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Hurricane-hit Haiti postpones presidential election: Official

Haiti's presidential and legislative elections, which were to have been held Sunday, have been postponed because of the havoc caused by Hurricane Matthew, election officials said today.

Oct 06, 2016, 00:41 AM IST

Cubans prepared for Hurricane Matthew`s fury

Hurricane Matthew began pounding Cuba late Tuesday, but residents of the communist island were largely calm, highly prepared after weathering previous storms.

Oct 05, 2016, 06:30 AM IST

Hurricane Matthew kills four in Dominican Republic

Hurricane Matthew killed four people, including three children, when it slammed into the Dominican Republic, officials said Tuesday, bringing the total death toll from the storm to at least seven.

Oct 05, 2016, 03:17 AM IST

South Carolina orders coastal evacuations over Hurricane Matthew

South Carolina will start evacuating more than a million people from its coast Wednesday as Hurricane Matthew bears down after killing three people, triggering floods and forcing thousands to flee in Haiti, the governor said.

Oct 05, 2016, 01:46 AM IST

Deadly Hurricane Matthew hits Haiti, creates havoc

The fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade slammed Haiti on Tuesday with 145 mile-per-hour (230 kph) winds and surging seas that flooded coastal towns, killing at least one person and tearing at trees and rooftops before moving out to sea.

Oct 04, 2016, 23:06 PM IST

Hurricane Matthew claims first victims as it churns up Caribbean

Hurricane Matthew claimed its first victims, officials said Monday, leaving one person dead and another missing in Haiti as it churns through the Caribbean, the most menacing storm in nearly a decade.

Oct 04, 2016, 04:24 AM IST

Powerful Hurricane Matthew soaks Colombia, heads for Jamaica

One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent history weakened a little as it drenched coastal Colombia and roared across the Caribbean on a course that threatened Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba.

Oct 02, 2016, 02:50 AM IST

Super typhoon Meranti makes landfall in China after battering Taiwan – Watch

The powerful typhoon made landfall early on Thursday near the major city of Xiamen, China.

Sep 16, 2016, 17:20 PM IST

Tropical storm Newton nears Mexico's Baja California

Tropical storm Newton, formed Sunday off Mexico's Baja California peninsula, could strengthen to a hurricane and trigger flash floods along coastal areas, US authorities warned.

Sep 05, 2016, 10:36 AM IST

Hurricane Hermine lashes Florida, disrupts normal life

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Sep 03, 2016, 20:05 PM IST

Watch video: International Space Station experiences three hurricanes from space!

Experiencing a hurricane in person is bad enough, let alone three hurricanes at once from space!

Sep 01, 2016, 00:12 AM IST

Hurricane threatens Hawaii; storm churns off Florida

Residents of Hawaii`s Big Island on Tuesday were warned on Tuesday of an encroaching hurricane expected to bring strong winds and heavy rains, while weather forecasters told Floridians to prepare for a tropical system later in the week.

Aug 31, 2016, 09:13 AM IST

Hurricane Gaston weakens to tropical storm

Earlier in the day, winds reached nearly 75 miles (120 kilometers) per hour, earning Gaston its brief moment as a hurricane.

Aug 26, 2016, 00:27 AM IST

Hurricane Earl bears down on Central America

The outlying sweep of a tropical hurricane gliding across the Caribbean started lashing northern Central American countries.

Aug 04, 2016, 04:51 AM IST

78 dead, 200 badly hurt in extreme weather in eastern China

Hurricane-force winds, freak hailstorms, pounding rain and a tornado killed 78 people in China`s eastern province of Jiangsu on Thursday and injured nearly 500 others, 200 of them critically, Xinhua reported.

Jun 23, 2016, 21:33 PM IST

Hurricane Sandra upgraded to Category 3, gathers force fast in Pacific

National Hurricane Center in Miami said Hurricane Sandra was expected to weaken before nearing land.

Nov 26, 2015, 11:22 AM IST

Heavy rain lashes Texas, triggers flash flood warnings

Heavy rains are triggering flash flood warnings and tornado watches in the US state of Texas, a day after the most powerful Hurricane Patricia hit Mexico and headed towards Houston.

Oct 25, 2015, 23:51 PM IST

Hurricane flattens Mexico homes, but major disaster averted

The modest homes of 40 families in the fishing village of Chamela were blown away by Patricia's powerful winds.

Oct 25, 2015, 04:36 AM IST

Hurricane Patricia: Strongest storm ever to hit Mexico

Hurricane Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, made landfall in the Mexican state of Jalisco as a Category 5 storm and has been weakening as it passes over Mex

Oct 24, 2015, 23:14 PM IST