Several international locations have seen main disruption as a result of excessive winds and flooding – with 13 individuals killed in a single incident in Argentina and a significant rescue effort in Tamil Nadu, India.

Hundreds have been rescued from Australian floods, 16 individuals had been killed in storms in South America, and Florida was deluged with 5 inches of rain – in simply among the wild climate that is hitting the world over days earlier than Christmas.

People in Queensland, northeastern Australia, clung to roofs amid flooding described as “absolutely devastating” by the state police commissioner.

The airport in Cairns – the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef – was closed on Monday and there have been worries the town of 150,000 might lose ingesting water.

Three hundred individuals needed to be evacuated from the Aboriginal neighborhood of Wujal Wujal after 9 adults and a seven-year-old baby had been compelled to take refuge on a hospital roof.

“Last night, we had an extraordinarily challenging evening, rescuing some 300 people,” stated Queensland police commissioner Katarina Carroll.

The flooding was brought on by a class two tropical cyclone that lashed the area with rain.

Downpours had been easing in Cairns on Monday however extreme rain warnings remained in close by Port Douglas, Daintree, Cooktown, and Hope Vale.

Video footage additionally confirmed rescuers serving to a struggling wallaby get to security.

Despite the chaos, no deaths or critical accidents have been reported thus far.

Florida has additionally had flooding – with a storm dumping as much as 5 inches of rain (12.7cm) throughout the US state earlier than transferring up the Georgia and Carolina coasts.

“Showers and storms continue to impact the east coast,” stated the National Weather Service (NWS) on Sunday evening.

“Heavy to excessive rainfall could lead to small streams, urban and flash flooding. There is also potential for strong to severe thunderstorms.”

Flood alerts coated a big swathe of Florida, cancelling Christmas occasions and boat parades, however key airports remained open.

As the storm moved north, about 4 inches (10cm) of rain fell in Charleston, North Carolina, closing roads and producing the very best non-tropical journey on file.

Two to 4 inches of rain had been additionally probably in components of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, stated forecasters.

The far northeast might get flooding – with the NWS warning on Monday {that a} “powerful storm was racing northward across New England” and that “heavy rain, strong winds and coastal impacts continue”.

The worst rain is anticipated in a single day into Tuesday morning.

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Meanwhile, in Argentina and Uruguay, 16 individuals have died as {an electrical} storm introduced gusts of over 90mph.

Thirteen had been killed when a wall collapsed within the coastal metropolis of Bahia Blanca – with Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, visiting the location.

A girl additionally died when a falling department hit her within the metropolis of Moreno, native media reported.

The capital, Buenos Aires, additionally had timber and lamp posts blown down by the storm – as President Milei urged individuals to remain inside on Sunday morning.

Uruguay’s climate service stated the 2 deaths there occurred in robust winds on Sunday morning.

India can be affected by some devastating climate, with heavy rains triggering floods within the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

Footage reveals raging floodwater and other people wading knee-deep by way of submerged villages.

Local media reported the districts of Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari had been “paralysed” with the navy and coastguard serving to with an enormous rescue effort.

Power provides and cell networks had been additionally stated to be out in lots of locations.