A historic lake effect snowstorm has pummeled many areas in Ontario, leaving communities buried under metres of snow and grappling with ongoing cleanup efforts. The storm, which began last Wednesday, has set new records for snowfall in several regions, with reports including significant totals, particularly in cottage country and the Sault Ste. Marie region. In the latest update released Tuesday morning from Environment Canada, the preliminary totals reveal startling figures.

A woman tragically passed away in front of her husband after being struck by lightning during a mountain hike. The Argentinian couple were on holiday in the Red Valley, part of Peru's Cusco region, when a weather-related disaster struck. Gabriela Daiana Basallo, 32, was hit by lightning and instantly killed in front of her husband, Samuel Andres Sierra, who was said to have sustained serious injuries from the incident. When called on Tuesday (12 November), authorities found Gabriela's body with burns following the freak accident, police reports reveal.

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has declared this Sunday a disaster situation in the whole country due to the heavy rains of the last days that have caused floods, overflows and landslides affecting 27 of the 32 Colombian departments and about 46,000 families. “Due to what is happening in these days, a disaster situation is declared throughout the country due to climate variability, which generates unpredictable and unusual impacts, increasing vulnerability in the territories”, said the president in a press conference after an emergency committee -Puesto de Mando Unificado (PMU) - (Unified Command Post).