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Hurricane Delta bears down on storm-weary US Gulf Coast

Stephanie Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 09:43 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. - Residents in parts of the US state of Louisiana jammed highways as Hurricane Delta spun across the Gulf of Mexico toward a region struggling to recover from the damage inflicted by a hurricane less than two months ago.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 17, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 11:37 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Hurricane Sally causes flooding in Florida

Gerald Herbert, AP
Posted at Sep 17 08:56 AM

Flood waters partially submerge vehicles in Pensacola, Florida, USA on Wednesday.  Read more »

Hurricane Sally hits US Gulf Coast

Gianrigo Marletta with Tori Otten in Washington, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 08:05 PM

NEW ORLEANS— Hurricane Sally barreled into the US Gulf Coast early Wednesday, with forecasts of drenching rains that could provoke "historic" and potentially deadly flash floods. Read more »

2020 hurricanes breezing through the alphabet

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 06:19 AM

GENEVA - There have been so many Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms this year that the world is running out of names for them, the United Nations said Tuesday. Read more »

Weathering the storm

Evan Vucci, AP Photo
Posted at Aug 30 12:58 PM

Lightning streaks across the sky as President Donald Trump walks down the stair with an umbrella as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, after attending a campaign rally on Friday. Read more »

Trump says not one complaint about Hurricane Laura response

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 07:33 AM

President Donald Trump on Saturday visited Louisiana and Texas, pummeled this week by Hurricane Laura though the storm did not inflict the catastrophic damage and death toll of Hurricane Katrina 15 years ago. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 28, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 01:13 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Hurricane Laura sweeps southern US

David J. Phillip, AP
Posted at Aug 28 09:31 AM

Hurricane Laura, with winds of up to 150mph (241kph), hit the southern state of Louisiana heaviest with at least 6 people reportedly killed. Read more »

Hurricane Laura leaves 4 dead in Louisiana but less damage than feared

Gianrigo Marletta and Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 06:23 AM

LAKE CHARLES - At least four people were killed by Hurricane Laura in Louisiana and search teams may find more victims but the governor said Thursday that the most powerful storm to make landfall in the US state in living memory did not cause the "catastrophic" damage that had been feared. Read more »

Hurricane Laura lashes US Gulf Coast with high winds, flooding

The New York Times
Posted at Aug 27 11:16 PM

Hurricane Laura pounded the Louisiana and Texas coasts in the United States as it made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, as a Category 4 storm early Thursday, delivering a barrage of 150 mph winds and massive storm surge.    Read more »

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Laura makes landfall in US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 03:42 PM

Laura made landfall in Louisiana Thursday as a category 4 hurricane, US weather officials said. Read more »

Hurricane Laura set to build to Category 4, slam US south coast

Gianrigo Marletta, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 02:25 AM

The hurricane threatens "potentially catastrophic storm surges, extreme winds and flash flooding" along the Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said.  Read more »

Hurricane Genevieve barrels towards Mexico's Baja California

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 19 01:54 PM

Authorities in Mexico's Baja California closed ports and beaches on Tuesday as Hurricane Genevieve barreled towards the peninsula packing winds of nearly 195 kilometers per hour. Read more »

Search for 7 seamen missing in Atlantic to be scaled down

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 07:30 PM

The Luxembourg-flagged Bourbon Rhode ran into difficulty some from Martinique on September 26 as it sailed into hurricane Lorenzo, and was later confirmed to have sunk. Read more »

Bermuda braces for Hurricane Humberto

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 04:04 AM

Residents of the tiny British archipelago of Bermuda battened down the hatches on Wednesday ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Humberto, a major category 3 storm packing fierce winds and punishing rain. Read more »

Tropical storm Humberto lashes Bahamas, seen becoming hurricane

Zachary Fagenson, Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 10:18 PM

Tropical Storm Humberto lashed already devastated parts of the Bahamas with heavy rain and strong winds on Saturday, and forecasters said it was likely to become a hurricane before the end of the weekend.   Read more »

Tropical storm warning issued for hurricane-hit Bahamas

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 14 01:30 AM

A tropical storm warning was issued on Friday for the northern Bahamas, where thousands of residents are struggling to get back on track after Hurricane Dorian left them homeless. Read more »

New storm hits hurricane-ravaged Bahamas, could become tropical storm

Zach Fagenson, Reuters
Posted at Sep 13 07:54 PM

A new storm brought rain and wind to the hurricane-ravaged Bahamas early Friday, with the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) warning it could turn into a tropical storm. Read more »

Dorian's toll: Bahamas officials say 2,500 missing in storm's wake

Zachary Fagenson, Reuters
Posted at Sep 12 08:23 AM

Around 2,500 people are feared missing in the Bahamas in the wake of devastating Hurricane Dorian, a number that may include people who fled to shelters around the Caribbean island chain, authorities said on Wednesday.   Read more »