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Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - Hurricane Beryl plowed toward the southeast Caribbean on Sunday as residents were urged to hurry and finish preparations ahead of the expected landfall overnight of the "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm -- the first ever recorded in June. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned residents that Beryl -- currently churning in the Atlantic Ocean about 250 miles (400 kilometers) southeast of Barbados -- would remain an "extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane" when it reaches populated islands in the southeast Caribbean early Monday. "All preparations shoul...
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By Chandan KHANNA Bridgetown (Barbade) (AFP) - L'ouragan Béryl s'est encore renforcé dimanche et avance vers les Caraïbes avec des vents "extrêmement dangereux" dépassant 200 km/h, porteurs de risques "potentiellement mortels" pour des îles des Antilles. Béryl, qui était passé dans la nuit de tempête tropicale à ouragan, est maintenant classé en catégorie 4, a annoncé le Centre national des ouragans (NHC) de Miami (Etats-Unis), qui fait référence. L'ouragan, qui se trouvait alors à 565 km de la Barbade, continue à gagner en puissance avant de toucher les premières îles du Vent lundi matin, a a...
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Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - Much of the southeast Caribbean was on alert Sunday as Beryl strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, with forecasters warning of an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Beryl -- currently churning in the Atlantic Ocean about 465 miles (750 kilometers) east of Barbados -- was expected to bring "life-threatening winds and storm surge" when it reaches the Windward Islands early Monday. Warning the storm is "continuing to rapidly intensify," the NHC forecast it would become an "extremely dangero...
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Washington (AFP) - Much of the southeast Caribbean went on alert Saturday as forecasters projected Tropical Storm Beryl would rapidly strengthen over the next 24-48 hours to become the year's first hurricane. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Beryl -- currently situated in the Atlantic Ocean about 785 miles (1260 kilometers) southeast of Barbados -- would become a "dangerous major hurricane" by the time it reached the Windward Islands late Sunday into Monday. Barbados, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada all had hurricane watches in place, the NHC said. A major hurric...
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Washington (AFP) - The North Atlantic hurricane season, which starts on June 1, is forecast to be "extraordinary," with up to seven storms of Category 3 or higher expected, the US NOAA weather agency said Thursday. Category 3 hurricanes pack wind speeds over 111 miles (178 kilometers) an hour and wreak devastating damage on houses, uproot trees and often cut off electricity and water for days or even weeks. "This season is looking to be an extraordinary one in a number of ways," said Rick Spinrad of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which cited warm Atlantic ocean temperatur...
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Acapulco (Mexico) (AFP) - Three foreigners were among at least 45 people killed when Hurricane Otis lashed Acapulco last week, authorities said Monday, as Mexico's president promised to put the devastated beachside city "back on its feet." The foreign victims -- from the United States, Britain and Canada -- were residents of Acapulco, Evelyn Salgado, governor of the southern state of Guerrero, told reporters. The latest toll given by Salgado was slightly lower than the 48 deaths reported by the government on Sunday. She said that 47 people were still unaccounted for. According to Mexico's fore...
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Acapulco (Mexico) (AFP) - Airlines began to evacuate tourists from Mexico's beachside city of Acapulco on Friday after a scale-topping Category 5 hurricane left a trail of destruction and at least 27 people dead, authorities said. "Acapulco airport has already been reopened for an airlift," Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval told reporters in Mexico City, adding that the runway had not suffered major damage. Commercial airlines would bring in doctors and fly out tourists and locals, he added. Passengers hauling suitcases arrived to catch the free flights, expressing relief to be alive af...
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Fort Myers (United States) (AFP) - Hour by hour, day by day, hurricane-devastated southwest Florida is starting to get back on its feet -- and the workers doing the hard labor are largely undocumented migrants. They have names like Jael, Juan and Francisco Antonio, and they flooded into Florida from other Gulf Coast states, and even from Mexico, to take on work. Many are perpetual nomadic workers, traveling from one natural disaster to another, toiling by day and sleeping in cars and trucks at night. Since Hurricane Ian smashed into southwest Florida on September 28, killing some 125 people a...
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Miami (AFP) - The death toll from Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, soared above 100 in Florida alone on Monday, officials said. Homes, restaurants and businesses were ripped apart when Ian roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 hurricane on September 26. The confirmed number of storm-related fatalities rose to 102 statewide, the Florida Medical Examiners Commission confirmed in its latest report, with the majority located in the state's southwest. Another five people died in North Carolina, the state's governor has previously reported. After making ...
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Washington (AFP) - After an extreme weather event, such as Hurricane Ian which devastated parts of Florida last month, most Americans choose to rebuild rather than move to less hazardous areas. But as climate change increases the frequency and scale of natural disasters, does US policy need to adapt? Gavin Smith, a professor of environmental planning at the University of North Carolina, worked for several states following major hurricanes, including Katrina in Mississippi (2005) and Matthew in North Carolina (2016). According to him, current reconstruction standards are not up to the challenge...
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