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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – President Joe Biden makes a politically charged visit Wednesday to inspect the aftermath of deadly Hurricane Ian in Florida while also presenting a united front despite bitter disagreements with Republican critic and potential 2024 opponent, Governor Ron DeSantis. Authorities say at least 76 people — more than 100 according to US television networks citing local officials — died in one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The confirmed death toll from Hurricane Ian, which slammed the southeast United States last week, has risen to at least 62, officials said Sunday. Ian, one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States, flattened whole neighborhoods and knocked out power lines and bridges as it made landfall on Florida’s southwestern coast last Wednesday. Wind-driven storm surges and immense downpours left even inland neighborhoods submerged, with search and […]
(Eagle News)–Filipinos along the path of Hurricane Ian were advised by the Philippine Embassy in Washington to take the necessary precautions. In a statement, the embassy urged those concerned to monitor the movements of the storm and take all the necessary preparations. They were also urged to heed the warnings of local officials. According to the embassy, the hurricane is expected to “move farther inland across eastern South Carolina and central North Carolina over the […]
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) – Hurricane Ian made landfall in western Cuba early Tuesday, with the storm prompting mass evacuations and fears it will bring widespread destruction as it heads for the US state of Florida. “Ian is already over Cuban territory,” said a forecaster from the country’s Institute of Meteorology in a special broadcast on state television. “The outer wall of the storm is on the coast of the province of Pinar del Rio.” About […]
by Leticia Pineda Agence France-Presse HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba declared an emergency alert in multiple provinces Monday as fast-approaching Hurricane Ian strengthened rapidly, with Florida also ramping up preparations ahead of a likely hit. Some 50,000 people in Cuba’s western Pinar del Rio province moved to safer locations, 6,000 of them to state-run shelters and the rest to the homes of relatives and friends, local authorities said. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) […]
