An estimated 2,500 people are listed as missing in the Bahamas in Hurricane Dorian’s aftermath, the government said on Sept. 11. But it cautioned that the names had yet to be checked against the rosters of people evacuated from the devastated islands or staying in shelters.
Hurricane Dorian regained enough strength on Sept. 7 to once again become a Category 2 storm, ahead of an expected landfall in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. By the afternoon, the storm was 180 miles southeast of Eastport, Maine, and about 140 miles south-southwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia, the National Hurricane Center said. It […]
Search and rescue teams are still trying to reach some Bahamian communities isolated by floodwaters and debris after Hurricane Dorian, while the official death toll has risen to 43 and is likely to increase even more, top officials said.
In North Carolina, tornados spun off Hurricane Dorian, causing damage; The Treasury Department in a report suggested restructuring Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; New York’s attorney general launches an anti-trust probe into Facebook; And in Hong Kong, citizens continue to protest over a controversial extradition bill.
Hurricane Dorian makes landfall over Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe dies at 95; ICE arrests 39 suspected human rights violators across the U.S.; and U.S. Defense Secretary calls for greater effort to counter China, Russia.
Hurricane Dorian-related deaths have reached the United States as it heads east up the U.S. coast; China and the United States are set to resume trade talks in October; The U.S. has slapped a $4.5 million fine on Michigan State University over its handling of the Larry Nassar scandal; And in the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is renewing his push for a snap election next month in a bid to gain support for his stance on Brexit.
Hurricane Dorian has strengthened to a Category 3 storm as it threatens landfall in the Carolinas, death toll climbs to 20; Trump admin announces $1.8B funding to combat opioid crisis; U.S. to give $15M reward for help to financially disrupt Iran; And divers recover bodies of all but one of 34 California boat blaze victims.
The National Hurricane Center reported in its 11 p.m. advisory that Hurricane Dorian has gained strength passing over warm waters and returned to a Category 3 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds speeds of close to 115 mph (185 km/h) being recorded. The advisory said that Dorian is moving northwards at almost 7 mph (11 km/h). […]
FREEPORT, Bahamas—The ground crunched under Greg Alem’s feet on Wednesday as he walked over the ruins of his home, laid waste by Hurricane Dorian. He touched a splintered beam of wood and pointed to the fallen trees, overcome by memories. “We planted those trees ourselves. Everything has a memory, you know,” he said. “It’s so, […]
The Trump administration announced more funding to combat the opioid crisis; the U.S. is sanctioning a network of firms and ships that it says breached sanctions on Iran; The Defense Department has signed off on $3.6 billion in military funds being diverted to building the wall on the southwest U.S. border; Dorian has been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane as residents in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas brace for its impact.
Hurricane Dorian will bring winds and flooding to Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia; Hong kong leader announces withdrawal of China extradition bill; Defense Secretary Mark Esper signs off on $3.6 billion for border wall; and UK lawmakers prepare to block a ‘no-deal’ Brexit.
Hurricane Dorian was downgraded to a Category 2 storm today; The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended search efforts for people aboard a charter boat that caught fire yesterday morning off the coast of California; Walmart announced that it will stop selling handguns and ammunition for them and military weapons; And UK lawmakers won a vote to seize control of the legislative agenda in the House of Commons.
Airbnb has launched its “Open Homes Program,” which provides free housing to displaced residents and disaster relief workers impacted by Hurricane Dorian. The program is available through Sept. 16.
Two days after storm shutters started going up and people waited in long lines for gas and food in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian, the parking lot of a Home Depot a short drive from the beach in central Florida was nearly empty as the sun peeked out behind scattered clouds.
