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Hurricanes Harvey, Irma expected to dim U.S. jobs growth in short term
October 06, 2017 11:28 am
Economists estimate that the back-to-back storms, including Hurricane Maria which destroyed infrastructure in Puerto Rico last month, could shave at least six-tenths of a percentage point from third-quarter gross domestic product growth.
Hurricane Maria: Donald Trump praises disaster relief in Puerto Rico, discounting complaints
September 27, 2017 7:46 am
Maria roared ashore Puerto Rico last Wednesday as the most powerful hurricane to strike the island in nearly a century, claiming more than 30 lives across the Caribbean.
Florida suspends license of nursing home over Hurricane Irma deaths
September 21, 2017 10:43 am
Florida officials have suspended the license of a nursing home where nine patients died after Hurricane Irma knocked out its air conditioning. The Agency for Health Care Administration said that it suspended the license of the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills.
Hurricane Irma: Death toll reaches 50 in Florida, say officials
September 19, 2017 7:54 am
At least a quarter of houses in the Keys were destroyed by Hurricane Irma, while 65 per cent of buildings suffered damage. Some 372,000 people were still without power in Florida on Monday after 15 million suffered outages during the storm.
UN provides Cuba with food aid after Irma rips up coast
September 17, 2017 8:38 am
"This hurricane just went down the entire coastline, the volume of impact is just unprecedented," said WFP Executive Director David Beasley, during a visit to Havana.
Cuomo tours Virgin Islands, says hurricane was 'devastating'
September 16, 2017 10:19 am
The trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands, a U.S. territory, likely will fuel speculation about Cuomo's interest in running for president in 2020. Cuomo, who says he'll seek a third term as governor, was asked to visit by Mapp, a native New Yorker.
About 1.5 million, mostly in Florida, without power in Irma's wake
September 16, 2017 8:25 am
Irma, which ranked as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record before striking the US mainland as a Category 4 hurricane on September 10, killed at least 84 people.
Vulnerable residents a concern in Hurricane Irma aftermath
September 15, 2017 1:28 pm
Statewide, 64 nursing homes were still waiting for full power Thursday, according to the Florida Health Care Association.
Hurricane Irma: Florida nursing home deaths spur efforts to protect elderly
September 14, 2017 7:08 pm
The stepped-up efforts came after the eight deaths the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, which shocked the state's top leaders
Criminal probe opens into 8 deaths at Florida nursing home after Hurricane Irma
September 14, 2017 9:07 am
Irma killed at least 29 people in Florida, plus seven more in Georgia and South Carolina combined, authorities said. One of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, Irma bore down on the Caribbean with devastating force last week.
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Apocalypse? No, this is Florida after Hurricane Irma
September 11, 2017 12:46 pm
Hurricane Irma, the worst such Atlantic storm to have been recorded in the past century, is wreaking havoc on the southern part of the North American continent, including Cuba, Caribbean Islands and Florida. It was labelled a Category-5 storm at its worst, which is the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Hurricane Irma moves closer to Florida, leaves trail of destruction in Cuba
September 10, 2017 2:17 pm
Hurricane Irma makes its way towards Florida after causing devastation in Cuba and killing at least 25 people in the Caribbean. Believed to be one of the fiercest Atlantic storms in a century, the hurricane has also set off one of the largest evacuations of Americans from a storm.
Hurricane Irma: These pictures show extent of nature's fury
September 09, 2017 1:29 pm
The large-scale destruction caused by Irma in the eastern Caribbean has prompted a historic evacuation of Florida residents. More than 6 million people in Florida and Georgia have been warned to leave their homes.
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