NHS: Hurricane Maria could be strongest to make landfall
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Category 5 Hurricane Maria closes in on Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
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(CNN) Hurricane Maria’s destructive tear across the Caribbean is well underway, with the Category 5 storm obliterating parts of Dominica, killing at least one person in Guadeloupe and threatening “catastrophic” damage to Puerto Rico within 24 hours. Maria strengthened once … Read More
Powerful earthquake jolts Mexico, sways buildings in capital
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MEXICO CITY — A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage. National Civil Protection chief Luis Felipe Puente tweeted that there … Read More
Hurricane Maria grows to Category-3 major hurricane, ‘promises to be catastrophic’
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After being hit by Hurricane Irma, U.S. Virgin Island residents in St. John are now trying to leave the island before Hurricane Maria strikes the area. USA TODAY Warnings and watches lit up across the Caribbean on Monday as Hurricane … Read More
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Alaska, British Columbia
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The earthquake was centred on the narrow sliver of British Columbia, which separates Southeast Alaska and the Yukon. A Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Alaska about 135 miles (217 kilometres) northwest of the state’s capital city Juneau. Coincidentally, the City and … Read More
San Diego County tackles hepatitis A after outbreak kills 16
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(CNN) An outbreak of hepatitis A has sickened 421 people and killed 16 in San Diego County between November and September, officials say. Additionally, 292 of the 421 have been hospitalized as a result of the viral infection, which causes … Read More
Nigeria struggles to contain cholera
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Efforts to contain a cholera outbreak that has struck more than 1,000 people in refugee camps in northeast Nigeria are being hampered because people are failing to report suspected cases to authorities, a UN official says. Health officials in Borno, … Read More
Death toll from southern Mexico’s big earthquake rises to 96
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The death toll from Mexico’s 8.1 magnitude earthquake rose to 96 on Monday as more victims were confirmed in the hard-hit southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas and residents worked to repair shattered homes and small businesses. The Foreign Relations … Read More