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Hurricane Nicole bears down on Florida’s Atlantic coast

Hurricane Nicole closed in on Florida's Atlantic shoreline early on Thursday with a brew of heavy downpours, fierce winds and a treacherous surge of ocean surf that threatened coastal areas still reeling from the last major storm six weeks ago. Upgraded from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane as it thrashed the Bahamas on Wednesday, Nicole was packing sustained winds of up to 75mph (120kph) as it neared […]

today12 November 2022

International News

Irma takes aim at central Florida, leaves trail of destruction

Hurricane Irma took aim at heavily populated areas of central Florida on Monday as it carved a path of destruction through the state with high winds and storm surges that left millions without power, ripped roofs off homes and flooded city streets. Irma, once ranked as one of the most powerful hurricanes recorded in the Atlantic, came ashore on Florida on Sunday and battered towns up and down the state. […]

today11 September 2017

International News

Irma lashes Florida, leaving thousands without power

Hurricane Irma began pummeling Florida late on Saturday, threatening almost the entire southeastern US state after cutting a deadly path of destruction through the Caribbean. Tens of thousands of Floridians were hunkering down in shelters for a direct hit from the monster storm, after more than 6.3 million - nearly a third of the state's population - were ordered to evacuate. For those still at home, it was already too […]

today10 September 2017

International News

Deadly Irma pounds Caribbean, takes aim for Florida

Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, killed eight people and plunged Puerto Rico into darkness on Thursday as it swept through Caribbean islands while aiming for Florida. The dead were reported on four islands. Weather forecasters have described Irma as a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm, the highest U.S. classification for hurricanes. At least half of Puerto Rico’s homes and businesses were without power […]

today7 September 2017

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