Florence dumps torrential rain, raises floodwaters across the Carolinas
9/17/2018, 4:36:33 AMTropical depression Florence continued its march through the Carolinas, dumping torrential and historic amounts of rain. ✔ Sarah Kaplan 2:49 p.m.: In Pembroke, N.C., ‘We’re having problems already.’ In Pembroke, N.C., emergency officials conducted about 120 evacuations and 20 rescues – complicated procedures like pulling people out of submerged cars – since the storm began
Hopes fade for gold miners trapped in landslide after Typhoon Mangkhut
9/17/2018, 6:21:01 AMThere were fears no-one would be found alive after the landslide hit workers' bunkhouses in Itogon ✔ It was downgraded to a tropical storm after wreaking havoc in Hong Kong and southern China on Sunday ✔ Mangkhut - one of the 10 biggest storms to hit China in almost 60 years - was forecast the storm to hit the regions of Guizhou, Chongqing and Yunnan on Monday
Rivers Rise, Rescues Continue As Florence Rain Pounds North Carolina
9/17/2018, 6:05:26 AMThe city of Lumberton is underwater for the second time in as many years. ✔ Joseph Rushmore for HuffPost LUMBERTON, N.C ✔ With a mandatory evacuation order in place, the rescue teams found most homes in this neighborhood empty ✔ At one, members of the New Orleans-based group Cajun Navy Relief encountered a woman hunkered down with multiple pets ✔ It was unclear if either woman’s home had flooded as of Sunday evening
Analysis | How the Philippines learned from disaster
9/17/2018, 5:27:39 AMThe country has applied the lessons of past storms to save lives this time. But without real climate action, it can only do so much. ✔ By Amanda Erickson Amanda Erickson Foreign affairs reporter focusing on the post-Soviet world Email Bio Follow September 17 at 12:59 AM (NASA) Last weekend, two major storms struck half a world apart ✔ The disease had spread quickly after Haiyan, which blew apart wooden homes and scattering boards with rusty nails on nearly every road
Escaping a major storm like Florence is tough. It's even tougher when you're broke.
9/17/2018, 4:03:54 AMFlorence’s slow-moving assault on the mid-Atlantic generated more problems and anxiety Sunday as the former hurricane — the wettest storm in the recorded history of the Carolinas — kept pouring rain on millions of residents. ✔ As the mandatory evacuation deadline for her neighborhood in Fayetteville neared Sunday, Patricia McGirt scanned her small apartment near the rising Cape Fear River one last time ✔ Anthony Evans, a 52-year-old laborer, is one of them ✔ I worked hard for the little things I do have, Jackson said as she slowly started to prepare to leave for her grandmother’s place
Philippines landslide: Dozens feared buried in Itogon
9/17/2018, 6:00:01 AMHundreds of houses have been destroyed and at least 36 people are feared buried under thick mud in the Philippines after Super Typhoon Mangkhut triggered a massive landslide in the country's north. ✔ The walls had crumbled and only the thin, wooden frame remained ✔ Her father is a fisherman and her mother a fishing vendor ✔ Extensive damage Philippines officials say Cagayan is one of the provinces worst affected by the storm ✔ Journalist Jinky Jorgio contributed to this report
Mangkhut weakens to tropical storm after plowing into China
9/17/2018, 4:03:23 AMHONG KONG (AP) — Mangkhut weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm as it moved deeper into southern China on Monday, leaving death and destruction from Hong Kong to the Philipp ✔ HONG KONG (AP) Mangkhut weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm as it moved deeper into southern China on Monday, leaving death and destruction from Hong Kong to the Philippines ✔ Rescuers use a search dog to look for victims believed to have been buried by a landslide after Typhoon Mangkhut barreled across Itogon, Benguet province, northern Philippines on Monday, Sept
Storm flooding cuts off whole US city
9/17/2018, 4:51:47 AMImpassable roads have left the coastal city of Wilmington, North Carolina cut off completely. ✔ A mother and her seven-month child who died when a tree fell on their house in Wilmington were the first known deaths reported ✔ You can also contact us in the following ways: WhatsApp: +447555 173285 Tweet: @BBC_HaveYourSay Send pictures/video to yourpics@bbc.co.uk Upload your pictures/video here Send an SMS or MMS to 61124 or +44 7624 800 100 Please read our and
Carolinas' crisis escalates as Florence shows its fiercest face
9/17/2018, 7:18:44 AMThe death toll continues to rise as the rain continues to hammer already flooded areas throughout North and South Carolina, pushing rescue services to the limits. ✔ Photo: AP Even before Florence could fully steer its way out of the Carolinas, it was leaving behind a waterlogged landscape of tragedies, worries and restlessness ✔ The Army Corps of Engineers was monitoring federal dams, helping with rescues, and deploying pumps and portable barriers ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes
Mangkhut weakens to tropical storm after ploughing into China
9/17/2018, 7:30:28 AMTyphoon Mangkhut continued its trail of destruction as moved into southern China. Although it has weakened it still packs a punch and death tolls are tipped to rise. ✔ Landslides caused by the pounding storm hit two villages in Itogon town in the mountain province of Benguet ✔ Itogon Mayor Victorio Palangdan told The Associated Press by phone that at the height of the typhoon's onslaught on Saturday afternoon, dozens of people, mostly miners and their families, rushed into an old three-story building in the village of Ucab ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes
'Wherever you live in North Carolina, be alert for sudden flooding,' Gov. Cooper warns
9/17/2018, 7:25:54 AMThe slow-moving storm, located about 45 miles north of Greenville, South Carolina, at 11 p.m. EDT Sunday, was expected to dump 40 inches of rain on North Carolina by the time it exits north on Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said. ✔ JACK GRUBER, USA TODAY Fullscreen Dan Thompson, a contractor from Florida, assesses power line damage from a downed tree in Wilmington, N.C ✔ The hurricane center said Florence may dump up to eight more inches of rain in some areas before heading north and dropping another 2-5 inches of rain to the mid-Atlantic states and southern New England
'Risk to life from storm Florence is rising', with water levels expected to peak on Monday
9/17/2018, 5:13:25 AMHurricane Florence may have been downgraded to a tropical depression but American authorities on Sunday warned that the worst is yet to come as catastrophic flooding continued to spread, pushing the death toll to 17. ✔ Hurricane Florence may have been downgraded to a tropical depression but American authorities on Sunday warned that the worst is yet to come as catastrophic flooding continued to spread, pushing the death toll to 17 ✔ FEMA, First Responders and Law Enforcement are working really hard on hurricane Florence
Super Typhoon Mangkhut - where is the storm now, when did it hit the Philippines and how many people have been killed?
9/17/2018, 6:28:37 AMTYPHOON Mangkhut battered the Philippines with 115mph winds – and the storm is now carving a destructive path towards mainland China. Ferocious gusts have already whipped off roofs, smashed w… ✔ The deadliest storm in the country was Super Typhoon Haiyan, which killed over 7,000 people and affected millions in 2013 ✔ Many shops and houses were damaged but most residents remained indoors as occasional gusts sent small pieces of tin sheets and other debris flying dangerously
Swollen rivers near record levels as Florence looms
9/17/2018, 4:26:36 AMWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — With Wilmington cut off from the rest of North Carolina by still-rising floodwaters from Florence, officials plan to airlift food and water to a city of ne ✔ 16, 2018, following flooding from Hurricane Florence ✔ 16) Typhoon Mangkhut barreled into southern China on Sunday after lashing the northern Philippines with strong winds and heavy rain that left at least 64 people dead and dozens more feared buried in a landslide
Typhoon Mangkhut leaves 64 dead in trail of destruction
9/17/2018, 4:03:48 AMA SUPER typhoon has claimed the lives of 64 people after torrential rain sparked landslides in the Philippines. Dozens more are feared buried in the wake of Typhoon Mangkhut – which also caused chaos in Hong Kong and China – government officials said yesterday. ✔ Hong Kong yesterday raised its highest No 10 typhoon warning as ferocious winds ripped off roofs, blew out windows and sent tower blocks swaying ✔ Mangkhut is the 15th and largest storm this year to batter the Philippines ✔ No matter how prepared we are, there is really some limitation ✔ Helene is still over the Atlantic but it’s weakening, a Met Office spokesman said
Hurricane Florence hero volunteer rescues six dogs abandoned in cage
9/17/2018, 6:45:14 AMViral video shows the moment a hero volunteer rescues six dogs that were abandoned in Leland, North Carolina in a locked cage. The dogs stood on their hind legs to avoid drowning in flood waters. ✔ Hero volunteers have rescued six dogs found abandoned in a locked cage in North Carolina, where they nearly drowned in the Hurricane Florence's fast-rising flood waters ✔ The videos sees the dogs whimper as they see a volunteer rescuer Ryan Nichols of Longview, Texas wade in the knee-deep water towards them to come to their aid
UK weather forecast: Gusts of up to 70mph to BATTER Britain as Storm Helene approaches
9/17/2018, 4:38:25 AMTHE UK is braced for threatening conditions to start the new working week, as rain and strong wind are set to batter northern and western regions as Storm Helene approaches from the Atlantic. ✔ Western regions and northern Scotland will experience showers on Monday morning (Image: WXCHARTS/GETTY) Strong wind will develop along the west coast of the British Isles as Storm Helene approaches (Image: GETTY) Heavy cloud will build throughout the day across western and northern regions (Image: GETTY) The weather expert said: Further south it is a much drier picture, with some early sunshine around, but quite cool in one or two rural spot
BBC weather forecast UK: Gusts up to 60mph to hit Britain as Storm Helene approaches
9/17/2018, 5:59:19 AMFEROCIOUS winds are set to ravage the UK in anticipation of Storm Helene, with turbulent and showery weather dominating the forecast today. Britons can also expect heavy bursts of rain to batter parts of the country on this dull day. ✔ BBC weather forecast UK: Gust of winds up to 60mph to hit Britain amid Hurricane Helene (Image: BBC) As Storm Helene approaches, the UK is bracing itself for unsettled weather as strong winds and showers swoop the nation ✔ Meanwhile, much of England and Wales will remain dry, although there will be a few showers in the afternoon
Philippines halts risky mining in mountains hit by typhoon
9/17/2018, 7:44:32 AMITOGON, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government has ordered a stop to all illegal mining in six mountainous northern provinces in a drastic decision to prevent more tragedies ✔ ITOGON, Philippines (AP) The Philippine government has ordered a stop to all illegal mining in six mountainous northern provinces in a drastic decision to prevent more tragedies after Typhoon Mangkhut set off landslides that trapped dozens of poor people, including small-scale miners ✔ (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) People clean up debris caused by Typhoon Mangkhut outside a housing estate on the waterfront in Hong Kong, Monday, Sept
Super typhoon now a tropical storm as it moves into China
9/17/2018, 5:30:33 AMHONG KONG--Mangkhut weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm as it moved deeper into southern Chi ✔ Itogon Mayor Victorio Palangdan told The Associated Press by phone that at the height of the typhoon's onslaught Saturday afternoon, dozens of people, mostly miners and their families, rushed into an old three-story building in the village of Ucab ✔ Casinos on Macau were ordered closed for the first time due to the typhoon
Hurricane Florence: Flights resume following 3,600 cancellations amid storm damage
9/17/2018, 7:44:56 AMHURRICANE FLORENCE has caused chaos across North and South Carolina in the past week, with major damage, flooding and reported deaths. More than 3,000 flights were cancelled, with airlines beginning to open flight routes once again. ✔ Hurricane Florence: Flights are resuming service from today for a number of airlines (Image: Twitter/United Airlines) Hurricane Florence: At least 17 people have been killed across the Carolinas (Image: Getty) American Airlines, Southwest and JetBlue are yet to update their recent travel changes
Rita Ora’s disaster prone second album suffers another blow after epic leak
9/17/2018, 7:47:42 AMRITA Ora isn’t having much look when it comes to her sophomore album. ✔ The British beauty’s second offering has been plagued with set-backs for over half a decade ✔ The Scottish DJ, who also produced the track, saw red after their break-up became seriously messy ✔ In legal documents she claimed that the Jay Z owned company no longer saw her as a priority and thus asked to be released from her contract
Mangkhut leaves death, destruction and chaos from Philippines to China
9/17/2018, 4:50:37 AMTyphoon weakens to a tropical storm as it moves deeper into southern China amid fears for trapped miners ✔ Landslides caused by the pounding storm hit two villages in Itogon town in the mountain province of Benguet ✔ State television broadcaster CGTN reported that surging waves flooded a seaside hotel in the city of Shenzhen ✔ Casinos on Macau were ordered closed for the first time due to the typhoon
Quake-hit Hokkaido power plant may be back online on Tuesday
9/17/2018, 7:57:45 AMA Hokkaido thermal power plant that has been offline since a powerful earthquake Sept. 6 could resume power output at one of its units on Tuesday, its operator Hokkaido Electric Power Co said Monday. Restarting the No. 1 unit at the Tomatoatsuma thermal power plant, which provided roughly half of… ✔ The plant suffered infrastructure damage and a small fire in the disaster, triggering a prefecture-wide blackout ✔ Initially, Hokkaido Electric planned to reboot the No. 1 unit at the end of September or later but moved the schedule forward as the damage was smaller than expected and repair work ended earlier ✔ They could be brought back online around mid-October and November, respectively, the utility said
Pollution fears: Swollen rivers swamp ash dumps, hog farms
9/17/2018, 4:39:32 AMFlooded rivers from Florence's driving rains have begun to swamp coal ash dumps and low-lying hog farms, raising pollution concerns as the swollen waterways approach their crests Monday ✔ Federal forecasters predicted several rivers would crest at record or near-record levels by Monday, and high water could linger for days ✔ Sheehan also said three inactive ash basins at the H.F ✔ (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Map shows sites affected by flooding.; 3c x 3 inches; 146 mm x 76 mm;
Death tolls often rise weeks after storm hits
9/17/2018, 5:18:26 AMMore than six months after Hurricane Irma's catastrophic rampage across the Caribbean and the southeastern United States, the number of deaths attributed to the storm increased to 129 & ✔ Trump suggested that in Puerto Rico, many deaths had been added later if a person died for any reason, like old age ✔ You need to be careful on placing too much stake on preliminary numbers, Vecchi said Saturday ✔ We don't have a full sense of what goes on until a considerable period later for many obvious reasons
Abe eyes cabinet reshuffle in early Oct if elected PM for 3rd term
9/17/2018, 7:11:07 AMPrime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to reshuffle his cabinet and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership in early October if elected later this month as party head and premier for a third straight term, senior administration officials said. Abe will also consult with the party and the government on a… ✔ Abe will also consult with the party and the government on a plan to convene the extraordinary Diet session around Oct 26, with the aim of submitting a supplementary draft budget for the current fiscal year to fund recovery efforts from recent natural disasters in Japan, including the earthquake in Hokkaido, they said
Monday briefing: 40% think multiculturalism undermines British culture
9/17/2018, 6:08:19 AMSurvey finds 25% believe MPs lie about immigration … novichok all-clear … and sober October ✔ Top story: Report highlights ‘shocking’ lack of trust This is Alison Rourke bringing you Monday’s top stories ✔ The ‘Gordian Knot’ of squirrels Photograph: Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at Wisconsin Humane Society Lunchtime read: Sober October: are there any long-term benefits
'We both get it': Scott Morrison's bromance with Donald Trump
9/17/2018, 5:51:47 AMAustralia's Liberal government prides itself on what one top official refers to as their "deft and nonjudgmental" handling of the president. ✔ Last year, to move past their fractious phone exchange over who would take the refugees marooned off Australia's coast, Turnbull met with Trump on the Intrepid in New York ✔ The Australians showed the ahistorical president a video to stress that they had fought alongside America in every major war for the last 100 years ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes
Deserted Aral Sea hosts electro gig with environmental twist
9/17/2018, 7:53:46 AMA Soviet-era story explains how the Aral Sea became a ship graveyard. Young Uzbeks are now trying to revive the water. ✔ The runoff from the cotton fields left the ground waters in Moynaq contaminated with chemicals, pesticides and fertilisers, which affected the local population's health ✔ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska is a freelance journalist focusing on the post-Soviet space
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