SOTOMO, Chile—After half an hour’s windswept journey on foot and by boat through a craggy forested estuary to the school he attends in remote southern Chile, Diego Guerrero can finally access the internet. His school is located in the hamlet of Sotomo, around 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) south of the capital Santiago in the region…
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Hurricane Grace Makes Landfall Near Mexico’s Tulum Temples
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico—Hurricane Grace struck Mexico’s Caribbean coast just south of the ancient Mayan temples of Tulum early Thursday, pushing a dangerous storm surge. Heavy rain and strong winds threatened to destroy flimsier homes and keep tourists off white sand beaches until it crosses the Yucatan Peninsula. The Category 1 storm had already soaked…
Hurricane Grace to Make Landfall in Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday: NHC
Hurricane Grace is expected to bring strong winds and a dangerous storm surge to portions of the eastern Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and make landfall Thursday morning, the U.S National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Grace is located about 250 miles (400 kilometers) east of Tulum, Mexico, and packing maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per…
Tropical Depression Fred Shuts Highways With Mudslides, Floods
August 18, 2021
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Tropical Depression Fred swirled over West Virginia early Wednesday and dumped heavy rain over the northeastern U.S., threatening to unleash mudslides and flash floods in upstate New York after closing interstate highways in the lower Appalachians. Tornado watches remained in effect for mountainous areas of Virginia and the Carolinas. Unconfirmed tornados unleashed by the stormy…
Death Toll From Haiti’s Weekend Earthquake Rises to 1,941
LES CAYES, Haiti—Haitian officials raised the death toll from a deadly weekend earthquake by more than 500 on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to search and rescue efforts, a delay that fed growing anger and frustration among thousands who were left homeless. Grace battered southwestern Haiti, which was hit hardest by…
Around 11,000 Americans Remain in Taliban-Held Afghanistan: White House
About 11,000 Americans remain in Afghanistan, the White House said Tuesday. “There are individuals who will self-identify as American citizens. That number is around 11,000 around the country,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington. Earlier Tuesday, a Pentagon official pegged the number lower. “We think there are certainly thousands of Americans. We…
5,000 to 10,000 Americans Remain in Taliban-Held Afghanistan: Pentagon
As many as 10,000 Americans remain in Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of Defense said Tuesday. “We think there are certainly thousands of Americans. We don’t have an exact count. I would say somewhere, best guess, between five and 10,000 that are near Kabul,” John Kirby, the Pentagon’s press secretary, said on CNN’s “New Day.” State…
Tropical Storm Drenching Earthquake-Stricken Haiti
LES CAYES, Haiti—Tropical Storm Grace swept over Haiti with drenching rains just two days after a powerful earthquake battered the impoverished Caribbean nation, adding to the misery of thousands who lost loved ones, suffered injuries, or found themselves homeless and forcing overwhelmed hospitals and rescuers to act quickly. Heavy rain and strong winds overnight whipped…
Fred Drenches US Southeast; Grace Again a Tropical Storm
Fred weakened from a tropical storm to a depression early Tuesday as it spread heavy rains over the U.S. Southeast and spawned several apparent tornadoes in Georgia. Flash flooding and mudslides were possible in mountainous areas as it moves toward the mid-Atlantic states. No injuries have been reported from Fred, and fewer than 30,000 customers…
Wet and Unwelcome, Fred Spawns Twisters and Flooding in US
RALEIGH, N.C.—Tropical Storm Fred weakened to a depression and spawned several apparent tornadoes in Georgia and North Carolina on Tuesday as it dumped heavy rains into the Appalachian mountains along a path that could cause flash floods as far north as upstate New York. One death was reported—a Las Vegas man whose car hydroplaned near…
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