Floods and mudslides hit southern Thailand last week, killing at least 35 people and affecting the lives of 2 million. The floods followed unseasonable rainstorms across the Malay Peninsula, with radar analyses showing rainfall totals of over 1,200mm in the week to last Wednesday, which is twice London's average rainfall in a whole year.
The rainfall was attributed to a combination of the La Niña phenomenon and frontal activity. Roads, homes and farmland were damaged by the flooding, while the closure of Samui Island airport left hundreds of tourists stranded.
Floods also hit Queensland as a stationary coastal trough brought heavy downpours to the north of the state. Hideaway Bay, in the Whitsunday Islands, received 627mm of rain from Tuesday to Thursday. A disaster area was declared after the rains caused several major landslides, burying part of the community knee-deep in mud.
Severe thunderstorms battered south-eastern parts of the US. The storms first hit Mississippi last Tuesday, where 110mph microburst winds uprooted trees and damaged 40 homes in Simpson County. Up to 125mm of rain fell, flooding a number of roads and building.
The severe weather also struck central Florida on Thursday, causing 88,000 power outages in the Tampa area. Planes were also flipped over at Lakeland airport, where a tornado was confirmed.