Natural Disasters

CenterPoint misses third-quarter estimates on higher costs, Hurricane Beryl-related outages

North Vancouver declares state of local emergency over debris from atmospheric river

At least 126 dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in Philippines

Storm blows away from northern Philippines leaving at least 82 dead but forecasters warn it may do a U-turn

At least 24 people dead as tropical storm causes widespread flooding, landslides in Philippines

Three dead, at least one missing after atmospheric river brings heavy rainfall in B.C.

At least three dead after atmospheric river drenched southern B.C.

Most of Havana back online as Cuba works to revive power grid

One dead, another missing after Vancouver Island road washout

Oscar leaves at least 6 dead in Cuba as a massive blackout halts activities and triggers protests

Cuba restores power to one-fifth of population after nationwide blackouts

Crews halt fast-moving brush fire that burned two Oakland homes, forced 500 evacuations

B.C. south and central coast under flood watch as atmospheric river approaches

Helene and Milton are both likely to be US$50 billion disasters, joining ranks of most costly storms

Witnesses saw an armed group harassing Helene aid workers in a small Tennessee town, sheriff says

Drought in Southern Africa is behind the region’s worst hunger crisis in decades, UN says

Florida slowly returning to normal after Hurricane Milton

Kamala Harris accuses Trump of spreading hurricane misinformation as Biden surveys Florida’s damage

Back-to-back hurricanes Helene, Milton reshape 2024 U.S. election campaign’s final stretch

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