44-year-old Vanessa Winston lives in Roseau, the capital of Dominica, where she runs a small-scale business primarily making bespoke, hand-made fashion accessories. She is also President of the UN-supported Dominica Arts & Craft Producers Association, which helps its members to promote their products. Hurricane Maria destroyed her home and the …
Read More »Hurricane Otis and the Indifference Toward the Children of Acapulco
Opinion by Rosi Orozco (acapulco, mexico) Thursday, November 02, 2023 Inter Press Service ACAPULCO, Mexico, Nov 02 (IPS) – Acapulco is a paradise. A port of golden sunsets, toasted sand, and deep blue sea. Its dream beaches captivated the hearts of Elvis Presley and Elizabeth Taylor. US President John F. Kennedy …
Read More »Tornado Flips Car in Middle of Hurricane Idalia
Hurricane Idalia is wreaking havoc all over the South after hitting Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Though it has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it’s still incredibly dangerous. That was evident earlier in on Wednesday when a brief tornado popped down on a highway and flipped a car. …
Read More »Video of Hurricane Idalia Storm Surge And Flooding Is Incredible
Hurricane Idalia hit the western coast of Florida as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday and is poised to cause major damage and destruction. We’ve already written about footage from coverage of Idalia, but now we’re getting a look at the crazy storm surge and the havoc it is wreaking …
Read More »Hilary Becomes a Hurricane and Is Rapidly Strengthening
Tropical Storm Hilary became a hurricane early Thursday morning as forecasters warned it would continue to rapidly strengthen through the day and could potentially bring “significant impacts” to Mexico and the Southwestern United States this weekend. As of Thursday morning, the storm, the eighth named storm of the Eastern Pacific …
Read More »Tucker Carlson Slams Democrats For Politicizing Hurricane Ian: ‘They Think They’re God’
Fox News host Tucker Carlson slammed Democrat politicians and the media for using the tragedy of Hurricane Ian and natural disasters in general to score cheap political points. Carlson observed that most “decent people step back for a moment” when they watch a terrible situation unfold. “It’s a moment that …
Read More »Video: Hurricane Ian Hits Cuba
Hurricane Ian brought heavy rain and wind to Cuba, where it made landfall as a Category 3.
Read More »Video: Bermuda Braces for Hurricane Fiona
As Hurricane Fiona approached Bermuda, officials told residents to make final preparations for a Category 4 storm expected to bring strong winds, rain and surf.
Read More »Video: Dominicans Seek Aid as Hurricane Fiona Batters the Caribbean
Hurricane Fiona slammed the Dominican Republic’s popular eastern provinces, causing at least two deaths and displacing around 13,000 people, according to the government.
Read More »First person: Surviving a deadly hurricane in New York
“I emigrated from Guyana in 1998 and have lived in Queens ever since. I live with my husband and my daughter. We are a small family but have many relations in New York and New Jersey. The community here is very diverse, from Guyanese, Trinidadians and Bengalis, to Indians, Chinese, …
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