Tag: storm

14 children drown in Russia lake tragedy

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — At least 14 children on a summer camp in northeast Russia drowned when their boats capsized in a storm on a lake, investigators said Sunday. The accident happened overnight on Lake Syamozero, close to the border with Finland, according to Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for Russia’s investigative committee. “The investigators have finished examining the bodies of the 14 victims. They said that they were all born between 2002 and 2004. There […]

Tabloids abuzz over photos of Taylor Swift with Tom Hiddleston

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Photos of Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston walking hand in hand and cuddling and kissing on a rocky beach have created a media storm since they were published in British tabloid The Sun on Wednesday (June 15). Some news outlets and social media postings have even gone so far as to say the photos, reportedly shot near Swift’s seaside Rhode Island home, were staged. Swift, 26, has long lived her […]

El Niño-strengthened storm brings rain, floods to California

An El Niño-strengthened storm brought widespread rain to drought-stricken California on Tuesday (January 05), triggering flooding that clogged roadways, and authorities warned residents about possible mud slides. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued flash flood watches for much of the coast from San Diego to San Francisco and said storms would linger through Friday (January 08). The service forecast widespread rain and mountain snow. The weather service warned of flooding on urban roads, as […]

LPA may become storm

The low pressure area continues to gather strength, according to the PAGASA, gaining higher possibility of developing into a storm, earning the designation “Kanor”.

“Ester” remains strong

According to the PAGASA, “Ester” is now moving northeast of the country and may leave the Philippine area of responsibility tomorrow but the storm is maintaining its strength and is pulling the southwest monsoon on its wake, bringing rains to the northern and central parts of the country, including Metro Manila.