BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain—Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as residents salvaged what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the eastern Valencia region alone. More horrors emerged Thursday from the debris and […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan—A powerful typhoon made landfall in Taiwan on Thursday, killing one person and bringing high winds and floods to much of the island’s east coast and northern areas, after barreling past the northern Philippines. Flights and train service were suspended in Taiwan and 8,600 people moved to shelters. Typhoon Kong-rey was blowing at 114 […]
LA ALCUDIA, Spain—At least 95 people have been killed in the deadliest flooding to hit Spain for three decades after torrential rain battered the eastern region of Valencia, sweeping away bridges and buildings, local authorities said on Wednesday. Meteorologists said a year’s rain had fallen in eight hours in parts of Valencia on Tuesday, causing […]
MEXICO CITY—Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 5 storm on Thursday and was expected to remain away from land as it churns in the Pacific Ocean and weakens over the coming days, forecasters said. The major hurricane was 970 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, and was moving […]
MANILA, Philippines—Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on Thursday left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars, and prompted authorities to scramble for motorboats to rescue trapped villagers, some on roofs. The government shut down schools and offices—except those urgently needed for disaster response—for the second […]
MEXICO CITY—Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday and was expected to remain away from land as it churns in the Pacific Ocean, forecasters said. The major hurricane was 710 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, and was moving west at […]
BRADENTON BEACH, Fla.—The start of “snowbird” season in Florida is only weeks away, but many Florida Gulf Coast beaches, regularly voted some of the best in the United States, are closed to the public because of the devastation from Hurricane Milton two weeks ago. Most restaurants and shops in the tony St. Armands Circle district […]
MANILA, Philippines—Torrential rain set off by an approaching tropical storm swamped the eastern Philippines with widespread flooding that killed at least nine people, trapped others on their roofs, and sparked frantic appeals for help, officials said Wednesday. The government shut down public schools and government offices—except those urgently needed for disaster response—on the entire main […]
MEXICO CITY—Kristy strengthened into a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday and was expected to remain away from land as the storm grows more powerful, forecasters said. The storm was 590 miles west-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, and was moving west at 18 mph. It had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, according to […]
HAVANA—Cuba’s capital remained largely paralyzed on Monday and the rest of the island braced for the fourth night of a massive blackout that has generated a handful of small protests and a stern government warning that any unrest will be punished. Hurricane Oscar made landfall Sunday before crossing the island’s eastern coast as a tropical […]
HAVANA—Tropical Storm Oscar was heading toward the Bahamas late Monday after dumping heavy rain across eastern Cuba. Its maximum sustained winds were blowing at 40 mph late Monday as Oscar moved north-northeast at 8 mph. The storm was about 105 miles south of Long Island, Bahamas, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. A […]
HAVANA—Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after brushing the Bahamas. It made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph in the eastern Cuban province of Guantanamo, near the city of Baracoa, on Sunday evening. […]
TAMPA, Fla.—The man who gained social media fame with TikTok posts as he was riding out two hurricanes in his boat has been arrested in Tampa, Florida. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrest records show Joseph Malinowsky, 54, known as “Lt. Dan” after his TikTok posts, was arrested Friday for trespassing and failure to appear in […]
Most of the United States should expect a warmer and drought-developing winter this year, while colder and wetter conditions will be restricted to the northern parts of the country, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Winter Outlook released Oct. 17. The meteorological winter season runs from December 2024 through February 2025. During […]
A federal health agency has invoked a wartime act to facilitate the cleanup of North Carolina’s Baxter International medical facility, the largest manufacturer of certain intravenous (IV) solutions in the United States, after it was damaged by Hurricane Helene. Baxter International Inc. said in September that it closed its North Cove facility in Marion, North […]
TAMPA, Fla.—A man has been arrested for animal cruelty after authorities say he abandoned his dog in floodwaters near a highway as residents evacuated Florida’s Gulf Coast last week shortly before Hurricane Milton made landfall. The 23-year-old man from Ruskin, Florida, was arrested Monday on a charge of felony aggravated animal cruelty. A case docket […]
At least 92 people are still missing in North Carolina nearly three weeks after Hurricane Helene ripped through the western part of the state and left a trail of destruction, Gov. Roy Cooper has said. Cooper gave the figure during a press conference Tuesday alongside officials from the state emergency management agency, the National Guard, […]
