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Hurricane Maria, month's 2nd Cat 5 storm, lashes at Dominica
Associated Press, Published on 19/09/2017
» ROSEAU, Dominica: Hurricane Maria swept over the small island of Dominica with catastrophic Category 5 winds overnight, starting a charge into the eastern Caribbean that threatens islands already devastated by Hurricane Irma and holds the possibility of a direct hit on Puerto Rico.
Hurricane Maria nears already battered Caribbean islands
Associated Press, Published on 18/09/2017
» SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic: A strengthening Hurricane Maria churned toward the Leeward Islands in the eastern Caribbean on Monday as forecasters warned it was expected to become a major hurricane by early Tuesday.
Nations rush to help islands devastated by Hurricane Irma
Associated Press, Published on 08/09/2017
» PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- French, British and Dutch military authorities rushed aid to a devastated string of Caribbean islands Thursday after Hurricane Irma left at least 11 people dead and thousands homeless as it spun toward Florida for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend.
Irma devastates Caribbean, assaults southern US
Associated Press, Published on 07/09/2017
» SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Hurricane Irma lashed Puerto Rico with heavy rain and powerful winds Wednesday night, leaving nearly 900,000 people without power as authorities struggled to get aid to small Caribbean islands already devastated by the historic storm.
Powerful Hurricane Irma hits first Caribbean islands
Associated Press, Published on 06/09/2017
» ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history made its first landfall in the islands of the northeast Caribbean early Wednesday, churning along a path pointing to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading for Florida over the weekend.