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‘Life-threatening storm surge’ feared as Hurricane Sally threatens US Gulf Coast
A slow moving storm is promising to dump huge amounts of rain and could wreak destruction across several US states.
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New Orleans takes on Coronavirus battle 15 years after hurricane
New Orleans – where tens of thousands of people crowded into the city to celebrate Mardi Gras just mere weeks ago – is fast emerging as the southern hotspot of coronavirus in the United States.
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Wendell Pierce on Meghan Markle, Hurricane Katrina and the lure of the London stage
He rose to fame playing a corrupt cop in the acclaimed television series ‘The Wire’. Now Wendell Pierce has taken on the iconic role of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s play ‘Death of a Salesman’. He’s been talking to Matt Frei about the lure of the London stage, the injustice of Hurricane Katrina, and what…
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Bahamas hurricane damage ‘like nuclear bomb’
US aid officials say the damage caused to the Bahamas by Hurricane Dorian left some areas looking like “nuclear bombs were dropped”.
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Hurricane Dorian: Thousands of people still waiting to be rescued
Search and rescue teams are still battling to reach some isolated communities in the Bahamas – cut off by floods and debris in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. 43 people are now known to have died – a figure expected to rise far higher. The British Navy has joined the United Nations and the US…
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Hurricane Dorian threatens US coastline as hundreds deployed to help Bahamas recovery
Dorian, an elegant name for the strongest hurricane ever to hit the Bahamas, has killed at least 20 people and flattened thousands of homes.
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Hurricane Dorian causes widespread destruction in Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian continues to batter the Bahamas
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Hurricane Florence batters US east coast
Emergency rescue teams are trying to reach people trapped in cars, in attics and on roofs along the North Carolina coast, as the eye of Hurricane Florence swept ashore, with winds of up to 90 miles an hour.
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Fears as Hurricane Florence nears US coast
It’s been downgraded to a category two storm, with 105mph winds. But officials say there could be feet – rather than inches – of rain. And there are reports of another storm in the Pacific, too.
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President Trump rejects Puerto Rico hurricane death statistics
President Trump has lashed out at an independent study that concluded an estimated 2,975 people died in Puerto Rico in the five months after Hurricane Maria struck there last year.
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Mass evacuations ordered as Hurricane Florence approaches US
Up to 1.7 million people have now been ordered to leave their homes as the US braces for Hurricane Florence. The category three storm is ploughing towards the east coast and is due to make landfall in South Carolina early on Friday morning. A state of emergency has been declared in Georgia, making it the…
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Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Hurricane Florence approaches US
In the United States, up to a million people are being evacuated from the coastal communities of North and South Carolina and Virginia,as Hurricane Florence approaches. It’s currently a category four storm, with winds of 130 miles an hour, and is due to make landfall within 48 hours.
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Barbuda: Whole island remain homeless after hurricane – meanwhile authorities bulldoze pristine land for new airport
Renowned as one of the last Caribbean pristine islands. Now the bulldozers are at work. World renowned seabird colonies and coral reefs. But the land is being flattened for an international airport. “We need our brothers and sisters to stand up and defend your birthright. This is our birthright. And it’s being taken away from us by a…
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Hurricane Maria devastates Dominica and Puerto Rico
At least 15 people were killed, and 20 have been reported missing, on Dominica in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s pass across that Caribbean island. In Puerto Rico, struck by Maria on Wednesday, 13 people died and the island faces months without mains electricity.
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Dominica destroyed after Hurricane Maria
On the island of Puerto Rico three and a half million residents are without power after Hurricane Maria slammed into the island, bringing destruction and widespread flooding. Meanwhile on the tiny island of Dominica news is just coming through of 15 dead and 20 missing.