State of Emergency Declared in Louisiana for Tropical Storm Sally
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) declared a state of emergency on Saturday as the state prepares for Tropical Storm Sally.
Tropical Storm Amanda Hits El Salvador, Guatemala
Tropical Storm Amanda, the first named storm of the season in the Pacific, killed at least 14 people as it lashed El Salvador and Guatemala on Sunday amid flooding and power outages.
Cyclone Hits India, Bangladesh, Leaving 22 Dead
A powerful cyclone ripped through densely populated coastal India and Bangladesh, blowing off roofs and whipping up waves that swallowed embankments and bridges.
About 300,000 without Power in US Southeast after Storm
About 300,000 people in the US southeast were without power on Monday and hundreds of flights were canceled after a storm dumped 20 inches of snow and left one motorist dead. The storm headed out to sea but the region will stay cold this week, the National Weather Service’s (NWS) Weather Prediction Center said, Reuters […]
Storm Claims 8 Lives in Eastern India
Eight people were killed and many injured as a deadly storm with winds up to 104km per hour hit India’s eastern state West Bengal in the past 24 hours, official sources confirmed on Wednesday. The storm hit the state capital Kolkata and its adjoining areas, Xinhua news agency reported. A large number of trees and […]
Three Missing, Thousands Flee as Storm Heads for Philippines
TEHRAN – Tens of thousands were driven from their homes by floods and three fishermen were missing Saturday as Tropical Storm Kai-Tak barreled towards the eastern Philippines, officials said. Kai-Tak, packing gusts of up to 100 kilometers (62 miles) an hour, was poised to smash into the north of the country’s third-largest island Samar overnight […]
More Than 200,000 Lose Power as Hurricane Irma Bears Down on Florida
TEHRAN – Hurricane Irma strengthened to a Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds early Sunday as it approached Florida, parts of which have already seen more than 200,000 people lose power ahead of the hurricane’s expected landfall. “Major hurricane force winds” were expected over the Florida Keys at daybreak Sunday, the National Hurricane Center […]