Topic: Hurricanes and Cyclones
Tropical storm Hubert leaves 14 dead in Madagascar
AFP Global Edition
At least 14 people were killed and nearly 38,000 left homeless when tropical storm Hubert smashed into Madagascar this week, authorities said Saturday. "So far we have counted 14 dead, two missing and 37,891 homeless on the east coast," of the Indian Ocean island, the press service of ...
Experts warn of monster mudslides in Taiwan
AFP Global Edition
Southern Taiwan could experience even bigger mudslides than those that buried hundreds alive last year, when the worst typhoon in half a century hit the island, experts warned Thursday. Typhoon Morakot touched off massive landslides in August, killing about 700 people, including an estimated 400 buried in the village of ...
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Katrina victims seek to sue greenhouse gas emitters
AFP Global Edition
Victims of Hurricane Katrina are seeking to sue carbon gas-emitting multinationals for helping fuel global warming and boosting the devastating 2005 storm, legal documents showed. The class action suit brought by residents from southern Mississippi, which was ravaged by hurricane-force winds and driving rains, was first filed just weeks after ...
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