Tag: Hurricane

• Monday, August 30th 2021 - 08:51 UTC

  Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana, brings back memories of Katrina

  

  Electricity supply in New Orleans was cut and the property was damaged Sunday as Hurricane Ida hit the State of Louisiana, it was reported.

• Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:06 UTC

  The Caribbean cruise industry suffers the consequences of hurricane Dorian battering of Bahamas

  

  For the Atlantic's major cruise operators, deadly Hurricane Dorian has meant nothing but trouble in paradise as ships have been diverted from the Bahamas. But as the widespread devastation becomes more apparent on the ravished archipelago, a bread-and-butter staple of the tourist industry, the companies are pledging to help fund major relief.

• Thursday, July 11th 2019 - 16:32 UTC

  Lousiana takes Hurricane Barry threat seriously

  

  Government officials are preparing for a heavy tropical storm or worse in New Orleans by Friday, as floods and heavy rains have battered the region for the past few hours, according to the United States' National Weather Service, which has warned that hurricane conditions were possible along the Gulf Coast as a “potential tropical cyclone” moved closer to land.

• Thursday, October 11th 2018 - 08:58 UTC

  Hurricane Michael 155mph (250km/h) winds flood beach towns in Florida and moves to Georgia

  

  The most powerful hurricane ever to hit the north-west state of Florida has flooded beach towns, submerging homes and snapping trees like twigs. Hurricane Michael made landfall on Wednesday afternoon as a category three storm with 250km/h winds in the state's Panhandle region. Two people have been reported killed in Florida.

• Monday, September 17th 2018 - 09:18 UTC

  RFA Mount Bay in the Caribbean, ahead of tropical storm Isaac

  

  The United Kingdom has deployed a team of specialists to the Caribbean to help mitigate the impact of impending storms threatening British Overseas territories. According to Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson, 87 engineers, medics, maritime experts and other specialists have joined the regular crew of RFA Mounts Bay, which is the mobile hub of the British relief effort.