The Latest: Florence keeps dumping rain on Carolinas
9/15/2018, 9:23:41 AMMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Florence (all times local): 5 a.m. Tropical Storm Florence keeps drenching the central Carolinas ✔ (AP) The Latest on Tropical Storm Florence (all times local): 5 a.m. Tropical Storm Florence keeps drenching the central Carolinas, with an additional 10 to 15 inches of rain expected before it finally swings north over the Appalachian Mountains and into the Ohio Valley on Monday ✔ (AP Photo/Tom Copeland) People move a wood and metal structure off a roadway after winds from Hurricane Florence blew it off a sales lot in Florence, S.C., Friday, Sept
Hurricane Florence in pictures: ‘1,000 YEAR event’ storm LASHES US east coast
9/15/2018, 10:05:02 AMTHESE shocking pictures show the true extent of Hurricane Florence – a powerful storm dubbed a "1,000 year event". ✔ Although it has been downgraded to a tropical storm, slow-moving Florence is already blasting North and South Carolina with torrential rain and severe floods ✔ Brave volunteers are seen defying the danger and continuing to rescue residents and their pets
Typhoon Mangkhut lashes Philippines, kills at least 3
9/15/2018, 11:54:05 AMPhilippine officials were assessing damage and checking on possible deaths as Typhoon Mangkhut pummeled the northern breadbasket with ferocious wind and rain that set off landslides and damaged an airport terminal. ✔ The Tuguegarao airport terminal was badly damaged, its roof and glass windows shattered by strong winds, which also sent chairs, tables and papers flipping about inside, Lorenzana said ✔ Mangkhut, the Thai word for mangosteen fruit, is the 15th storm this year to batter the Philippines, which is hit by about 20 a year and is considered one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries
Florence, a smelly wet unwanted visitor, besieges Carolinas
9/15/2018, 9:40:39 AMMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Florence already has proven deadly with its nearly nonstop rain, surging seawater and howling winds, and the threats are days from ending as remnants fro ✔ Winds and rains from Hurricane Florence caused the Neuse River to swell, swamping the coastal city ✔ 14) As floodwaters rise across southwest North Carolina, some residents are volunteering to perform animal rescues by boat in flooded neighborhoods
PICTURED: Typhoon Mangkhut wrecks DEVASTATION in the Philippines with 115mph winds
9/15/2018, 11:48:55 AMHARROWING photos show the shocking devastation wrecked on the northern Philippines as Typhoon Mangkhut begins to rip through the area. ✔ At least two people have already died as the massive storm brings destruction from the Pacific Ocean ✔ More than four million people were in the path of the storm, which packs 115mph winds ✔ And a coastal road is rendered totally impassable because of the large quantities of debris littering the area
Three killed as Philippines warns of hazards in powerful typhoon's wake
9/15/2018, 9:29:39 AMTwo rescue workers were killed while trying to free people trapped in a landslide in the mountainous Cordillera region and a body had been found in a river in Manila. ✔ The typhoon's peak winds were stronger than those of Hurricane Florence, which killed five people in the United States after it piled into the Carolinas, knocking down trees, gorging rivers and causing major power outages before it was downgraded to a tropical storm
Florence, a wet and unwanted visitor, besieges Carolinas
9/15/2018, 11:12:53 AMMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Florence already has proven deadly with its nearly nonstop rain, surging seawater and howling winds, and the threats are days from ending as remnants fro ✔ (AP) Florence already has proven deadly with its nearly nonstop rain, surging seawater and howling winds, and the threats are days from ending as remnants from what was a major hurricane swirl over the Carolinas ✔ (AP Photo/Chris Seward) The mast of a sunken boat sits at a dock at the Grand View Marina in New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept
Tropical storm Florence to batter US for days, officials warn
9/15/2018, 8:38:38 AMMother and child among five fatalities as storm sweeps through eastern US states, bringing with it heavy rain and gusts. ✔ Rescues and evacuations Rescue crews used boats to reach more than 360 people stranded by rising waters in New Bern, North Carolina, while many of their neighbours awaited help ✔ Forecasters said that given the storm's size and sluggish track, it could cause epic damage akin to what the Houston area saw during Hurricane Harvey just over a year ago, with floodwaters swamping homes and businesses and washing over industrial waste sites and hog-manure ponds
Florence threatens water-soaked Carolinas with 15 more inches of weekend rain
9/15/2018, 11:48:51 AMThe weather service says storm total could reach 40 inches along parts of the North Carolina coast before Florence heads toward Ohio Valley ✔ CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES Fullscreen A home sits in high water on W 6th St after Hurricane Florence brought heavy rains to Washington, N.C ✔ The Cajun Navy, a group of volunteers in boats, brought two stranded shelter workers, 43 dogs, 80 cats and roughly 15 chickens to safety
Storm Florence's deadly impact
9/15/2018, 8:44:37 AMSeveral deaths have been linked to the storm and thousands of people are staying in emergency shelters. ✔ Media player Media playback is unsupported on your device Storm Florence makes landfall Several deaths have been linked to the storm and thousands of people were in emergency shelters as storm Florence made landfall in the Carolinas ✔ It has been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm but continues to soak the East Coast area with rain, downing trees and damaging homes
Typhoon Mangkhut damage LIVE pictures: Latest images as Magnkhut SMASHES Philippines
9/15/2018, 11:24:00 AMTYPHOON Mangkhut smashed into the Philippines overnight, bringing torrential rains and severe winds and killing at least three. Here are the latest images of devastation in the Philippines. ✔ Images from the Philippines show houses ripped apart by the 200mph winds, with debris littering the streets ✔ Residents have taken to beaches to forage for any recyclable materials that may have washed ashore, but in doing so face battling mountainous waves ✔ Mangkhut is expected to hit in the Chinese province of Guandong near the cities of Yangjiang and Zhanjiang
In shift in stance, TEPCO to build extra sea wall at Fukushima plant
9/15/2018, 9:36:45 AMHeeding a government warning, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it will build a 600-meter-long sea wall ✔ Work continues at the Fukushima No. 1 plant to cool the melted nuclear fuel within the heavily damaged reactor buildings ✔ This water, coupled with the tons of daily groundwater that becomes contaminated after entering the reactor buildings, has forced the utility to store tons of radioactive water in tanks on the premises of the plant ✔ However, it failed to reach a decision on its construction
Ferocious typhoon plows through northern Philippines
9/15/2018, 11:11:44 AMTyphoon Mangkhut was downgraded from a super typhoon but still packed powerful winds and gusts equivalent to a category 4 Atlantic hurricane ✔ More than 15,300 people had been evacuated in northern provinces by Friday afternoon, the Office of Civil Defense said ✔ Mangkhut, the Thai word for mangosteen fruit, is the 15th storm this year to batter the Philippines, which is hit by about 20 a year and is considered one of the world's most disaster-prone countries
UK weather forecast: WE’RE NEXT! Storm Helene BATTERS Azores as Britain braces for impact
9/15/2018, 9:55:10 AMTROPICAL Storm Helene, which until yesterday was registered as a Hurricane, is battering the Azores islands - with Britain next in store for ferocious winds and rains. ✔ The update said up to four inches of rain could be expected in some areas of the Azores, while up to two inches could follow in Scotland and western Ireland ✔ Outside the warning area, there will be blustery conditions with increasing amounts of cloud and rain ✔ As Storm Helene clears, it will continue to be windy with some bright or sunny spells
Fears two hurricanes in Atlantic will merge and batter United Kingdom
9/15/2018, 11:16:30 AMThe two tropical storms currently churning the Atlantic are threatening to join forces before battering the United Kingdom ✔ There is a chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage ✔ These conditions could cause travel disruptions throughout the British Isles, flight delays could cascade and effect other places across Europe as well ✔ Any saturation or weakening of structures and trees caused by Helene could compound with these subsequent lows
At least 3 dead as Philippines faces more hazards in powerful...
9/15/2018, 11:17:02 AMA strong typhoon tore through the northern tip of the Philippines on Saturday pa... ✔ REUTERS/Erik De Castro Mangkhut had been a category 5 storm for days since wreaking havoc in U.S. Pacific territories of Micronesia before edging toward the Philippines, where it is the 15th and strongest storm this year ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Tropical storm Florence, NFL Week 2, Typhoon Mangkhut: 5 things to know this weekend
9/15/2018, 9:06:48 AMTropical storm Florence still packing a heavy punch, NFL Week 2, Typhoon Mangkhut and more things to start your weekend. ✔ Pleasant, SC, enjoys the increase in the winds on Isle of Palms Beach on Friday afternoon prior to the arrival of winds and rain from Hurricane Florence ✔ SportsPulse: Lorenzo Reyes and Trysta Krick give us insight on some hard to predict games heading into the weekend
"Blink of an eye": New Bern residents recall rising floodwaters from Florence
9/15/2018, 11:50:10 AMThe riverfront town of New Bern, North Carolina, was pounded with torrential rain. A storm surge caused severe flooding, and hundreds of residents had to be rescued. Kris Van Cleave reports from nearby Greenville, South Carolina.
'The water kept rising': Residents overwhelmed by flooding
9/15/2018, 8:54:26 AMNEW BERN, N.C. (AP) — An ominous tweet appeared on a historic North Carolina community's Twitter feed about 2 a.m. Friday. It came as rivers swelled, tides crested a ✔ Ballance called the rainfall biblical, saying he's gotten reports from friends that his downtown seafood restaurant was flooded, just like the rest of the downtown ✔ 14) The heart of downtown historic district of Charleston, South Carolina, is nearly empty as Hurricane Florence makes its slow trek across the Carolinas
Restoring power to Wilmington could take weeks, mayor says
9/15/2018, 11:59:33 AMBill Saffo, the mayor of Wilmington, North Carolina, speaks to “CBS Evening News” anchor Jeff Glor about his concerns for the city as Florence, now downgraded to a tropical storm, continues to dump rain on the hard-hit area.
Hurricane Florence - Weatherman caught 'faking' battle to stay on his feet during storm as two men are spotted casually walking behind him
9/15/2018, 11:39:27 AMTHIS is the hilarious moment a TV weatherman was caught faking his battle against the gale-force winds of Storm Florence. The Weather Channel’s Mike Seidel was seemingly battling to stay upri… ✔ THIS is the hilarious moment a TV weatherman was caught faking his battle against the gale-force winds of Storm Florence ✔ 5 But two pedestrians were seemingly unaffected by the wind Police in Wilmington confirmed the mother, Lesha Murphy-Johnson, and baby Adam died, with the tot's father rescued and rushed to hospital
Hurricane Florence death toll: How many people have been killed?
9/15/2018, 9:39:27 AMHURRICANE Florence is grinding across the US East Coast, bringing catastrophic flooding and tearing down houses. But how many people has the deadly storm killed? ✔ In the latest advisory, NOAA said: Florence's winds should continue to slowly decay as the centre ambles farther inland ✔ Although coastal storm surge flooding will gradually subside tonight and Saturday, it cannot be emphasised enough that another serious hazard associated with slow-moving Florence will continue to be extremely heavy rainfall ✔ Significant weakening is expected over the weekend, though this will not decrease the risk of catastrophic flooding
Florence lumbers inland, leaving five dead, communities flooded
9/15/2018, 9:52:32 AMForecasters said the 350-mile-wide storm's slow progress across North and South Carolina could leave much of the region under water. ✔ And we had no belief it would be as significant an event as it was, he said ✔ Florence was one of two major storms threatening millions of people on opposite sides of the world ✔ Super Typhoon Mangkhut was expected to hit an area in the Philippines on Saturday that would affect more than 5 million people
Typhoon Mangkhut damage latest: First Philippines deaths reported as MASSIVE storm hits
9/15/2018, 11:23:57 AMTYPHOON Mangkhut tore through the northern Philippines with frightening ferocity, killing at least three people so far. Here is the latest. ✔ There was flooding reported in several provinces and parts of the capital Manila ✔ Authorities were preparing to release water from several dams, fearing constant rains could push reservoirs to dangerously high levels ✔ Officials have urged residents to stay indoors and avoid the coastline at all costs
Indonesia's quake-hit Lombok declares health emergency over malaria
9/15/2018, 10:16:06 AMIndonesia's tourist island of Lombok is battling malaria, authorities said ... ✔ There was a mass blood survey and the entire community was checked, said Marjito, the chief of the health agency of West Nusatenggara, the province that is home to Lombok ✔ However, officials fear efforts to rein in the disease will be complicated by the arrival of the rainy season next month, as malaria-carrying mosquitoes breed in pools of stagnant water ✔ ($1=14,800 rupiah) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
One mistake you are making when using your slow cooker
9/15/2018, 8:31:37 AMThe scorching summer of 2018 is well and truly over - meaning it's time to fetch your slow cooker from the back of the cupboard. Good Housekeeping has shared tips for getting the most from the machine. ✔ That's not the only tip she had, as for some it's not always easy to judge how much liquid you should add to your crock pot and it can end up a 'watery mess' ✔ 'For dishes that would take around three hours or more on the hob/in an oven, try seven to eight hours on its low setting.'
Lily Allen: ‘I was pretty brazen with all my behaviour. I just didn’t care'
9/15/2018, 8:11:33 AMFame, family, failure, being stalked, getting low, getting high: nothing is off limits in the musician’s new memoir. She explains why ✔ I find this odd – she seems clinically well-informed about other areas of life ✔ If you would like your comment to be considered for inclusion on Weekend magazine’s letters page in print, please email weekend@theguardian.com, including your name and address (not for publication)
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