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Over the weekend, several people were missing after intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of , causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages.

Here’s what’s happening related to extreme weather and the climate right now:

— The death of an older woman when her electricity was cut during a five years ago spurred changes in shutoff rules. But advocates say more could be done to help prevent more deaths like that of Stephanie Pullman, who who owed $51 on her electricity bill, Associated Press writer Anita Snow reports.

— Greta Thunberg, who inspired a global youth movement demanding stronger efforts to fight climate change, Monday on a charge of disobeying police at a protest in southern Sweden last month.

—Officials say landslides triggered by torrential rains have blocked several key roads in northern , stranding tourists and disrupting traffic. Authorities say the death toll from weather-related incidents since June 24 has risen to 133 across the country.

—Some activists are sounding an alarm over the of the wrecking ball-sized causing changes to the landscape.

—Search teams in were focusing on one underwater area Sunday as they try to find a 9-month-old boy swept away in a flash flood.

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