One fatality named as Shmuel Dovid Weissmandel, 69, of Mount Kisco, New York, who was found lifeless in his car while on his way home

Belgian resident says flood came 'like a tsunami'; pizzeria owner in Germany bemoans 'catastrophic' damage; Dutch man loses collection of old magazines, radio bulletins

Germany to set up special aid fund as national fatalities reach 156; worst storms in living memory draw attention to climate change policy ahead of elections

Storm, with a wall of wind reaching around 100 mph, causes widespread damage and leaves hundreds of thousands without power from Nebraska to Illinois

Despite extreme weather conditions, 120,000 Israelis trek through nature reserves and national parks as they mark the Sukkot holiday