Hurricane
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Fierce Hurricane Matthew heads for the south-eastern United States after killing 102
World | Oct 06, 2016, 11:26 PM ISTAfter killing at least 102 people, mostly in Haiti, Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, moved toward the Bahamas and Florida's eastern coast on Thrusday. The damage from the storm
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Hawaii hit by winds, rain as hurricane veers west
World | Oct 19, 2014, 07:36 AM ISTKailua-Kona, Hawaii: Hurricane Ana was on course Saturday to miss Hawaii by more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) but was generating high waves, strong winds and heavy rains that prompted flash-flood warnings throughout the islands.The
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Bermuda clears trees, power lines hit by Gonzalo
World | Oct 19, 2014, 07:22 AM ISTHamilton, Bermuda: Crews cleared away downed trees and power lines Saturday after Hurricane Gonzalo battered this tiny, wealthy British territory for several hours but caused no deaths or serious injuries.The storm's center crossed over Bermuda
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Hurricane Gonzalo weakens after passing Bermuda
World | Oct 18, 2014, 01:24 PM ISTWashington: Hurricane Gonzalo has weakened after it passed over Bermuda in the North Atlantic Ocean.According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Gonzalo has weakened from a powerful Category 3 storm Friday evening to a
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Mexico airlifts tourists after Hurricane Odile
World | Sep 17, 2014, 07:42 AM ISTCABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico: The Mexican government began airlifting the first of tens of thousands of stranded tourists out of the hurricane-ravaged resort area of Los Cabos on Tuesday, as residents picked up the pieces
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$25 mn aid for typhoon relief in Philippines
World | Nov 12, 2013, 10:48 AM ISTUnited Nations : The UN humanitarian relief office Monday released $25 million in response to the devastation caused by a super typhoon which ripped through the Philippines over the weekend.John Ging, director of the Operation
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Philippines typhoon: Survivors walking like zombies, looting begins
World | Nov 11, 2013, 02:18 PM ISTTacloban, Philippines: It's a scary scene out here after a powerful super typhoon Haiyan tore through this town and neighbouring areas, with survivors walking out like zombies on the streets. "People are walking like zombies
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15 dead as tropical storm, hurricane batter Mexico
World | Sep 16, 2013, 07:00 AM ISTAcapulco, Mexico: Tropical Storm Manuel edged onto Mexico's Pacific coast Sunday while Hurricane Ingrid swirled offshore on the other side of the country, as heavy rains and landslides caused at least 15 deaths and led
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UAE donates $4.5 mn to US Hurricane Relief Fund
World | Jul 17, 2013, 04:02 PM ISTWashington, July 17: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated $4.5 million to help 30 schools in the US state of New Jersey to help it recover from the impact of devastating Hurricane Sandy which
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Tropical Storm Cosme likely to become a hurricane
World | Jun 25, 2013, 03:38 PM ISTMiami, Jun 25: Forecasters say Tropical Storm Cosme is likely to become a hurricane later in the day as it swirls in the Pacific off Mexico's coast.The storm's maximum sustained winds early Tuesday are near
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NASA gets close-up views of large hurricane on Saturn
World | May 01, 2013, 10:54 AM ISTWashington, May 1: NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's North Pole. In high-resolution pictures and video, scientists see the hurricane's eye is about
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Hurricane Sandy disrupts presidential campaign, one week left
World | Oct 30, 2012, 12:52 PM ISTWashington, Oct 30 : Superstorm Sandy forced President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney to curtail campaign activities Monday in critical battleground states, unexpectedly disrupting their carefully mapped out strategies for the final week
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Hurricane Sandy paralyzes New York, city flooded by 13 foot wall of water
World | Oct 31, 2012, 09:02 AM ISTNew York, Oct 31: The deadly superstorm Hurrican Sandy struck New York and New Jersey paralyzing the entire power system and throwing the megacity into darkness. A 13-foot wall of water smashed into the eastern
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New Yorkers leave city as Hurricane Sandy approaches
World | Oct 29, 2012, 12:11 PM ISTLong Beach, New York, Oct 29: With forecasters expecting that the New York area could get the worst of the super storm moving its way towards the country, property owners boarded up their homes and
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Hurricane leaves at least 28 dead in Caribbean
World | Oct 27, 2012, 03:03 PM ISTPort-au-Prince, Oct 27: Hurricane Sandy caused at least 28 deaths in the Caribbean when it carved a destructive path through eastern Cuba.In Cuba, emergency management officials said Thursday night that 11 people were killed, including