El Salvador's Health Ministry has said it lacks the medical supplies, man power and equipment needed to continue rescue operations launched after Hurricane Ida devastated the Central American country.
Hurricane Jimena slammed into Mexico’s Baja California peninsula around midday on Wednesday, forcing tourists to either flee from 2009's strongest storm or take shelter in boarded-up hotels and emergency shelters.
Hurricane Jimena slammed into Mexico’s Baja California peninsula around midday on Wednesday, forcing tourists to either flee from 2009's strongest storm or take shelter in boarded-up hotels and emergency shelters.
Hurricane Jimena, a dangerous Category 4 storm, sent tourists fleeing from resorts on Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday, though most residents stayed behind. The storm is set to make landfall overnight further up the peninsula.
Hurricane Jimena has developed into a dangerous Category Five storm and is racing towards the Baja California peninsula on Mexico's Pacific coast. Officials have planned emergency evacuations for 20,000 families in its path.
Hurricane Jimena grew in strength off the western coast of Mexico, reaching dangerous category four status on Sunday and threatening to make landfall near the upscale resort of Los Cabos on Tuesday.
The first Atlantic hurricane of the season, Bill, has strengthened into a category 4 hurricane. Large swells will begin to hit the Antilles on Wednesday, then the Bahamas and the south-eastern US mainland on Friday and Saturday.
The first Atlantic hurricane of the season, Bill, has strengthened into a category 3 hurricane but is expected to miss the US coastline as it veers north.
Hurricane Bill could be the first major storm of the hurricane season to hit the US mainland, as it grew in intensity over the Atlantic Ocean. Two other storms, Claudette and Ana, are still being closely monitored.
Tropical storm Bill has picked up enough power to become the first Atlantic hurricane of the season. The Miami-based National Hurricane Centre says Bill is still far from Land, but could soon become a "major hurricane".
