The Pigeon Express
Hurricane Agatha brought heavy rain and floods to the Caribbean island of Cuba killing at least two people in capital Havana. The Cuban weather service said the downpours would last until Saturday afternoon, bringing more than 20cm of rain to some places. Western and central areas of the country, including Havana, are the worst affected. […]
The US East Coast is bracing for a major blizzard to hit the region for the first time in four years. The storm is forecast to stretch from the Carolinas to Maine, packing hurricane-force winds in coastal parts. Five states have declared emergencies. Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston, a city that is no stranger to […]
Hurricane Pamela knocked out trees, damaging businesses and flooding streets in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) and Mexican officials said. Mexico’s National Guard police said officers helped some people trapped in their homes by flooding, and were working to clear debris and dozens of fallen trees in the […]
Tropical storm Nicholas strengthened into a hurricane late on Monday, and is set to batter the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana with rising seawater and rains that could cause widespread and life-threatening flooding. The hurricane, carrying winds of 120kph was about southwest of Freeport Texas, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a bulletin […]
The death toll from Hurricane Ida surpassed 50 people in the northeastern United States, while authorities in Louisiana continue to struggle to restore power to hundreds of thousands of people. Seventeen deaths were confirmed in New York state, four in Westchester County and the remainder were in New York City, a spokesperson for Governor Kathy […]
The death toll in floods across the United States has risen to 46. New York City and New Jersey saw unprecedented levels of rainfall. Some residents became trapped in flooded basements and cars. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said at least 23 people had died in his state – most of them stuck in their […]
At least 22 people have now died in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania following the remnants of Hurricane Ida. At least eight of the victims were in New York City, and include a two-year-old boy. Some died when they became trapped in flooded basements. Meanwhile at least 14 died in two separate incidents in […]
The United States was struck by a powerful cyclonic system over the weekend. Category 4 storm called Hurricane Ida made landfall in the US state of Louisiana on Sunday. The system hit with a maximum speed of 240km/h and brought severe destruction along the eastern coast. A clip of a pilot flying into the eye […]
Hurricane Ida has battered the US state of Louisiana and plunged the city of New Orleans into darkness, killing at least one person. Ida slammed into the Louisiana coast as a Category 4 hurricane but weakened into a tropical storm on Monday. President Joe Biden described Ida as “life-threatening” and declared Louisiana a disaster area. […]
Louisiana officials are investigating an apparent fatal alligator attack on a 71-year-old man as he walked in floodwaters following Hurricane Ida.The man was attacked and apparently killed by the alligator on Monday outside his home in Slidell, his wife told the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office.Slidell is about 32 miles northeast of New Orleans.The man’s […]
Louisiana residents may be in the dark for weeks as officials take stock of the damage from Hurricane Ida. Ida made landfall on Sunday with nearly 240 km/hr winds, the fifth strongest to ever hit the US mainland. About one million locals remain without power. “It’s going to be a difficult life for quite some […]
Hurricane Nora, which has now weakened to a tropical storm, killed one boy over the weekend in Mexico after torrential rains and heavy winds caused a building in the popular resort town Puerto Vallarta to partially collapse. In Puerto Vallarta, a river burst, destroying a bridge, flooding roads and bringing a building to collapse, reports […]