World News

Matthew heads for Florida as authorities call on residents to leave

Hurricane Matthew has picked up strength and is heading for Florida.

6 October 2016

Haiti

Hurricane Matthew forces Haiti to postpone presidential election

Rescue workers in Haiti say they are struggling to reach parts of the Island, cut off in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.

6 October 2016

World News

Matthew powers towards Bahamas and Florida

After battering Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade, is powering towards the Bahamas and Florida.

5 October 2016

Haiti

Hurricane Matthew bears down on US after hammering Haiti and Cuba

The US is on high alert after hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade, left a wave of destruction in Haiti.

5 October 2016

Cuba

Hurricane Matthew sweeps across the Caribbean

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5 October 2016

Haiti

Hurricane Matthew makes landfall in Haiti with life-threatening rains, winds and storm surges

Classed category 4 out of a possible 5, winds speeds were hitting up to 280km per hour, two people were killed and one is missing as a result of the monster storm.

4 October 2016

Haiti

Hurricane Matthew batters the Caribbean

Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica are bracing for "catastrophic" floods and mudslides that forecasters fear will be triggered by the storm's 230 kph winds and a metre of rainfall.

4 October 2016

Jamaica

The Caribbean braces itself for Matthew

It is the stongest storm to menace the Caribbean since 2007 and is expected to make landfall near southwestern Haiti and Jamaica late on Monday.

3 October 2016

Jamaica

Jamaica braces for Hurricane Matthew

It’s the fiercest storm to cross the Caribbean for years – and it has Jamaica in its sights.

2 October 2016

Colombia

Deadly Hurricane Matthew reaches highest level

Hurricane Matthew has turned deadly off Colombia’s Caribbean coast, killing at least one person as it heads north.

1 October 2016

Taiwan

Typhoon Meranti slams into southern China

Typhoon Meranti has struck southern China after sweeping across Taiwan.

15 September 2016

World News

Hurricane Newton proves deadly for Mexico

Hurricane Newton has given western Mexico a hammering but despite the first reported loss of life, the popular tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas knows it could have been a whole lot…

7 September 2016

Mexico

Hurricane Newton kills at least two, brings down trees in Mexico

Hurricane Newton has lashed Mexico’s Baja California coast, killing at least two people, driving tourists and locals into shelters along the holiday peninsula and dumping heavy rain and sustained wind

6 September 2016

USA

Hermine wreaks havoc across US state of Florida

Hurricane Hermine has wreaked havoc across the US state of Florida, knocking out power to nearly 300,000 homes and businesses, flooding low-lying areas and raising concerns about the spread of the Zik

3 September 2016

USA

Hurricane Hermine makes landfall in Florida

The Category 1 hurricane has brought winds of 130 kilometres an hour to several areas of the US state.

2 September 2016

World News

Florida braces for first hurricane in more than a decade

Florida is bracing itself for what is set to be the first hurricane to hit the state in more than a decade.

1 September 2016

Japan

Storms sweep Pacific bringing strong winds and rain

Hawaii is bracing itself for the arrival of Hurricane Madeline which is sweeping across the Pacific towards the island chain.

31 August 2016

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Tropical storm in Belize

Before hitting Belize, tropical storm Earl was classed as a hurricane.

5 August 2016

Belize

Belize braces for Hurricane Earl

Belize is bracing itself for the arrival of Hurricane Earl which is edging closer to its Caribbean coastline.

4 August 2016

Mexico

Patricia downgraded to tropical storm but flooding extends north to Texas

Now just a tropical storm, Patricia has nonetheless caused chaos in Mexico following its landfall. Although it was feared it would be the

24 October 2015