ACAPULCO, Mexico — Survivors of the Category 5 storm that killed at least 27 people and devastated Mexico’s resort city of Acapulco are getting desperate amid a slow government response, worrying that the focus will remain on repairing infrastructure for the city’s economic engine of tourism instead of helping the neediest. Despite hopes of incoming … Read more
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Survivors of a Category 5 storm that killed at least 27 people as it devastated Mexico’s resort city of Acapulco spent Thursday searching for acquaintances and necessities and hoping that aid would come quickly in the wake of Hurricane Otis. The Pacific storm had strengthened with shocking swiftness before slamming into the … Read more
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — Hurricane Norma came ashore near the Pacific resort of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday afternoon. Hours later, Hurricane Tammy made landfall on the Caribbean island of Barbuda. The storms were each Category 1 hurricanes when they hit. There was a threat of … Read more
Hurricane Norma has weakened slightly but remains a major storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast ByThe Associated Press October 19, 2023, 11:52 AM This satellite image provided by NOAA on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, shows Hurricane Storm Norma approaching the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula on Mexico’s Pacific coast. (NOAA via AP) The Associated … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Lidia dissipated Wednesday after hitting land as a Category 4 hurricane near the resort of Puerta Vallarta, where one person was killed by a falling tree and two others injured The hurricane knocked over trees and blew roofs off houses with winds as high as 140 mph (220 kph) before moving inland. … Read more
Mexico is bracing for a one-two punch from Tropical Storms Lidia and Max, which are expected to make landfall Monday and Tuesday in different parts of the country ByThe Associated Press October 9, 2023, 10:07 AM MEXICO CITY — Mexico is bracing for a one-two punch from Tropical Storms Lidia and Max, which are expected … Read more
Scores of flights in Hong Kong have been canceled as Tropical Storm Koinu nears the southern Chinese city after leaving one dead and over 300 injured in Taiwan Travelers look at a flights information display which shows some of the flights have been canceled due to the super typhoon Koinu, at Hong Kong International Airport … Read more
Tropical storm Philippe is dropping heavy rains in the northeast Caribbean and forcing governments to close schools in the region as forecasters warned of flash flooding This satellite image provided by NOAA on Monday, Oct. 2 2023 shows Tropical Storm Philippe, center right. Philippe is threatening to unleash heavy rains and flash flooding in the … Read more
Taiwan has issued a weather alert as Typhoon Koinu is approaching and may make landfall later this week, bringing gales and downpours to the southeastern parts of the island This satellite image taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite, and provided by National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, shows Typhoon Koinu, center, approaching Taiwan … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Massive swells battered the northeast Caribbean on Saturday as Hurricane Lee churned close by by open waters as a Class 3 storm. The storm, which isn’t forecast to make landfall, was positioned 385 miles (620 kilometers) east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. It had winds of as much as 115 … Read more