Situation report on Latvia severe weather: record winds and heavy rain cause widespread power cuts for up to 277,000 households, road blockages, transport disruption and two deaths across the Baltic states on 23 August.
Europe faces deadly heatwave consequences with hundreds of drownings in France and record storms in Latvia, while the US deals with severe thunderstorms and flash floods.
Situation report on Russian strikes across Ukraine injuring factory workers, killing train passengers, and causing civilian deaths, alongside Ukraine's expanding drone campaign targeting Russian Ozon and Wildberries logistics hubs.

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