After a hurricane killed hundreds, aid reaches Haiti
Families with destroyed homes and shattered livelihoods waited and prayed for help. Food and clean water were scarce to nonexistent.
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The remnants of Hurricane Gert have arrived.
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President Donald Trump granted Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s request to declare a “major disaster” zone in the state.
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The Category 4 hurricane has wreaked havoc across the gulf coast since making its landfall last Friday.
View ArticleTrump visits disaster zone battered by Hurricane Harvey
“It’s historic, it’s epic, but I tell you, it happened in Texas — and Texas can handle anything.”
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The category 4 hurricane has left a trail of destruction in its wake since making landfall last Friday.
View ArticleTrump to seek approval for nearly €5 billion in Hurricane Harvey relief funding
The eventual cost of damage caused by Harvey could be more expensive than Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in 2005.
View ArticleTrump arrives in Houston to see devastation left by Hurricane Harvey
At least 42 people have been killed and up to 50,000 homes damaged.
View ArticleFlorida declares state of emergency as Hurricane Irma becomes a Category Five
The storm is also is expected to “cause life-threatening surf and rip current condition.”.
View ArticlePeople urged to take shelter as the most powerful Atlantic storm in history...
Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba and possibly Florida will be hit by the hurricane.
View ArticleHurricane Irma leaves at least 15 dead as 500,000 people ordered to evacuate...
The death toll is expected to rise.
View ArticleDolphins airlifted to safety by helicopter in advance of Hurricane Irma
The six male dolphins were placed on foam mattresses and flown to the southwestern side of Cuba to avoid the storm landfall.
View ArticleHarvey, Irma, Jose, Katia: This is how hurricanes are named
The practice of assigning names to storms began in the 1950s.
View ArticleHurricane Irma weakens to Category 3 as it heads for Florida
A total of 6.3 million people have been ordered to evacuate the southern US State.
View ArticleIrma downgraded to tropical storm but 6.2 million Florida homes lose electricity
Hurricane Irma hit Florida with winds of up to 210 kilometres per hour last night.
View ArticleWhole of Puerto Rico without power as Hurricane Maria hammers through the island
People calling local radio stations reported that doors were flying off hinges and a water tank flew away in the island’s southern region.
View ArticleThe tail end of two hurricanes means a wet weekend
Into Sunday, a spell of rain will extend eastwards across the country, turning heavy in places.
View ArticleDonald Trump has dedicated a golf tournament victory to hurricane victims
The Presidents Cup was won by the USA.
View ArticleStorm Nate kills 22 as it batters Central America on way to US
The country hardest hit was Nicaragua.
View ArticleIs Ireland about to meet a hurricane called Ophelia?
Well no, probably not. It’s more likely to be a tropical storm, according to Met Éireann. We’re set for a rough start to next week though.
View ArticleDrivers warned about hazardous conditions as tail end of Hurricane Ophelia...
Storm force winds and outbreaks of heavy rain could be on the way.
View ArticleEx-Hurricane Ophelia won't get a new name on this side of the Atlantic -...
We have our own naming system these days – but the storm won’t be rechristened.
View ArticleWait continues for Cork City as Hurricane Ophelia forces game to be postponed
The club confirmed that the game would be rescheduled for Tuesday night.
View ArticleOphelia: This is how the ex-Hurricane developed and became so strong
It’s the worst storm to hit Ireland in 50 years.
View ArticleStorm Ophelia: Households should prepare to be without power for a number of...
ESB is warning some households will be without power for up to 10 days.
View ArticleIs my car insurance void if I drive in a red weather alert?
Insurance Ireland has clarified that a post doing the rounds on social media is false.
View Article'Landfall near Trump property': The world is watching Ireland as Ophelia...
US news outlets are providing extensive coverage of the storm’s arrival.
View Article'A significant risk to life': Storm Ophelia could have a 'sting jet' with...
Sting jets get their named from the ‘sting in the tail’ of clouds.
View ArticleFuneral services cancelled as Ophelia moves across Ireland
Services in Dublin have gone ahead as planned, but a number of funerals in Cork were postponed due to the extreme weather.
View ArticleRescue 116 and lifeboat crew tasked to windsurfers in difficulty off Louth coast
The incident happened this morning before the men made their way back to shore.
View ArticleAt least 27 dead as Ophelia winds blast wildfires across Portugal and Spain
A state of emergency has been declared in Portugal.
View ArticleMini buses bring homeless people to extra 200 emergency beds in Dublin
Similar arrangements are being made by local authorities in Limerick, Cork, Galway, Meath, Kildare, Louth and Wicklow.
View ArticleCoast Guard warns public to stay away from the sea after people spotted in...
Most people are obeying the Coast Guard’s warnings to stay away from the coast.
View ArticleGardaí stop L-driver who was taking pictures while driving in Dublin
People have been warned to stay indoors as a matter of safety.
View ArticleHere's what to do if your property has been damaged by Storm Ophelia
The association representing the insurance industry said companies will deploy all available resources.
View ArticleFirst victims of Storm Ophelia named locally
Clare O’Neill and Michael Pyke have been named as the first victims of Storm Ophelia in Ireland.
View ArticleStatus red warning lifted as country to be calm and dry today
Thankfully, the weather today will be nothing like yesterday.
View Article'We had to shutter up our house and head to work' - US chief hurricane...
Dr Mike Brennan spoke to us about last year’s devastating Atlantic hurricane season.
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