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Florida, which is continuing to battle a coronavirus surge, is now preparing for Hurricane Isaias – complicating efforts to contain the virus. The entire east coast of Florida is bracing for potential impacts: anything from strong winds to flooding rains and storm surge The hurricane is expected to approach Florida’s …

Views from Puerto Rico as Hurricane Isaias unleashed flooding, toppled trees and knocked out power for thousands

Tropical Storm Isaias was battering Puerto Rico early Thursday with high winds and heavy rains, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Isaias was located about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west southwest of Ponce, Puerto Rico, and about 160 miles (257 kilometers) southeast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It had …

Nearly a month after Hurricane Dorian pulverized part of the Bahamas, officials say there are still 600 people missing. Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Friday the number of those missing has significantly dropped in the past weeks and the death toll has risen. Earlier figures released by the government …

A new storm is threatening the Bahamas just two weeks after Hurricane Dorian tore through part of the islands. Tropical Depression Nine strengthened into Tropical Storm Humberto on Friday night. It is currently moving towards Great Abaco, one of the islands worst hit by Dorian. About 1,300 people are missing …

After wreaking havoc and claiming dozens of lives in the Bahamas, the now post-tropical cyclone Dorian made landfall in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, uprooting trees and power poles, triggering widespread blackouts. Nearly three-quarters of the province were left without power as winds of up to 140kph and torrential …

Charities, government agencies and even cruise ships loaded with supplies and volunteers rushed emergency aid to the storm-ravaged Bahamas on Saturday amid fears of a “staggering” death toll left in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. Bahamas leaders believe hundreds and perhaps thousands are missing in the archipelago nation of about …

The death toll from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas will be “staggering”, the country’s government has warned as aid efforts are being stepped up. The official death toll stands at 30 but is expected to rise further. Officials are sending morticians and 200 body bags to the Abaco Islands, the …

Donald Trump has caused unnecessary confusion by saying Hurricane Dorian – now the joint most powerful storm to make landfall on record – was forecast to hit Alabama, when in fact the state is not among those experts believe is threatened. Three other states – Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia …

Hurricane Dorian appears to have caused “unprecedented” devastation in the Bahamas, the country’s leader says. The category five storm, the second-strongest Atlantic hurricane on record, remains “extremely dangerous”, said Prime Minister Hubert Minnis. Some 13,000 houses are feared damaged or destroyed, according to the International Red Cross. Pictures showed surging …

Hurricane Dorian has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm by the US National Hurricane Center, with the potential to wreak destruction once it makes land. The storm is currently en route to the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) upgraded Dorian to Category 5 on Sunday, placing it in …

Hurricane Dorian is gaining strength at it approaches Florida, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous storm before it hits the east coast state. The hurricane has moved out into open waters after hitting Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, where it caused power cuts and flooding …