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Fort Myers, United States (AFP) Hurricane Ian unleashed “historic” devastation in Florida, flooding homes, washing out roads and bridges and leaving millions without power, officials said Thursday, as President Joe Biden warned of a potentially “substantial” death toll. The storm, one of the most powerful ever to hit the United States, churned towards South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane after hammering Florida, where at least eight people died and many awaited rescue in […]
https://youtu.be/ZpppTbrN1I4 Punta Gorda, United States | AFP | by Gerard MARTINEZ Hurricane Ian slammed into the coast of southwest Florida as a monster Category 4 storm on Wednesday bringing “catastrophic” storm surges, wind and flooding as officials readied a huge emergency response. The US Border Patrol said 20 migrants were missing after their boat sank, with four Cubans swimming to shore in the Florida Keys islands and three rescued at sea by the […]
Hurricane #Ian Advisory 22: Air Force Hurricane Hunters Find Ian Has Strengthened Into An Extremely Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane. Expected to Cause Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Catastrophic Winds and Flooding in the Florida Peninsula. https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB — National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 28, 2022 Here are the 5 AM EDT 9/28 Key Messages for Category 4 Hurricane #Ian. More info: https://t.co/tW4KeGe9uJ pic.twitter.com/pfjRjEncLC — National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 28, 2022 Tampa, United States | AFP | Hurricane […]
Havana, Cuba | AFP | Cuba was plunged into darkness on Tuesday by a widespread blackout due to damage to its power network caused by Hurricane Ian, state electricity company Union Electrica said. The country is “without electrical service,” the company tweeted, after the powerful Category 3 storm slammed into the island nation. © Agence France-Presse
Havana, Cuba (AFP) by Leticia PINEDA Powerful Hurricane Ian left a trail of destruction after battering western Cuba on Tuesday, while Florida battened down in preparation for a dangerous direct hit as the strengthening storm churns north. Ian pummeled Cuba’s western regions for more than five hours early Tuesday morning, before moving out over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the Insmet meteorological institute said. In the western city of Pinar del Rio, AFP […]
2:30 AM EDT 9/27 Update: Hurricane #Ian strengthens into a major hurricane. A tropical cyclone update has been issued. More: https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/clUcNw5cBF — National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 27, 2022 Havana, Cuba (AFP) by Leticia PINEDA Hurricane Ian strengthened into a Category 3 storm on Tuesday, the United States National Hurricane Center said, as Cuba and Florida — both in the storm’s likely path — ramped up preparations to deal with high winds and […]
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) […]
9/26 5 AM- The latest NHC advisory is out with Ian officially upgraded to a hurricane. The center of the storm currently sits west of Jamaica and is forecast to strengthen further in the short term. Several watches and warnings are already out, mainly for Gulf coast areas. #flwx pic.twitter.com/FSOJ5z21NY — NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) September 26, 2022 Here are the 5 am Monday Key Messages for Hurricane #Ian. Latest information at https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb pic.twitter.com/536aVhLwl5 — National […]
Montreal, Canada (AFP) by Mathiew LEISER Powerful storm Fiona lashed into eastern Canada on Saturday, cutting power to thousands and washing houses into the sea as it pummeled the area with fierce winds and rains “like nothing we’ve ever seen,” police said. Two women were swept into the ocean in Newfoundland, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. One was rescued, and investigators were looking into the second case. Mayor Brian Button of Channel-Port aux Basques, […]
by Sarah TITTERTON Agence France-Presse HAMILTON, Bermuda (AFP) — The beach chairs and umbrellas were put away, storefronts were covered and a lighthouse illuminated racing clouds overhead as Bermuda braced Thursday for Hurricane Fiona, a powerful Category 4 storm that has left a trail of destruction in the Caribbean. Wind and waves were picking up as darkness fell over the British territory, and Bermudians rushed to the safety of their sturdy homes ahead of the […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP) — Hurricane Fiona churned toward Bermuda as a powerful Category 4 storm on Wednesday as Puerto Rico struggled to restore power and water after receving a crushing blow. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Fiona was expected to approach Bermuda, a British territory of some 64,000 people, late on Thursday. In Washington, the State Department advised Americans to reconsider travel to Bermuda and authorized family members of US government […]
