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Tropical Storm Ida bears down on US Gulf Coast

AFP American Edition 11 days ago

Tropical Storm Ida bore down on the US Gulf coast on Tuesday, still packing strong winds after cutting a swath of destruction that left 136 dead in Central America. Ida was 95 miles (153 kilometers) southwest of Mobile, Alabama at 0600 Tuesday, ...

Floods, landslides kill 136 in El Salvador

AFP Global Edition 12 days ago

Rescue workers combed through mud, rubble and debris in search of survivors from raging floods and landslides that killed at least 136 people, after a late-season hurricane devastated swaths of Central America. Landslides and overflowing rivers swept away entire homes, while a ...

Floods, landslides kill 130 in El Salvador

AFP Global Edition 12 days ago

Floods and landslides had killed at least 130 people in El Salvador and forced 10,000 from their homes Monday after a late-season hurricane devastated swaths of mountainous Central America. Landslides and overflowing rivers swept away entire homes, while a raging torrent ripped ...

APTOPIX El Salvador Flooding

AP News 12 days ago

A man stands in a street covered with rocks from a landslide in Verapaz, El Salvador, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Mud and rock slides caused by rain-fueled floods killed at least 124 people across El Salvador and left about five dozen missing, ...

Deadly hurricane takes aim at United States

AFP American Edition 12 days ago

Hurricane Ida took aim at the United States and oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday after causing flooding and landslides that killed 124 people in El Salvador. Ida, which was downgraded to a category one storm early Monday, crossed ...

Floods, landslides kill 124 in El Salvador

AFP Global Edition 12 days ago

Floods and landslides left at least 124 people dead in El Salvador on Monday after a late-season hurricane ravaged parts of Central America and took aim for the United States. Landslides and overflowing rivers carried away houses, while a raging torrent ripped ...

Deadly storm kills 124 in El Salvador, heads for US

AFP Global Edition 13 days ago

A late-season hurricane took aim at the United States and oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday after helping cause flooding and landslides that killed 124 people in El Salvador. Hurricane Ida, which was downgraded to a category one storm ...

Floods, mudslides kill 124 in El Salvador

AFP Global Edition 13 days ago

A late-season hurricane bore down on the oil fields of the Gulf of Mexico Monday after ravaging parts of Central America and killing at least 124 people in El Salvador. Hurricane Ida, which remained a category two storm, was crossing the Gulf ...

Floods, mudslides kill 91 in El Salvador as Hurricane Ida rages on

AFP Global Edition 13 days ago

A late-season hurricane ravaged parts of Central America Sunday as floods and landslides killed at least 91 in El Salvador and thousands were left homeless in Nicaragua. Hurricane Ida, which grew to a category two storm Sunday, was moving into the southern ...

In El Salvador 91 die in floods caused by hurricane

Reuters US Online Report Top News 13 days ago

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - At least 91 people died and another 60 or more are missing after floods and mudslides in El Salvador triggered by Hurricane Ida, the government said on Sunday. Interior Minister Humberto Centeno called it "a tragedy" and said ...

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