HAVANA—Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico’s southwest coast on Sunday as it unleashed landslides, knocked the power grid out, and ripped up asphalt from roads and flung the pieces around. Hundreds of people were evacuated or rescued across the island as floodwaters rose swiftly. Rushing rivers of brown water enveloped cars, first floors and even an…
Hurricane Fiona Rips Through Puerto Rico After Causing Total Blackout
Fiona Becomes a Hurricane, Aims at Puerto Rico
HAVANA—Fiona strengthened into a hurricane Sunday as it bore down on Puerto Rico, where people braced for severe wind and potentially “historic” levels of rain. Forecasters said the downpour was expected to produce landslides and heavy flooding, with up to 25 inches (64 centimeters) possible in isolated areas. “It’s time to take action and be…
Puerto Rico Under Hurricane Warning as Tropical Storm Fiona Approaches
HAVANA—Tropical Storm Fiona was expected to become a hurricane as it neared Puerto Rico on Saturday, threatening to dump up to 20 inches (51 centimeters) of rain as people braced for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages. The storm previously battered various eastern Caribbean islands, with one death reported in the French territory of…
Puerto Rico Girds for Possible Hurricane as Tropical Storm Fiona Nears
HAVANA—Tropical Storm Fiona headed for Puerto Rico on Saturday night, with forecasters warning it likely would grow into a hurricane before hitting on Sunday with extremely heavy rains with the potential to cause landslides, severe flooding, and power outages. The storm already lashed several eastern Caribbean islands, with one death reported in the French territory…
Hurricane Danielle Forms in Atlantic, First of 2022
The first hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic season formed on Friday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in an update. Hurricane Danielle—a Category 1 storm with 75 mph winds—poses no threat to land, officials said. No watches or warnings were issued in connection to the storm as it is located in the middle…
Tropical Storm Danielle Forms in the Atlantic, Expected to Become Hurricane on Friday
Tropical Storm Danielle formed Thursday in the Atlantic and is expected to become the first hurricane of an unusually quiet storm season. The storm is forecast to become the season’s first hurricane on Friday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. The storm, which is located about 925 miles west of the…
No ‘Named’ Atlantic Hurricanes for Most of July and August, First Time Since 1941: Forecaster
There were zero named tropical storms or hurricanes between July 3 and Aug. 30, which is the first time such a phenomenon has occurred in more than 80 years, forecasters noted this week. “It has been surprisingly and freakishly quiet in the Atlantic,” University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy told The Associated Press this…
Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
This year’s hurricane season has been quiet so far, but if and when it cranks up many American cities won’t be prepared to execute mass evacuations, a new study finds. After Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans in 2005, the country bore witness to the pitfalls of not having an effective evacuation plan. Since then…
At Least 5 Killed, 45,000 Households Without Power in Corsica
Violent thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds on Thursday left about 45,000 households without power on the French island of Corsica, where five people were killed. French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Friday during a visit to Corsica that five people were killed on the island—correcting a figure of six dead he had given a day earlier….
The Untold Story Behind a Costly Mistake that Led to America’s Deadliest Natural Disaster in History
sam“The whole story will never be told, because it cannot be told.” This was the dispatch sent to the Associated Press office in Chicago from the manager of the Galveston News on September 12, 1900, four days after a catastrophic hurricane dealt death, desolation, and destruction to the thriving sand-barrier island located about 2 miles…
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