Hurricane Ian
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Disasters like Ian pose extra risk for fragile older people

Florida has attempted to address some of these issues by setting up shelters where people with health conditions that require electricity for oxygen, dialysis and devices like ventilators.

published on : 8th October 2022
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PM Modi conveys condolences to US President over loss of lives in Hurricane Ian 

The death toll in Florida from Hurricane Ian has risen to 47.

published on : 2nd October 2022
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Florida deaths rise to 47 amid struggle to recover from Ian

Florida, with nearly four dozen reported dead, was hit hardest by the Category 4 hurricane, one of the strongest to make landfall in the United States.

published on : 2nd October 2022
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Boats in the streets, cars in the sea: Florida beach pummeled by hurricane Ian

Fort Myers Beach is practically deserted now, traversed solely by emergency services vehicles and the handful of people who returned to their homes take stock of what they lost.

published on : 1st October 2022
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Hurricane Ian heads to Carolinas after regaining strength in Atlantic

Biden later declared an emergency in South Carolina, ordering federal assistance in response efforts, according to a White House statement.

published on : 30th September 2022
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People trapped, 2.5 million without power as Ian drenches Florida

Ian's tropical storm-force winds extended outward up to 415 miles (665 km), drenching much of Florida and the southeastern Atlantic coast.

published on : 29th September 2022
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Hurricane Ian pounds Florida as a monster storm

About 2.5 million people were under mandatory evacuation orders in a dozen coastal Florida counties, with several dozen shelters set up, and voluntary evacuation recommended in others.

published on : 29th September 2022
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Cuba begins to turn on lights after Ian blacks out island

It made landfall as a Category 3 storm on the island's western end, devastating Pinar del Río province, where much of the tobacco used for Cuba's iconic cigars is grown.

published on : 28th September 2022
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Hurricane Ian nears Florida landfall with 155 mph winds

Florida residents rushed ahead of the impact to board up their homes, stash precious belongings on upper floors and join long lines of cars leaving the shore.

published on : 28th September 2022
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Hurricane Ian nears Florida coast, threatening floods, winds

Winds and rain has begun intensifying, a day after Ian battered the western tip of Cuba as a dangerous major hurricane.

published on : 28th September 2022
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Florida's mining industry at risk of leaks with incoming Hurricane Ian

Florida has 24 phosphogypsum stacks, most of them concentrated in mining areas in the central part of the state.

published on : 28th September 2022
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Cuba without electricity after hurricane hammers power grid

Hurricane Ian hit a Cuba that has been struggling with an economic crisis and has faced frequent power outages in recent months.

published on : 28th September 2022
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Hurricane Ian hits Cuba as Category 3 storm

Storm surges swept at least 20 homes into the sea in the town of Channel-Port aux Basques, on the southwestern tip of Newfoundland. Around 200 residents had been evacuated before the storm hit.

published on : 27th September 2022