Storm Kirk".

On the third day of the Mediterranean cyclone, the most unstable weather conditions affected the area of ​​Dalmatia, and the strongest impact was recorded south of Makarska. Although during the day there were heavy thunderstorms in many parts of the region, and in some places even hail, the area of ​​Podgora suffered the most damage. After 3 p.m. on saturday, Podgora was hit by a strong storm in which as much as 140 liters of rain fell per square meter in just over an hour. All available firefighting forces are on the ground. The floods flooded the streets, yards, basements and walkways.

Last night, winds developed into a storm on the Estonian coast and islands, resulting in broken trees, power outages and disrupted ship traffic. Southwesterly and southerly winds remain gale force. In the evening, wind gusts on the coast reached 20-25 m/s, with gusts of 27 m/s on Osmussaari. Inland there were also gusts of 15-20 m/s. Strong wind gusts broke trees and branches, power outages occurred and there were reports of roof damage. Overnight, rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms will occur in many places. There is thunder in western Hiiumaa. There are powerful flares under the clouds! A slight weakening of the wind is expected in the morning.