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A man wades through rising flood waters on the Cape Fear River during Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, North Carolina on 14 September 2018. In the port city of Wilmington, residents awoke to the sound of power transformers blowing up, plunging homes into darkness as Hurricane Florence's howling winds whipped through the streets sending metal signs, water and debris flying. Picture: AFP

Hurricane maria

Trump to visit North Carolina as waterways rise

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Donald Trump's trip to the state follows criticism for his handling of Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico last year, and more recently for disputing...

  • US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP

    Trump rejects Puerto Rico storm toll of 3,000 as Democrat plot

    Hurricane Maria killed 2,975 people in Puerto Rico, a long-awaited independent investigation into the 2017 storm concluded last month.

    1381 days ago
  • FILE: Debris is scattered around a destroyed house in the Acerolas neighbourhood, in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, on 1 October 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Puerto Rico sees rise in leptospirosis after Hurricane Maria

    The strongest storm to hit the island in decades left hospitals flooded, strewn with rubble and dependent on diesel generators to keep the neediest patients alive.

    1704 days ago
  • A view of a destroyed roof of a school in the Rio Piedras area, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 21 September 2017 after the area was pummelled by Hurricane Maria which devastated the island and knocked out the entire electricity grid. Picture: AFP.

    Some schools to reopen in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria

    Education officials say classes will on Tuesday begin in regions on opposite ends of the island, in San Juan and Mayaguez.

    1705 days ago
  • Hundreds of people line up to buy ice at a local plant in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, on 30 September 2017. Picture: AFP.

    [WATCH] Hurricane Maria: 3 weeks later

    Three weeks after Hurricane Maria, 91% of Puerto Rico has power and a third is without fresh water.

    1714 days ago
  • Hundreds of people line up to buy ice at a local plant in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, on 30 September 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Google to use balloons to provide Puerto Rico cell service

    In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico has struggled to regain communications services.

    1722 days ago
  • A video screengrab of US President Donald Trump throwing paper towels to a crowd in Puerto Rico.

    Trump throws paper towels to hurricane victims in Puerto Rico

    Trump has come under fire on social media for throwing paper towels into a crowd of people in Puerto Rico, as part of relief aid following Hurricane Maria.

    1725 days ago
  • Debris is scattered around a destroyed house in the Acerolas neighbourhood, in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, on 1 October 2017. Picture: AFP.

    In Puerto Rico, acute shortages plunge the masses into survival struggle

    By Saturday, 11 days after Hurricane Maria crippled this impoverished US territory, residents scrambled for all the staples of modern society.

    1727 days ago
  • Hundreds of people line up to buy ice at a local plant in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, on 30 September 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Trump lays blame on Puerto Ricans for slow hurricane response

    San Juan resident Judith Berkan said power shortages and long lines for cash, food, gasoline and medical attention were wearing people down.

    1728 days ago
  • FILE: Beyonce. Picture: AFP.

    Beyoncé to donate new song proceeds to hurricane relief efforts

    The singer shared the Spanish tune on her Instagram page, and revealed she will be pledging the track’s income to help victims of the natural disasters.

    1730 days ago
  • Hurricane Maria after math crisis in Puerto Rico. CNN/screengrab

    [WATCH] Hurricane Maria aftermath crisis in Puerto Rico

    One week after Maria's landfall, people in Puerto Rico are struggling to get basic supplies.

    1731 days ago
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    [WATCH] Puerto Rico devastated by Hurricane Maria

    People in remote areas of Puerto Rico are desperate for help after the area was devastated by Hurricane Maria

    1733 days ago
  • Damage caused by Hurricane Maria in Roseau, Dominica, on September 20, 2017. Picture: AFP

    Battered Puerto Rico hospitals on life support after Hurricane Maria

    In the days since the storm, the island’s residents have awakened to an altered reality. Food is in short supply.

    1734 days ago
  • People stand next to debris at a restaurant in Le Carbet, on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, after it was hit by Hurricane Maria on 19 September 2017. Picture: AFP

    Failing dam poses new crisis on Puerto Rico amid flooding from Hurricane Maria

    The potential calamity was unfolding even as Puerto Ricans struggled without electricity to clean up and dig out from devastation left days earlier by Maria.

    1736 days ago
  • Residents bathe and clean laundry in a river 22 September 2017 in Canefield in the Caribbean island of Dominica, four days after the passage of Hurricane Maria. Picture: AFP.

    Hurricane Maria skirts Turks and Caicos as Puerto Rico endures fresh flooding

    Maria has ranked as the most powerful hurricane to strike Puerto Rico in nearly a century.

    1736 days ago
  • Damage caused by Hurricane Maria in Roseau, Dominica, on September 20, 2017. Picture: AFP

    At least 25 dead after Hurricane Maria hits Caribbean

    Maria was the second major hurricane to hit the Caribbean this month and the strongest storm to hit the US territory of Puerto Rico in nearly 90 years.

    1737 days ago
  • People stand next to debris at a restaurant in Le Carbet, on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, after it was hit by Hurricane Maria on 19 September 2017. Picture: AFP

    Hurricane Maria devastates Puerto Rico, kills at least 32 in Caribbean

    The second major hurricane to rage through the Caribbean this month, Maria has killed at least 32 people and devastated several small islands, including St Croix in the US Virgin Islands & Dominica

    1737 days ago
  • FILE: This image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Irma on September 4, 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Why 2017 is a record-breaking year for hurricanes

    This year’s hurricane season is set to become the most destructive for at least a decade with many records already broken.

    1738 days ago
  • FILE: People stand next to debris at a restaurant in Le Carbet, on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, after it was hit by Hurricane Maria, on 19 September 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Death toll from Hurricane Maria rises

    The second major hurricane to rage through the Caribbean this month, Maria has killed a total of 17 people and devastated several small islands.

    1738 days ago
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