Hurricane Helene death toll surges to 64 across southeast
The death toll from Hurricane Helen jumped to 64 on Saturday evening as the powerful storm caused widespread damage across the Southeast. The dead included three firefighters, a mother and her one-month-old twins, and an 89-year-old woman who was hit by a tree that hit her home. Officials said 11 of the confirmed deaths were […]
About 70 firefighters bring blaze in south-east London tower block under control | London
Dozens of firefighters were called to extinguish the blaze in a high-rise building in southeast London less than two hours after a damning report into the Grenfell Tower fire was published. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) received 50 calls to the fire at lunchtime on Wednesday after two apartments on the ninth and 10th floors […]
Harris, Walz begin bus tour in southeast Georgia
Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), embarked on a two-day bus tour of southeast Georgia on Wednesday as part of an effort to reach voters in more rural areas of the battleground state. Harris and Waltz made a stop at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, a city of […]
Debby bringing 'catastrophic' flooding to Southeast
Forecasters are warning that Tropical Storm Debby could bring “catastrophic flooding” to the Southeast this week after it pounded Florida on Monday. The storm made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend around 7 a.m. Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph. The storm brought severe flooding and high winds […]
Hurricane Debby makes landfall in Florida; expected to pound Southeast
Hurricane Debbie made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend at 7 a.m. ET on Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The storm reached maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane. According to the NHC, the hurricane was moving in a north/northeast direction at 10 mph and made landfall […]