WILMINGTON, N.C. (Reuters) - Florence plowed into the Carolinas and lumbered slowly inland on Friday, knocking down trees, gorging rivers, dumping sheets of rain and leaving five people dead before it was downgraded to a tropical storm still capable of wreaking havoc. Though Florence’s shrieking winds diminished from hurricane force as it came ashore, forecasters…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPeople have left homes and taken precautions ahead of the hurricane US East Coast residents are running out of time to flee before Hurricane Florence batters the region, officials have warned.The category three storm with 125mph (205km/h) winds is forecast to make landfall early on Friday.Up to…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionIt is feared many people remain trapped in collapsed buildings At least 832 people were killed in the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the national disaster agency says.It added that the affected area was bigger than initially thought.Many people were reported…
DETROIT (Reuters) - Major automakers on Tuesday posted a hefty drop in U.S. new vehicle sales for September, caused in part by a decline in sales in areas hit by Hurricane Florence and a tough comparison to the previous September when consumers rushed to replace vehicles damaged by Hurricane Harvey. FILE PHOTO: Cars sit in…
“My sincere hope is that I don’t have to come here each night and report a higher and higher number,” the Butte County sheriff, Kory L. Honea, said at a news conference on Monday night. [Here’s how you can help those affected by the fires] The authorities on Monday night released the names of three…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAerial footage shows the destruction in Mexico Beach, Florida Hurricane Michael left "unimaginable destruction" as it ploughed into coastal areas of Florida, the state's governor, Rick Scott says."So many lives have been changed forever," he said. "So many families have lost everything."The worst hit areas of Florida's…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) - Hurricane Michael was still strengthening as it closed in on the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday with the threat of catastrophic surges of sea water and roof-shredding winds, and was expected to be the worst hurricane ever recorded in the region. Michael caught many by surprise with its rapid intensification as it…
Three dangerous wildfires are raging in California. The Camp Fire, in northern California, started Thursday morning and quickly charred the entire town of Paradise, which is home to 27,000. The flames grew so fast — a pace of 80 football fields per minute— that four people were burned to death in their cars, the Butte…
A Category 4 hurricane with winds of up to 140 mph is set to bear down on the US's East Coast this week, bringing a risk of devastating floods. Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall somewhere in North Carolina, South Carolina, or the Mid-Atlantic states on Thursday evening or Friday morning, according to the…
PARADISE, Calif. (Reuters) - The charred remains of 14 more people have been found in and around a Northern California town overrun by flames from a massive wildfire, officials said on Saturday, raising the death toll to at least 23. The bodies were recovered in and around Paradise, a mountain community some 90 miles (145…
