The islands of the eastern Caribbean prepared Sunday to face another potential disaster, with forecasters saying newly formed and likely to strengthen Hurricane Maria was headed for a hit on the Leeward Islands by Monday night. CBC | World News
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Hurricane Maria: Will Hurricane Maria be the next Irma? Storm narrows in on Caribbean
HURRICANE Irma ravaged the Caribbean islands and the southern US mainland killing at least 84 people, and another storm is building in the region. But could Hurricane Maria be as devastating as Irma? Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »‘We can’t sleep in peace’: Caribbean residents face destroyed homes, food shortages, thieves after Irma
As tourists are being removed from islands ravaged by Hurricane Irma, residents try to cope with homes without roofs, a lack of food, water shortages, and fears for their safety. CBC | World News
Read More »Caribbean islands struggle to recover from Hurricane Irma
People on several Caribbean islands are assessing the devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma, as residents wait for aid and tourists wait to be flown home. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Irma: Royal Caribbean uses its own cruise ship to evacuate employees
HURRICANE IRMA has caused devastation through the Caribbean islands this week, and a Royal Caribbean cruise ship forced to cancel a trip this weekend is instead evacuating employees and their family. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Hurricane Irma: Two dead as Caribbean islands battered in ‘hard and cruel’ conditions
HURRICANE Irma has killed at least two people in France’s Caribbean islands, Emmanuel Macron’s government said today. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Hurricane Irma: Major airlines cancel flights as category 5 system batters Caribbean
HURRICANE IRMA is battering the Caribbean as it heads for Florida, forcing airlines to cancel flights and airports to close down. Here are the latest updates for travellers. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Hurricane Irma makes first landfall in Caribbean bearing 295 km/h winds
The U.S. National Weather Service said the eye of Hurricane Irma passed over Barbuda around 1:47 a.m. ET. Residents said over local radio that phone lines went down as the eye passed. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Irma a ‘potentially catastrophic’ storm as it heads to Caribbean
Hurricane Irma grew into a dangerous Category 5 storm, the most powerful seen in the Atlantic in over a decade, and roared toward islands in the northeast Caribbean Tuesday on a path that could eventually take it to the United States. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Irma travel UPDATE: British Airways cancels flights to the Caribbean
HURRICANE IRMA is causing chaos across the US, with British Airways cancelling many flights to the Caribbean – latest updates. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
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