U.S. President Barack Obama has cautioned Americans that the impact of Hurricane Irene “will be felt for some time.” Mr. Obama said Sunday, “This is not over yet” and that the public is still at risk of flooding and power outages. He said it could take days or weeks for a recovery effort to wrap […]

U.S. President Barack Obama has cautioned Americans that the impact of Hurricane Irene “will be felt for some time.” Mr. Obama said Sunday that the emergency was not over and it could take days or weeks for a recovery effort to wrap up on the U.S. east coast. He said the region is still at […]

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has cautioned people along the path of Tropical Storm Irene that even if the storm has passed their area, danger remains. Napolitano said Sunday that downed power lines, flooding, generator problems and fallen trees are all potential threats once the storm is gone. Even as Irene continues on a […]

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has cautioned people along the path of Tropical Storm Irene that even if the storm has passed through their area, danger remains. Napolitano said Sunday that downed power lines, flooding, generator problems and fallen trees are all potential threats once the storm is gone. Even as Irene continues on […]

Hurricane Irene continues to pound the U.S. east coast with heavy rains and strong winds, leaving at least four people dead in its wake and paralyzing ground and air traffic. Irene blasted ashore in North Carolina early Saturday, flooding streets and toppling trees with sustained winds of 140 kilometer per hour. Almost one million homes […]

Weather forecasters say Hurricane Irene continues to hit parts of the U. S. east coast with heavy rains and strong winds, after claiming the lives of at least four people. U.S. officials say three people were killed in North Carolina and one in Virginia. Irene blasted ashore in the eastern state of North Carolina early […]