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Severe Storms Claim Lives Amid Record Snowfall and Flooding

1/23/2026

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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, recorded more than 1.8 meters of snowfall from January 12 to January 14, with 2–5 cm per hour and cars buried.
Two fatalities occurred in Russia when snow fell from rooftops.
Storm Harry delivered 242 mm of rainfall to Sayada, Tunisia, causing flash floods and four deaths.
The storm also affected eastern Sardinia, Sicily, and southwest Italy, with 548 mm of rain and extensive damage.

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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, recorded more than 1.8 meters of snowfall from January 12 to January 14, with 2–5 cm per hour and cars buried.
Two fatalities occurred in Russia when snow fell from rooftops.
Storm Harry delivered 242 mm of rainfall to Sayada, Tunisia, causing flash floods and four deaths.
The storm also affected eastern Sardinia, Sicily, and southwest Italy, with 548 mm of rain and extensive damage.