MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas (AP) — The streets are filled with smashed cars, snapped power cables, shattered trees and deep silence.
ABCAO, Bahamas (AP) — The hurricane death toll is rising in the Bahamas, in what its leader calls "this hour of darkness."
ABACO, Bahamas (AP) — Carrying their meager possessions in duffel bags and shopping carts, hundreds of desperate storm victims gathered at the port in Grand Abaco on Friday in hopes of getting off the hurricane-devastated island, amid signs of rising frustration over the pace of the disaster…
ABACO, Bahamas (AP) — Carrying possessions in plastic bags, some weary Bahamians whose homes were smashed by Hurricane Dorian waited Thursday for a flight out of the disaster zone as an international humanitarian effort to help the Caribbean country gained momentum. The death toll rose to 30.
As Hurricane Dorian blows off the coast of the Carolinas, forecasters are predicting high storm surges and drenching rains that could trigger flooding and unleash environmental hazards in areas still recovering from last year's Hurricane Florence.
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — The ground crunched under Greg Alem's feet on Wednesday as he walked over the ruins of his home, laid waste by Hurricane Dorian. He touched a splintered beam of wood and pointed to the fallen trees, overcome by memories.
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin Tuesday in parts of the Bahamas and rushed to deal with an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful storm on record ever to hit the islands. At least seven deaths were reported, wi…
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find floatation devices and grab hammers to break out of their attics if necessary. At least five deaths were bl…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The traditional end of summer, Labor Day is also frequently a time for hurricanes in the U.S., especially Florida. More than two dozen have struck over the holiday weekend since 1851, with Hurricane Dorian now looming as the latest.
Hurricane Michael has ground everything to a halt — school is out in all the counties in the area, the Food Bank of Greenwood County is closed and many businesses are planning their days on wait-and-see basis — and local emergency officials are saying that’s the right thing to do.
Even the threat — and eventual delivery — of rain from Hurricane Michael wasn’t enough to dampen the spirits of Greenwood County Fair goers during its opening night on Wednesday.
As Hurricane Michael approaches, the Red Cross announced it is opening a number of shelters across the state, including these three in the Lakelands:
The following cancellations and delays have been announced ahead of Michael:
The Greenville-Spartanburg area which includes Abbeville and Greenwood counties is under its first-ever tropical storm warning as Hurricane Michael nears landfall.
The state Department of Health and Environmental Protection is reminding owners and operators of dams and reservoirs to lower water levels over the next several days in preparation of problems caused by Hurricane Michael’s rain.
Less than a month after Hurricane Florence caused sever flooding along the Carolinas’ coasts, Hurricane Michael is threatening heavy rain as it charts a path up the Gulf Coast and east.
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