Heavy rain and strong winds are causing disruption to many people travelling home to see their families for Christmas.
The US Midwest has faced an unusually high number of tornadoes this month, with 81 twisters hitting Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio over the last three weeks, with videos emerging showing the destruction.
The rain is ricocheting off the roads here in Manila. Early on Friday, our car’s tyres dragged in the deep puddles. Basketball courts – remnants of bygone American rule, and a staple of every district – are already flooding.
Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever, is battering the central Philippines with sustained winds of 195km/h.
Falling trees have killed a teenager in Kent and a man in Watford as a storm hit southern Britain.