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Hurricane Maria strengthens to Category 5 storm, bears down on Dominica, Puerto Rico
• 8 years agoThe 4th major Atlantic hurricane of 2017, Maria, strengthened into a rare Category 5 storm, as it churned through the eastern Caribbean, bearing down on Dominica
Days after Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc in Florida, 1.5 million homes still left without power
• 8 years agoAbout 1.5 million homes and businesses in Florida and Georgia remained without power on Friday after Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Max: One dead, 200 homes destroyed as Category 1 storm batters Mexico
• 8 years agoA person was missing and about 200 homes were reported damaged by water or wind in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero after Hurricane Max hit land east of Acapulco
Hurricane Irma causes flooding, outages in Florida; death toll rises to 61
Fp Staff • 8 years agoHurricane Irma after thrashing several Caribbean islands for much of last week, battered Florida, causing flooding and outages that spanned the state.
Hurricane Irma aftermath: Category 5 storm leaves a trail of destruction in Florida
Fp Staff • 8 years agoHurricane Irma after thrashing several Caribbean islands for much of last week, battered Florida on Tuesday, causing flooding and outages that spanned the state
As Irma weakens into inland rainstorms, evacuees return home to water-logged Florida
• 8 years agoWith Irma having weakened into inland rainstorms, Floridians are beginning a mass migration back to a battered, water-logged state where millions remains without power.
Irma weakens to tropical storm: One dead, around 800 flights cancelled as thousands struggle without power
• 8 years agoIrma killed one in Georgia as storm surge and rain flooded coastal communities on Tuesday, winds sent trees crashing onto homes
Hurricane Irma: In Florida, Indian-Americans open doors to affected families as storm displaces thousands
• 8 years agoIndian-Americans in Atlanta and neighbouring areas opened up their homes for friends, families and community members from Florida on Sunday after Hurricane Irma landed
Hurricane Irma: 70,000 people move into shelters; 3.4 million citizens could face power cut
Ians • 8 years agoFlorida governor Rick Scott on Saturday said 6.5 million people were ordered to evacuate ahead of Irma and that 70,000 people have moved into 385 shelters across the state.
Hurricane Irma: After Caribbean, Florida hunkers down; 6.3 million residents ordered to evacuate
• 8 years agoHurricane Irma began pummelling Florida, threatening almost the entire southeastern American state after cutting a deadly path of destruction through the Caribbean