Vietnam looks to new strategies for living with extreme storms
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam is rethinking how it copes with floods after a year of relentless storms…
Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 26 dead, people trapped on roofs, cars submerged
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 26 people dead in the Philippines, mostly in flooding…
Rescuers and aid workers race to reach flood-hit central Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Rescuers and aid workers in central Vietnam raced to reach isolated area that were…
Tens of thousands of people evacuate as typhoon approaches eastern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine officials ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate to safer grounds and prohibited…
More than 150,000 evacuate in Philippines as typhoon approaches
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — More than 150,000 people evacuated to safer ground in eastern Philippine provinces Monday as…
Woman killed by lightning at football training in Queensland
A woman has died after being struck by lightning amid warnings of more extreme weather ahead over the…
Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti pick up pieces after Hurricane Melissa’s destruction
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of…
What to know about Hurricane Melissa as it makes landfall in Cuba
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm early Wednesday after bringing violent winds…
Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica
Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Wednesday as…
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as Category 5 storm
Hurricane Melissa intensified overnight before making landfall in Jamaica this morning, where officials and residents braced for catastrophic…
Slow-moving storm dumps as much rain as a hurricane in parts of Central Florida
Intense rains that stalled over Central Florida unleashed nearly 20 inches (508 millimeters) of rain in 24 hours,…
Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as its strongest storm in recorded history
HOW TO PREPARE: Hurricane season can be stressful for anyone near the potential path of a storm. Powerful…