CAMAGUEY, Cuba (AP) — Crashing waves and a powerful sea surge from Hurricane Paloma destroyed hundreds of homes along Cuba’s southern coast, but the storm rapidly weakened into a tropical depression Sunday as it moved over the island. Early damage …
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Hurricane Ike Sends Waves Crashing as It Barrels Toward Texas, Residents Warned of ‘Certain Death
GALVESTON, Texas — A massive Hurricane Ike sent white waves crashing over a seawall and tossed a disabled 584-foot freighter in rough water as it steamed toward Texas Friday, threatening to devastate coastal towns and batter America’s fourth-largest city. Ike’s …
Haiti storm toll tops 600 as hurricane hits
Hurricane Ike took aim at Cuba today after leaving 20 people dead in Haiti, where the death toll from a succession of powerful storms in the past few weeks now tops 600. Ike was downgraded today from a Category Four …
Ike ignites into ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 hurricane
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) — Hurricane Ike grew from a Category 1 into a menacing Category 4 storm in about six hours Wednesday as it fed on the warm waters of Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said. “Ike is an extremely …