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Flooding kills 40 in El Salvador

Flooding kills 40 in El Salvador

El Salvador declares an emergency in five regions after at least 40 people die in floods in the wake of Hurricane Ida.

 

Typhoon Mirinae barrels through Philippines, worsens flooding

Typhoon Mirinae, the fourth in a month to hit the Philippines, barreled through the main island of Luzon in just a few hours early Saturday morning, the country's weather forecast bureau said. There is not yet report of ...

 

Hurricane Rick called 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm

Hurricane Rick quickly strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast today and forecasters said it could strike the Baja California Peninsula in about five days.

 

‘Dangerous’ Rick gains strength off Mexico

Dangerous Hurricane Rick strengthened early Saturday into a major Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast with winds nearing 115 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

 

California storm spares homes, slows traffic

California storm spares homes, slows traffic

Jackknifed big-rigs and spun-out vehicles littered freeways in the Los Angeles area as hubcap-deep pools caused by overwhelmed storm drains kept travel lanes impassable. The National Weather Service canceled its flash flood advisory for ...

 

Typhoon disrupts travel in Japan

Typhoon disrupts travel in Japan

Typhoon Melor was gathering strength as it traveled along Japan's southern coast with sustained winds of about 100 miles per hour, causing power outages and disrupting air and train travel.

 

Typhoon slams into northern Philippines

The country's second storm in eight days cuts across the northeastern tip of the main island of Luzon and heads toward Taiwan. Typhoon Parma slammed into the Philippines today, ripping off roofs, toppling power pylons and swelling rivers in the country's mountainous north.

 

Tens of thousands in Philippines flee new typhoon

Tens of thousands in Philippines flee new typhoon

Tens of thousands of villagers fled the likely path of a powerful typhoon bearing down Friday on the Philippines, as the government braced for the possibility of a second disaster just days after a storm killed more than 420 in four Southeast Asian countries....

 

Hurricane Bill gathers strength; unlikely to affect USA

Hurricane Bill gathers strength; unlikely to affect USA

The first hurricane of the Atlantic season loomed far out in the ocean Tuesday, gaining power and moving on a track that forecasters ...

 

FEMA may put storm victims in foreclosed homes

FEMA may put storm victims in foreclosed homes

The federal government is exploring how to put Florida hurricane evacuees in foreclosed homes if a Katrina-like storm devastates ...

 

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