The death toll in Puerto Rico attributed to Hurricane Maria has reached 43, an official said on Tuesday, up from 39 previously reported, as islanders continue to fall victim to infections, bad road conditions and other consequences of the storm. CBC | World News
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Puerto Rico slum transformed by Despacito rebuilds after hurricane
Hope had come in with a song for La Perla, a seaside slum that had long been notorious as a violent enclave that served as Puerto Rico’s biggest distribution point for heroin. Then Hurricane Maria hit. CBC | World News
Read More »2 more deaths confirmed at Florida nursing home that lost AC during Hurricane Irma
Another woman who lived at a Florida nursing home that lost air conditioning during Hurricane Irma has died, bringing to 14 the number of fatalities linked to the home. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Nate makes 2nd landfall in U.S., downgraded to tropical storm
Hurricane Nate came ashore along Mississippi’s coast outside Biloxi, Miss., early Sunday, after hitting Louisiana Saturday night. The storm has flooded parts of coastal Alabama. CBC | World News
Read More »New Orleans Restaurants And Clubs Close As Hurricane Nate Makes Landfall
As Hurricane Nate makes landfall, New Orleans restaurants and clubs closed in advance in preparation for the storm. Mayor Mitch Landrieu imposed a citywide hurricane curfew from 6 p.m. tonight through tomorrow morning. Hurricane Nate has just touched down on the Gulf coast but is not expected in New Orleans until early Sunday morning. But ahead of the hurricane, New ...
Read More »Hurricane Nate travel warning: Is it still safe to go to Cancun?
HURRICANE NATE is set to hit Cancun and has already killed at least 22 people in Costa Rica, so is it still safe to head to Mexico? Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Hurricane Nate moving toward U.S. Gulf Coast after deadly flooding in Central America
Hurricane Nate is expected to make landfall near New Orleans late Saturday, after drenching Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras, leaving at least 21 people dead. CBC | World News
Read More »UK weather: Violent gales to smash UK in hours as remains of powerful hurricane hit
VIOLENT gales whipped up by the remains of a powerful Atlantic hurricane will batter swathes of the country from tonight. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Lloyd’s braces for hurricane profit damage after Harvey, Irma and Maria
LLOYD’S of London is braced for a $ 4.5billion hit from storms Harvey and Irma as its half-year profit fell by more than 16 per cent. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »San Juan mayor begs Trump for help with hurricane relief, says people are dying
The mayor of Puerto Rico’s capital did not hold back Friday in an emotional plea to the Trump administration, saying conditions on the hurricane-ravaged island would be “something close to a genocide” if the U.S. president didn’t “take charge and save lives.” CBC | World News
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