car was ok and i saw that my brother s car was gone, and mine was being carried away by the flood. this storm gained strength from recent high temperatures and humidity. it is the latest in a series of major floods across europe this summer and scientists warn weather events will continue to become more extreme unless the world 50 thousand people have been forced to leave the lake tahoe area of california, as firefighters battle a huge wildfire in the area. the caldor fire has already destroyed more than 700 structures most of them family homes. and there are fears that as many as 35 thousand buildings are at risk from the flames. the blaze started more than two weeks ago. it s one of 15 large fires currently burning in california. hurricane ida continues to wreak havoc across the united states. new york mayor bill de blasio has tweeted: i m declaring a state of emergency in new york city tonight. we re enduring an historic weather event tonight with record breaking rain across th