By Greg McCune (Reuters) - In a residential neighborhood near the center of a monster tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma last month, two partially damaged houses stand like an island among others flattened by the storm. The walls and roofs of the buildings in a new housing development called Featherstone Addition are still upright while there is nothing left but a concrete foundation where other homes once stood nearby.

HALIFAX - The Canadian Hurricane Centre says the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season could bring wet weather to eastern Canada this weekend. The Canadian centre says tropical storm Andrea is not expected to generate high winds, but will likely transform into a wet low pressure system as it tracks towards the Maritime provinces. Andrea formed Wednesday over the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to bring heavy rain and winds to parts of Florida today.

Three people have died and at least eight more were missing on Sunday as torrential rains lashed central Europe, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transport and forcing hundreds to evacuate. Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic sent in army units to help with rescue efforts after rains reached record levels in some areas, while hundreds of roads have been closed and rail services cut. The banks of the mighty Danube river burst in one area in Germany while dozens of towns have been put on flood alert across a large swathe of central Europe.

Four people have died and at least eight more were missing Sunday as torrential rains lashed central Europe, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes after floods and landslides. Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic sent in army units to help with rescue efforts after rains reached record levels in some areas, while hundreds of roads have been closed and rail services cut. The banks of the mighty Danube River burst in one area in Germany, and dozens of towns were put on flood alert across a large swathe of central Europe.