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More than 30 were rescued in the waters north of Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard said.

Tropical storm Fred was passing over the Caribbean island of Hispaniola on Wednesday, made up of the countries of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center (NHC)in Miami said at 11 a.m. that Fred was moving west-northwest, at 16 …

Haiti’s police killed four suspects and arrested two others hours later, following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in his private residence. Three police officers held hostage by the suspected gunmen were freed late on Wednesday after police surrounded a house where some of the suspects were hiding, said Léon …

The storm already ripped off roofs, destroyed crops, and downed trees and power lines in the eastern Caribbean on Friday. Hurricane Elsa is racing towards Haiti and the Dominican Republic, threatening to unleash flooding and landslides before taking aim at Cuba and Florida. The Category 1 storm was located about …

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 …