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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — At least three people died and six were missing after a major storm caused widespread flooding in and around the Philippine capital on Tuesday, forcing schools, government offices and businesses to shut down. The tropical depression, which left some people wading through chest-deep waters outside Manila, was the latest to hit the Southeast Asian archipelago, which endures about 20 such storms each year. Most of the dead and missing were poor […]
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 Dave Clark Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United Stated (AFP) – In flooded resorts and storm-ravaged beach hotels dotted along the Caribbean archipelago, hundreds of US tourists are waiting for news from the State Department crisis task force. More than 2,000 Americans left stranded by the passage of Hurricane Irma have been flown out of the holiday island of Saint Martin by the Air National Guard — or loaded onto passing cruise ships. As many more […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Irma has been downgraded to a Category Four hurricane but is still extremely dangerous, the National Hurricane Center said on Friday. The storm raging in the Caribbean which is en route to Florida is now packing maximum sustained winds of 155 miles per hour (250 kilometres per hour), the agency said its 0900 GMT update. That is down from speeds of 185 mph when Irma was at its peak […]
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 […]
VIDOR, Texas (Reuters) — Aerial footage provided by a drone showed widespread flooding still affecting portions of Texas on Monday (September 4). Video of Vidor, Texas showed homes and businesses still surrounded by water and trucks slowly moving through substantial flooding. Portions of Texas were edging toward recovery from the devastation left by Hurricane Harvey, a storm that dumped some 50 inches (125 cm) of rain on the low-lying Gulf coastal region after coming ashore […]
LA PAZ, Mexico (AFP) — Tropical Storm Lidia has left at least four people dead in its sweep across Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, wrecking infrastructure and homes along the way, authorities said Friday. Two people were electrocuted and two — including a child — drowned trying to cross a raging stream to safety, the state emergency agency said in a report. Lidia has been wreaking havoc up and down Mexico’s Pacific coast and as far inland as Mexico City since Wednesday. It made landfall […]
HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Harvey slogged across southeastern Texas and into Louisiana on Wednesday (August 30), sending more people fleeing for shelter after hitting the United States energy hub of Houston with record rains and flooding that drove tens of thousands from their homes. The slow-moving storm has killed at least 22 people and sent more than 32,000 to shelters since coming ashore on Friday near Corpus Christi, Texas, as the most powerful […]
(Eagle News) — Lalo pang lumakas ang bagyo na binabantayan ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) sa labas ng Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Ang bagyong may international name na “Sanvu” ay isa na ngayong severe tropical storm. Huli itong namataan sa dalawang libo limang daan at limampung kilometro (2,550 km) sa silangan hilagang silangan ng extreme northern Luzon. Taglay ng bagyo ang lakas ng hanging aabot sa isang daan at limang […]
EAST HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) — Families that thought they could ride the storm out have come out in search of help and dry land in East Houston on Tuesday (August 29). Some 3,500 people have been rescued from high waters in the Houston area with police, firefighters and National Guard troops continuing to try to locate those marooned in high waters. The nation’s fourth most populous city was inundated with between 15 and 30 inches […]
by Mark Ralston with Katie Schubauer in San Antonio Agence France-Presse CORPUS CHRISTI, United States – Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds, the first major storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years. The storm roared ashore at the town of Rockport — near Corpus Christi, a major US oil industry hub — packing sustained winds of 130 miles per hour (215 kilometers per hour), a […]
