At least 33 dead as Helene cuts destructive path through south-eastern US
Atlanta, US Reuters Tropical Storm Helene brought life-threatening flooding to the Carolinas on Friday after leaving widespread destruction as a major hurricane in Florida and Georgia overnight that killed at least 33 people, swamped neighbourhoods and left more than four million homes and businesses without power. Helene hit Florida’s Big Bend region as a powerful […]
Hurricane Helene may hit Florida as a “catastrophic” Category 4 storm
Reuters Hurricane Helene is forecast to rapidly strengthen and could hit Florida on Thursday as a Category 4 storm, producing “catastrophic” winds of up to 251 km per hour, forecasters said. Helene entered the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and was expected to pick up strength from the gulf’s warm waters before making an expected […]
Strengthening Storm Alberto takes aim at Mexico’s Gulf coast, at least three dead
Mexico City, US Reuters The outer edges of Tropical Storm Alberto began to unleash heavy rains over parts of north-eastern Mexico near the US border late on Wednesday as the large tropical system closed in on the Gulf coast, killing at least three people. According to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), the storm was […]