At least 13 people, including three children, have been killed as storms have ripped through central and western Europe.
The deaths, most from falling trees, were reported in Italy, Austria and on the French island of Corsica.
Heavy rain showers and gale-force winds destroyed campsites on the island, while iconic tourist landmarks like St Mark's Basilica in Venice were also affected.
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The weather events come just a few weeks after many of the regions saw drought and wildfires rip through the land.
A 13-year-old girl was killed by a falling tree in Corsica, after winds of nearly 230 km/h damaged caravans and moved trees.
A man died in a similar incident, while an elderly woman was killed when her car was hit by the detached roof of a beach hut.
Two people were killed while out at sea - a fisherman and a kayaker - and dozens more were injured on both land and sea.
In Austria two girls were killed by a falling tree near a lake in Carinthia.
Meanwhile in Italy, a man and a woman were killed by falling trees in separate incidents in Tuscany.
By contrast, in the southern half of Italy, temperatures have hit the 40C mark for the second time in recent weeks.
Meanwhile, Ireland is set for a wicked weekend of weather.
The mini heatwave of just last week saw the country bathe in glorious sunshine accompanied by uncomfortably warm temperatures of 30C - a record for August.
But we've been brought right back down to earth since with things returning to average for the eighth month of the year.
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