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(Agence France Presse) — Hurricane Irma has churned through a string of Caribbean islands, many of them famed for their pristine beauty and tropical climes, and threatens others. Here are background details about these areas: – Anguilla – A group of flat and low-lying islands east of Puerto Rico, Anguilla is a self-governing overseas territory of Britain. It is small (91 square kilometres/35 square miles) with a population estimated at around 17,000. – Antigua […]
(Eagle News) — Category 5 Hurricane Irma, with winds of up to 290 kilometers per hour, battered Turks and Caicos islands on Thursday as people in the Caribbean and those in the hurricane’s path in the Southeastern United States started bracing themselves for what could be the strongest hurricane of their lives. Turks and Caicos is an archipelago of 40 low-lying coral islands in the Atlantic Oceaan, and is a British Overseas Territory southeast […]
By Klaudine Caday and Renee Suarez EBC Florida Bureau FLORIDA (Eagle News) — The southeastern seaboard has made adjustments to the oncoming storm, Irma, more than just evacuations and deactivating tolls. Florida schools have begun the process of cancelling classes and closing down campuses to reduce the travel and motivation to stay in danger zones for families and other residents. Governor Rick Scott had issued a statement declaring over 60 counties within the state of […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico on Thursday expelled the ambassador of North Korea in protest over Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test which it said posed “a grave risk for peace.” Ambassador Kim Hyong Gil was declared persona non grata and given 72 hours to leave the country, according to a statement by the foreign ministry. Pyongyang’s decision to carry out its sixth and most powerful nuclear test Sunday was a serious violation of international […]
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (Reuters) — Haitians in the northern part of the country dealt with wind and rain on Thursday (September 7) as Hurricane Irma lashed the island of Hispaniola. In the city of Cap-Haitien, many people were on the street and in markets making final preparations as the rain began to fall and wind picked up. Fishermen tried to organize their boats and equipment but one fisherman, Rochenel, said they were not prepared for Irma’s […]
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AFP) – Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday launched a fresh attack on a European Union plan to share thousands of migrants around the bloc, saying that forcing his country to partake in the scheme bordered on “violence.” The comments came a day after the European Court of Justice, the bloc’s top court, rejected a legal challenge to the relocation plan lodged by Hungary and Slovakia. They also followed criticism by EU […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Hurricane Irma leaves at least four dead in US Virgin Islands: officials. (Agence France-Presse)
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Hurricane Jose strengthened to a Category Three storm Thursday, as it followed the path of monster Hurricane Irma, US weather forecasters said. The National Hurricane Center said the storm, located east of the Lesser Antilles, was packing winds of 120 miles per hour (195 kilometers per hour), as it moved northwest at nearly 18 miles per hour (30 kilometers per hour). “Some additional strengthening is possible during the next 24 […]
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) — Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday (September 7) on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. The leaders are expected to discuss economic cooperation as well as North Korea’s nuclear program. The issue of the disputed islands called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kuriles in Russia which were seized by Soviet forces at the end of World War […]
POINTE-À-PITRE, France (AFP) — The French part of the Caribbean island St Martin is “95 percent destroyed” after Hurricane Irma tore through the region, top local official Daniel Gibbs said late Wednesday. “It’s an enormous catastrophe. Ninety-five percent of the island is destroyed. I’m in shock. It’s frightening,” said Gibbs, a former French lawmaker, speaking on Radio Caribbean International. The island is in need of emergency assistance, he said. “I have sick people to […]
BASSE-TERRE, France (AFP) — At least six people have been killed in the French part of the Caribbean island St Martin after Hurricane Irma tore through the region, Guadeloupe prefect Eric Maire said Wednesday. “This is not the final toll. We sadly risk further discoveries,” Maire told journalists. The previous toll given by France’s overseas ministry was two dead and two seriously injured on the eastern Caribbean islands St Barts and St Martin.
By Jay Rosquites EBC Florida Bureau TAMPA, Florida– Some residents have begun collecting sandbags to be used as deterrents against possible flooding, as Hurricane Irma closed in on Florida after slamming into the Caribbean. The sandbags can be collected at several locations throughout Pinellas county, Hillsborough county, and Pasco county until Saturday. County officials are allowing residents 20 sandbags per person. “We’re expecting lots of rainfall. It’s a preventive measure because even if one […]
