Flood claims 12 lives in Nigeria

IBADAN, Nigeria (Xinhua) – The Nigerian police and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Sunday confirmed 12 persons dead from the flood disaster in southwest Oyo state on Friday and Saturday. Southwest Director of NEMA Iyiola Akande told reporters in Ibadan, the state capital that seven people died and five others missing in the [...]

Flooding in Manhattan streets as Irene arrives

NEW YORK (AP) — Seawater surged into the streets of Manhattan on Sunday as Tropical Storm Irene slammed into New York, downgraded from a hurricane but still unleashing furious wind and rain. The flooding threatened Wall Street and the heart of the global financial network. Salty water from New York Harbor submerged parts of a [...]

10 dead after strong typhoon hits Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Nanmadol began blowing toward Taiwan on Sunday after leaving at least 10 people dead and scuttling a visit by a U.S. Navy carrier group in the Philippines, officials said. Taiwan issued sea and land warnings and planned to evacuate about 6,000 people in its eastern and southern regions as it [...]

Hurricane Irene lashes deserted streets of New York City

NEW YORK (Xinhua) – The outer reaches of Hurricane Irene slammed into a batten-downed and withdrawn New York City in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, knocking power out for thousands of people in several boroughs, with the brunt of the storm not expected until mid-day. The city was under National Weather Service hurricane and flood [...]

Mongolia registers 5.7 magnitude earthquake

ULAN BATOR (Xinhua) – A 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Mongolia’s southern province on Saturday, according to local media reports. The earthquake struck Dalanzadgad, capital city of Mongolia’s southern Omnogobi province which borders China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at 18:29 local time (0229 GMT) on Saturday.

Heavy rain wreaks havoc in eastern China as drought continues

BEIJING, China (Xinhua) – Heavy rain battered several east China provinces Saturday, destroying homes and farmlands, while drought persisted in some of the country’s arid central and southwestern regions. On Friday and Saturday, five counties in Anhui Province were hit by downpour, the provincial meteorological bureau said.

5.5-magnitude quake hits south of Fiji Islands

SUVA (Xinhua) – An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted south of the Fiji Islands at 2031 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 503.70 km, was initially determined to be at 24.4712 degrees south latitude and 179.9498 degrees east longitude.

2M lose power as Hurricane Irene moves north

Two million homes and businesses were without power early Sunday as Hurricane Irene slammed into the East Coast and charged north. Winds of up to 115 miles per hour whipped across the Eastern Seaboard, ripping power lines from poles and snapping trees in half. Hospitals, emergency call centers and other crucial facilities were holding up, [...]

Typhoon Nanmadol kills at least 6 in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – Typhoon Nanmadol continued to pound the Philippines, leaving at least six people dead, according to officials. Benito Ramos, executive director of the National Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Council, said the deads came from Pangasinan province, Baguio City and Catanduanes province.

Hurricane Irene dumps foot of rain; 2M powerless

NEW YORK (AP) — A weakened but still dangerous Hurricane Irene shut down New York and menaced other cities more accustomed to snowstorms than tropical storms as it steamed up the East Coast on Saturday, unloading a foot of rain on North Carolina and Virginia and knocking out power to 2 million homes and businesses. [...]

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