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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump will travel to storm-battered Florida on Thursday to survey damage caused by Hurricane Irma, the White House said. The White House has been keen to show that Trump is on top of coordinating the federal response to hurricanes Irma and Harvey — which earlier this month flooded Houston, Texas. Trump traveled twice to Texas in the wake of that storm and now looks set to visit Florida. […]
by Leila Macor, with Kerry Sheridan in New Orleans Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Irma was supposed to be a monster storm, immense and record-breaking in size as it charged toward Florida packing a punch that could lay waste to a state that is home to some 20 million people. But as the sun rose Monday, floodwaters in Florida quickly receded, and torn off roofs, tree-damaged homes and toppled boats were limited to isolated pockets […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Monday paid tribute to the 2,977 people killed on September 11, 2001, warning that “savage killers” who threaten the United States will find no haven on earth. On the 16th anniversary of the attacks, Trump’s first as president, he observed a moment of silence at a White House before laying a wreath and delivering remarks at the Pentagon, where 184 people died. His tone unbending […]
JUCHITAN CITY, Mexico (CCTV) — The Mexican government has stepped up relief efforts in clearing rubbles and ruling out construction hazards in the state of Oaxaca after an 8.2-magnitude earthquake shook the region. The arrival of armies and navies has boosted the moral among residents of the hardest-hit Juchitan City. While the soldiers gathered more information on casualties and damages, some remote regions are yet to be searched, according to Lieutenant Victor Ayala of the […]
(Eagle News) — Residents in Brighton Lakes Community in Kissimmee Florida clean up their neighborhood after Irma, now downgraded to a tropical depression, floods their neighborhood. (Photos and video taken by Eagle News Correspondent Melissa Portes in Florida)
by Leila Macor with Sebastien Blanc in Naples, Florida Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Millions of Florida residents were without power Tuesday as the remnants of Hurricane Irma spun northwest into the US mainland, drenching the region and causing rivers to overflow. Most of the Sunshine State however appeared to have dodged forecasts of catastrophic damage despite dire early warnings. But Irma’s overall death toll jumped to at least 40 after Cuba reported […]
Aftermath photos and video of Hurricane Irma in University of Florida, Gainesville (Photos and Video taken by Marc Santos/Eagle News Service)
Aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Brunswick, Georgia (Photos and videos taken by Eagle News Correspondent Colleen Knight) (Eagle News) — Georgia was among those recently hit by Hurricane Irma, which was downgraded to a tropical storm, and more recently to a tropical depression, in the United States.
TONALA, Chiapas state, Mexico (CCTV) — In addition to providing food and medical assistance, Mexican authorities in the city of Tonala are making sure children sheltering at a local relief center can continue to receive their education despite the loss of their school buildings to a powerful earthquake last week. The 8.2 magnitude quake, the strongest to hit Mexico in living memory, has killed at least 96 people across the country, and left some 2.5 […]
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) — Ten people were killed in Cuba by Hurricane Irma, according to the country’s authorities, who have begun to assess the full extent of the damage in the aftermath of the devastating storm. Seven of the dead were from the capital Havana, while fatalities were also reported in Matanzas, and in the regions of Ciego de Avila and Camaguey farther east. Most of deaths were either caused by collapsing buildings or electric […]
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) — Residents of Charleston, South Carolina, shared their videos of Hurricane Irma barreling into their city on Monday (September 11) and Sunday (September 10). One video posted to Twitter shows abnormally high water levels at Charleston harbor, while another shows sheets of rain falling in a park in downtown Charleston. A third video shows flooded streets with a car partially submerged in water. Some areas in South Carolina were already flooded […]
By Karen May Mendoza Eagle News Service ATLANTA, Georgia (Eagle News) – As Irma moved north towards Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina, the hurricane has been downgraded to a tropical storm. But due to the estimated 60mph winds expected, it is still extremely dangerous. Governor Nathan Deal declared a State of Emergency for all Georgia counties on Sunday, September 10, 2017, prompting schools and government buildings to be closed on Monday, September 11. MARTA, […]
