October 2017

Puerto Rico raises hurricane’s official death count to 34

October 04, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_19377" align="alignleft" width="300"] In this Saturday, September 30, 2017 photo, the foundation of a heavily damaged house stands in the mountains after the passing of Hurricane Maria in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico.[/caption] The official death toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto...

Leeward Islands under hurricane watch

September 04, 2017 in Weather

Antigua and Barbuda is on hurricane watch. The twin-island state is among other Leeward Islands territories that have been upgraded to a watch as of 5.00 pm yesterday from being under an alert earlier in the day. Irma continues to move toward the islands near 14...

4.3 earthquake rocks Haiti

September 04, 2017 in Regional

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 was recorded in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas on Saturday. The United States Geological Survey says at 4:14 pm (local time), the tremor was widely felt in the departments of the Central Plateau and Port-Au-Prince. The epicentre...