ANKARA — A powerful tornado struck Antalya, a coastal city in south-western Turkey, on Tuesday, killing four construction workers. The tornado formed during an intense thunderstorm, part of a wider system bringing heavy rain and strong winds to parts of south-eastern Europe and Turkey this week.
Authorities in both Greece and Turkey have issued severe rainfall and flooding warnings for the coming days. Central Greece and western parts of Turkey are expected to receive between 100-150 millimeters of rain, with higher localized totals possible, as an area of low pressure continues to generate powerful thunderstorms across the region.
Further east, Cyclone Arnab made landfall across the Indian regions of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The severe storm brought strong winds gusting over 85 mph and rainfall totals exceeding 200 millimeters in some areas.
The cyclone prompted the mass evacuation of more than 180,000 people. Widespread disruption to energy and transport infrastructure was reported across the affected regions. Cyclone Arnab will weaken as it moves northwards, but heavy rain will continue in parts of northern and central India.
In the western Pacific, Super Typhoon In-fa was upgraded Wednesday with sustained wind speeds of 150 mph and gusts exceeding 185 mph. The storm is traveling north-westwards and is forecast to affect the Mariana Islands, a region already impacted by four super typhoons this year.
Across the Pacific, Tropical Storm Vance weakened to a tropical depression after affecting parts of western Mexico. The Mexican regions of Sinaloa, Durango and Nayarit recorded 50-100 millimeters of rain, with some areas locally exceeding 150 millimeters. High rainfall totals are expected to cause disruption from flooding and landslides. Storm swell from Vance has resulted in dangerous surf and rip current conditions off the coast.
