Brazilians, battered by tropical cyclone, begin to rebuild their lives
Lajeado, Brazil Reuters For several hours, the floodwaters rose until they swept away Miguel Rutigliano Bieleski’s home, his wife and his two children. Bieleski said he only survived by clinging on to the branch of a tree. Bieleski, 35, is one of many Brazilians in the south of the country struggling to rebuild their lives […]
Cyclone Ilsa hits Australia’s north-west, misses iron ore export hub
Sydney, Australia Reuters A tropical cyclone smashed into Australia’s north-west coast as a category 5 storm, setting new wind speed records, but has largely spared populated regions including the world’s largest iron ore export hub at Port Hedland, authorities said on Friday. Cyclone Ilsa made landfall early Friday morning with the highest intensity rating on […]