Sumrall, Miss., officials have decided not to buy flood insurance despite flooding at City Hall during Tropical Storm Isaac on Aug. 30. Employees had to work out of the police station for more than two months while approximately $20,000 in …
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility has reported that, while some of its members were impacted by tropical storm Isaac, most of the damage was minimal. “Dominica, Haiti and the Bahamas were the CCRIF countries affected by Isaac,” said the …
A government official says that Haiti’s death toll from Tropical Storm Isaac has jumped to 19. Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste of the country’s Civil Protection Office gave few details on how each person died in the storm that drenched Haiti over …
Tropical Storm Isaac rolled over the open Gulf of Mexico on Monday, where it was expected to grow into a hurricane before hitting land somewhere between Louisiana and Florida and close to the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The storm …
Coastal Alabama is under a mandatory evacuation order as Isaac churns through the Gulf of Mexico. Gov. Robert Bentley ordered residents of southern Baldwin and Mobile counties to begin evacuating starting 8 a.m. Monday, and both counties are under a …
Tropical Storm Isaac had nearly reached hurricane strength as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and appeared to be taking direct aim at New Orleans, almost seven years to the day since the Crescent City was …
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation says teams of adjusters are preparing to assess damage caused Tropical Storm Isaac. In a statement issued Sunday, Citizens Board Chairman Carlos A. Lacasa says the mobile units will be ready to move quickly into affected …
The state has activated a price gouging hotline ahead of Isaac. Attorney General Pam Bondi urged residents Saturday to report any suspected price gouging. A statement from Bondi’s office says residents and visitors will be protected “from unscrupulous individuals who …
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened on Friday as it took aim at flood-prone Haiti, but it is not expected to become a hurricane until it barrels into the Gulf of Mexico early this week. On its current path, forecasters said the …
Tropical Storm Isaac headed toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Friday, continuing its march across the Caribbean after unleashing heavy rain on parts of Puerto Rico. Isaac also posed a threat to Florida, where it could pass near the …