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Heavy Rains Leave at Least 12 Dead Before Storm Michaung Makes Landfall on India’s Coast

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Twelve people died in the downpour before Tropical Storm Michaung made landfall along India`s southeast coast Tuesday, bringing further torrential rains and strong winds, officials said. The storm entered Andhra Pradesh state with maximum sustained winds …

Approaching Storm May Bring Highest Winds in France and England for Decades, Forecasters Warn

LONDON (AP) — France, England and countries across western Europe are bracing for what meteorologists warn could be some of the highest wind speeds the region has witnessed in decades as Storm Ciarán hurtles toward coastlines and is set to …

Families Hunt for Loved Ones Not Heard from Since Hurricane Otis Pummeled Acapulco

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Desperate families made missing posters Friday and joined online groups to look for loved ones out of touch since Hurricane Otis devastated the Mexican Pacific coast city of Acapulco. Officials said they were moving in supplies …

Hurricane Otis Lashes Mexico After Landfall Near Acapulco

Hurricane Otis’s top winds are weakening with its move across southern Mexico, drenching the region with flooding rains after coming ashore near the resort city of Acapulco as the strongest storm ever to hit the country. Mexico’s government has sent …

Hurricane Norma Makes Landfall in Mexico and Tammy Hits Tiny Barbuda in the Caribbean

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Norma came ashore near the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday afternoon, and hours later Hurricane Tammy made landfall on the Caribbean island of …

Lidia Rapidly Intensified Before Slamming Mexico: Weather Watch

Hurricane Lidia rapidly intensified in the Pacific Ocean as it approached Mexico’s coast on Tuesday, coming ashore as a powerful Category 4 with 140-mile-per hour winds near Cabo Corrientes, the US National Hurricane Center said. It has since dissipated over …

Atlantic Storm Lee Delivers High Winds and Rain Before Forecasters Call Off All Warnings

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Atlantic storm Lee — which made landfall at near- hurricane strength, bringing destructive winds and torrential rains to New England and Maritime Canada — kept weakening Sunday after officials withdrew warnings and predicted the storm …

Thousands of Young Scouts to Evacuate World Jamboree in South Korea as Storm Khanun Looms

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will evacuate tens of thousands of scouts by bus from a coastal jamboree site as Tropical Storm Khanun looms, officials said Monday. More than 1,000 vehicles will be used starting Tuesday morning to …

Heavy Rains Kill Two in Beijing as Storm Lashes Northern China

Torrential rains have damaged roads and killed two people in Beijing, state media reported on Monday, as remnants of Typhoon Doksuri lashed the Chinese capital and other northern regions. The people were found dead Monday morning in Mentougou, a district …

Thousands Evacuated in India and Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy Approaches

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Pakistan’s army and civil authorities planned to evacuate 80,000 people to safety along the country’s southern coast before the arrival of Cyclone Biparjoy, and thousands living in low-lying regions of western India already have sought shelter …