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Two dead, travel chaos, after powerful typhoon pummels Tokyo
World
September 9, 2019
Two dead, travel chaos, after powerful typhoon pummels Tokyo
A powerful typhoon that battered Tokyo overnight with record winds killed two people, police said Monday, as cancelled trains caused…
Amid fears of higher Dorian death toll, islanders vie to leave
World
September 8, 2019
Amid fears of higher Dorian death toll, islanders vie to leave
Bahamians scrambled to escape the islands hardest-hit by Dorian, which has killed at least 43 people, while the storm wreaked…
Hurricane Dorian death toll climbs to 43, expected to rise ‘significantly’
World
September 7, 2019
Hurricane Dorian death toll climbs to 43, expected to rise ‘significantly’
The death toll from Hurricane Dorian’s devastating rampage across the Bahamas rose to 43 Friday, a number authorities said is…
Hurricane Dorian moves towards US coast as seven killed in Bahamas
World
September 4, 2019
Hurricane Dorian moves towards US coast as seven killed in Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian churned towards the United States Wednesday after leaving seven dead in the Bahamas, where the prime minister said…
Slow-moving hurricane Dorian pounds Bahamas, inches towards Florida coast
World
September 3, 2019
Slow-moving hurricane Dorian pounds Bahamas, inches towards Florida coast
MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas (Reuters) – The slow-moving hurricane Dorian, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, pounded Grand…
Dorian kills five in Bahamas, US evacuates SE coast
World
September 3, 2019
Dorian kills five in Bahamas, US evacuates SE coast
Monster storm Dorian hovered over the Bahamas as surging seawaters and ferocious winds sowed chaos in low-lying island communities, killing…
Two dead as Japan orders 670,000 to flee heavy rains
World
August 28, 2019
Two dead as Japan orders 670,000 to flee heavy rains
Two people were confirmed dead on Wednesday as heavy rains pounded southwest Japan, prompting flood and landslide warnings and orders…
1,700 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires
World
July 22, 2019
1,700 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires
Planes and helicopters joined nearly 2,000 firefighters in central Portugal Sunday to battle huge wildfires in a mountainous region where…
Barry weakens, but US officials warn of heavy rains, floods, tornadoes
World
July 15, 2019
Barry weakens, but US officials warn of heavy rains, floods, tornadoes
Barry weakened further on Sunday as the storm churned across the US state of Louisiana, bringing along heavy rains and…
Storm Barry takes aim at Louisiana, could roar ashore as hurricane
World
July 13, 2019
Storm Barry takes aim at Louisiana, could roar ashore as hurricane
Millions of residents in Louisiana on Saturday braced for Tropical Storm Barry, which is threatening the southern US state and…