Tropical Storm Nolo has formed in the Pacific Ocean, triggering a hurricane watch for Hawaii’s Big Island, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. Nolo is expected to become a hurricane sometime Thursday and could become a major hurricane by the weekend, the center said. A storm is considered a major hurricane when it reaches Category…
Hurricane Polo rapidly intensified off the coast of southwestern Mexico on Tuesday, growing into a powerful Category 5 storm that could bring life-threatening flooding to parts of the states of Guerrero and Michoacán, the National Hurricane Center said. Polo reached Category 5 strength Tuesday morning after its maximum sustained winds had risen from 150 mph…
Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell pelted Hawaii’s western islands early Tuesday, knocking out power, damaging roads and buildings and bringing the threat of flash floods and mudslides. Fierce winds downed trees and caused widespread power outages on the island of Kauai, home to 73,000 residents. The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative reported that…
Hurricane Lowell was skirting western Hawaii very late Monday local time, bringing damaging winds, heavy rain and punishing waves, the National Hurricane Center said. It left tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the dark. The Category 2 hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, just shy of the 111 mph that would…
Hurricane Lowell, a major Category 3 storm, approached western Hawaii early Monday with powerful 115-mph winds, triggering a hurricane warning for the islands of Kauai and Niihau. The warning issued by the National Hurricane Center extends to parts of the vast Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, which covers almost 583,000 square miles of ocean and 10…
Kathmandu, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said. The two men were rescued from the Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, devastated towns and swept…
Nepal on high alert for more flooding as death toll mounts – CBS News Watch CBS News Residents of communities devastated by flooding and mudslides in Nepal were warned Sunday about possible fresh flooding as water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River. Ramy Inocencio has the latest. Source link
Kathmandu, Nepal — Five days after a rocky mountainside and the glacier it supported collapsed near Nepal’s border with Tibet, unleashing torrents of flash floodwater, mud and debris on the valleys below that swept away everything in their path, rescuers were still searching Monday for reasons to hope. Over the weekend, a 6-year-old girl was miraculously…
People who survived disastrous Nepal flooding recount thinking they were going to die – CBS News Watch CBS News Close to 600 people have died, and more than 90 Americans are still missing after catastrophic flooding and mudslides hit Nepal this week. Ramy Inocencio reports. Source link
Anil Goel was among about 10 U.S. nationals at the Rasuwagadhi immigration checkpoint on Nepal’s border with Tibet Wednesday morning just before a torrent of mud and floodwater swept away the facility and everything around it. On Friday, the 67-year-old Northern Virginia resident and former World Bank employee’s family was still desperate for information on…
