Tropical cyclone Eloise made landfall in Mozambique early on Saturday, hitting the coastal city of Beira with huge gusts of wind and heavy rains, but was losing strength as it progressed, a South African weather official said. “Eloise made landfall around 2:30 a.m. in the morning with wind speeds of 160 kilometres per hour (kph)(99… Read More Tropical Cyclone Eloise makes landfall in Mozambique
Iota has strengthened into the 13th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and is expected to become a major hurricane as it approaches Central America, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday. “Reconnaissance aircraft finds Iota has strengthened into the thirteenth hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season,” NHC said. As of 10… Read More Tropical Storm Iota strengthens to a hurricane as it approaches Central America
As Tropical Storm Iota barrels toward Central America, authorities are urging communities to evacuate before it unleashes “life threatening” flooding across a region still recovering from Hurricane Eta’s devastation. Iota is expected to intensify to major hurricane strength or just short of it by the time it smashes into the jungles of the Miskito Coast… Read More Central America countries begin evacuations as Tropical Storm Iota edges closer
As Tropical Storm Iota barrels toward Central America, ten people were killed or reported missing in a landslide in Guatemala, authorities said on Saturday, in the latest disaster triggered by this year’s unprecedented hurricane season. Iota is expected to intensify to hurricane strength or just short of it by the time it smashes into the… Read More Ten dead as Tropical Storm Iota moves towards Central America
At least seven people died in North Carolina on Thursday as flash floods swept through parts of the state, authorities said, adding at least two people were missing. In the state’s Alexander County emergency responders found three bodies and evacuated more than 30 people from a campground, emergency services said. A fourth person in Alexander… Read More At least seven dead as flash floods sweep through North Carolina
Tropical Storm Beta was predicted to bring a foot of rain to parts of coastal Texas and Louisiana next week as the 24th named storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season moves ashore on Monday night, the National Hurricane Center said. Forecasters warned on Sunday that coastal communities could be inundated with floods and see… Read More Tropical Storm Beta threatens rain, flooding as it moves towards Texas and Louisiana
