Coastal storm churns at Va. Beach, Outer Banks

We have had to secure and lockdown everything in our yard. All lawn furniture has been put away the winds are higher in this storm than the hurricane winds. I said before we get worst nor' easters than Hurricanes at times. The wind gust have been up to 50 miles per...

Saving Mud-Covered Haiti's Crops – And Mountains

"The Haitians have a saying, “beyond mountains there are mountains,” meaning after each big obstacle stands another bigger obstacle. I saw the saying come to life in the town of Cabaret. It was my first trip to Haiti, a ninety minute plane ride from Miami. So close,...

Fidel Castro: Cuba rejected hypocritical US aid for Hurricane Gustav

" Reflections of Fidel:The good-guy role, at whose expense? (Translated by Granma International) WHEN the U.S. government hypocritically offered $100,000 as aid in the face of the disaster brought about by Hurricane...

Texas Coast Faces Massive Recovery After Hurricane Ike

After the storm had passed, rescue operations to reach those affected by Hurricane Ike finally began on Monday to survey the damage and evacuate survivors. "More than two days after Hurricane Ike slammed the Gulf...

Haiti Struggles After Violent Storm Season

As Ike hits Texas, it leaves Haiti in its wake, the fourth major storm this season to do so. Haiti is one of the world's poorest nations, and is ill-equipped to deal with this level of destruction on its own. As it...

Hurricane Ike Is Huge and Growing Stronger

"THOUSANDS of people have fled the Texas Gulf coast as deadly Hurricane Ike bears down, growing in power after ravaging Cuba and the Caribbean.Ike, which has left more than 100 dead across the Caribbean, could slam...

Hurricane Ike: Grand Turk "Flattened" - British Red Cross Launches Emergency...

Grand Turk has been left utterly devastated in this scenic island.  90% of buildings are said to have suffered structural damage.  British naval helicoptors have brought in relief supplies, as the locals...

Ike brings Cuba fresh bout of storm fury

Hurricane Ike's waves crash over five-story building in Cuba Monday.

Flooding From Ike Kills 58 In Rain-Soaked Haiti

Hurricane Ike hit Haiti with torrential rains and sent floodwaters flowing into homes killiing at least 58 people. Reports also state that the flooding has also caused a bridge to collapse that was the last land...

Hurricane Ike Heads for Havana as it Batters the Bahamas

  There is speculation tonight that killer Hurricane Ike - ten people drowned in the low-lying islands of Turks and Caicos so far - could be whistling in a straight line towards Havana, as Cuba battens down...

Venezuela flies aid to storm-ravaged Haiti

" 2008-09-07 20:37:06 - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela is sending Haiti 20 tons (18 metric tons) of food and relief supplies as Hurricane Ike drenches the flood-ravaged nation. President Hugo Chavez says a...

Hurricane death toll in Haiti passes 500 as floods recede

On Friday, one of our financial coordinators passed away. Her husband John Rigdon have been diligently translating the Bible to Creo for the Haitian people. Lorianne Rigdon was an essential part of Lakemont...

First aid ship arrives in Hanna destroyed Haiti while the US waits patiently

The first shipment of aid tried to arrive in Haiti yesterday. This would be have been the first aid since Tropical Storm Hanna killed 137 Haitians and put the town of Gonaives practically under water. The trucks...

Haiti Hurricane Recovery Effort at Ti Goave

The news for the Haitian people is not encouraging as there are 3 tropical storms that could affect Haiti in coming days.  Gustav took the lives of 77 Haitians, while Hanna has cost 11 lives since...

Haiti Death Toll Near 70, Mud Slides

" Hurricane Gustav made landfall on the Dominican Republic and Haiti. In Haiti, it has killed at least two people, but weakened to a tropical storm. Gustav''s winds fell to 95km/h (60mph), although experts warned...

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