Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
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Environment
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Storm Adam brought torrential rain to eastern Spain earlier this week.
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Adam → bring → Spain
In Pego, Alicante, 632mm fell in 36 hours with 430mm of this falling in just six hours, while the Valencian town of Olivia received 600mm in 24 hours.
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town → fall → hours
As a result, 145 municipalities, approximately 850,000 people, across Valencia and Alicante were placed in a temporary lockdown on Monday due to the severe flooding.
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municipalities → place → flooding
At least five people have died and 500 have been rescued and 2,100 evacuated.
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2,100 → die → ?
The storm also affected the Balearic Islands, with more than 130 incidents recorded in Ibiza including standing water at the airport, which caused some flights to be diverted or suspended.
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flights → affect → airport
Although the worst of the storm has passed and conditions improving across Valencia and Alicante, local disruption is expected to continue.
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disruption → pass → Valencia
The first named storm of the winter for the UK is currently tracking through the Channel.
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storm → name → Channel
Storm Austen is bringing damaging winds not only to south-west England and Wales, but also south-west Ireland and northern France.
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Austen → bring → England
Gusts are expected to be around 50-60mph, but some exposed north-western coasts of France could experience winds of up to 80-90mph.
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coasts → expect → mph
Following quickly on from Storm Austen is another deep low pressure system, Storm Boelo, which is expected to track across northern Scotland on Saturday into Sunday.
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which → follow → Sunday
Much of the UK and Ireland will see very unsettled conditions with further damaging winds and heavy and prolonged rain.
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Much → see → winds
Western Scotland will face the strongest gusts, but the rest of the UK and Ireland will see 40-55mph winds.
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rest → face → winds
Western parts of Ireland will experience 50-60mph winds with up to 70-80mph in exposed parts of north-west Ireland, similar to western Scotland.
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parts → experience → Scotland
Again, heavy rain associated with Storm Boelo will reach 10-20mm with as much as 30-60mm in western parts of Ireland, Wales and south-west England.
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rain → associate → Ireland
This, on top of the rainfall from Storm Austen, will increase the risk of flooding.
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This → increase → flooding
Super Typhoon Champi is headed towards China and Japan over the weekend after passing north-eastern Taiwan on Friday.
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Champi → head → Friday
While it has weakened since Wednesday, it is still a significant typhoon with the equivalent strength of a category 5 hurricane, producing 185mph gusts and sustained winds of 121 mph.
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it → weaken → mph
Following torrential rain associated with the typhoon this week, up to 900mm of rain is forecast to fall in the mountainous regions of northern and eastern Taiwan from Tuesday to Saturday.
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mm → follow → Saturday
As a result, there are school closures, cancelled flights and six-metre waves, with more impacts to come over the next few days.
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impacts → be → days
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