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Florida woman dies as hurricane blocks rescue INTERNATIONAL

Florida woman dies as hurricane blocks rescue

The United States marked its first known fatality from Hurricane Matthew as the Category 3 storm lashing the Florida coast claimed the life of a resident there, fire officials said on Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Millions flee as southeast US braces for Hurricane Matthew INTERNATIONAL

Millions flee as southeast US braces for Hurricane Matthew

The fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade slammed into the Bahamas, intensifying as it barrelled towards the southeast US coast where a mass exodus was under way with millions heeding warnings to flee inland.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hurricane Matthew batters Haiti and Cuba INTERNATIONAL

Hurricane Matthew batters Haiti and Cuba

Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade, powered towards the Bahamas and the US coast early on Wednesday after battering Haiti and Cuba with torrential rain.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Haitians flee homes as Hurricane Matthew hits INTERNATIONAL

Haitians flee homes as Hurricane Matthew hits

Haitians living in vulnerable coastal shacks sought shelter as Hurricane Matthew closed in on the southwestern peninsula, sending storm surges, wind and rain into seaside towns.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Australian state without power after 'unprecedented' storm INTERNATIONAL

Australian state without power after 'unprecedented' storm

The entire state of South Australia was without power on Wednesday after being pummelled by an "unprecedented" storm, with the blackout causing chaos as authorities warned of more wild weather.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Storm Newton makes landfall again in Mexico, kills 2 INTERNATIONAL

Storm Newton makes landfall again in Mexico, kills 2

Tropical storm Newton roared into northwestern Mexico early Wednesday, making landfall a second time after leaving two people dead in Baja California, US forecasters said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Japan typhoon death toll rises to 14 INTERNATIONAL

Japan typhoon death toll rises to 14

The death toll from a devastating typhoon in northern Japan rose to 14, officials said on Friday, as another powerful storm approached the country's south.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Storm bears down on Florida, hurricane threatens Hawaii INTERNATIONAL

Storm bears down on Florida, hurricane threatens Hawaii

Florida Governor Rick Scott declared an emergency on Wednesday, with parts of the US Gulf Coast under a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch from an approaching system that forecasters ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mexico on alert for Tropical Storm Kay INTERNATIONAL

Mexico on alert for Tropical Storm Kay

Mexican officials warned northwestern communities to be on alert Saturday as Tropical Storm Kay churns off the Pacific coast.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hurricane Earl hits Belize near capital, prompting flooding fears INTERNATIONAL

Hurricane Earl hits Belize near capital, prompting flooding fears

A hurricane packing 130 kilometer (80 mile) per hour winds and heavy rain made landfall in Central America near Belize's capital, where officials warned of likely flooding ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Caught in storm INTERNATIONAL

Caught in storm

A man and a woman struggling to hold their umbrellas from high wind and rain during a wet day in Colombo yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Winter storm hits East Coast, tornadoes tear into the South INTERNATIONAL

Winter storm hits East Coast, tornadoes tear into the South

An expansive winter storm bore down on the US East Coast on Monday, scuttling almost 1,600 flights, while tornadoes downed trees and flattened homes in the South, trapping some residents in their dwellings.

4:45 AM November 25 2016