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| Feb. 27 |
Haiti |
Rain triggers deadly floods Map of Les Cayes Haiti At least eight people have been killed in or near the southeastern port cit in floods triggered by heavy rain
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| Jan.2 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Death toll rains hits 51| More than three days of rain caused a large part of a mountain near Rio de Janeiro to collapse as mud | |
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| Jan.1 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Mudslide in resort kills at least 19 people A stationary front continued for a third day to pound southeast coast with rain, turning hills into nightmarish scenes and raising the death toll to 45
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| Dec.29 |
Argentina |
Floods leave 3,000 displaced; 2 dead
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| Nov.5 |
Nicaragua |
Ida weakens to tropical storm Hurricane Ida made landfall over east central Nicaragua, pelting the nation with heavy rain and weakening to a tropical storm
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| Sep.12 |
Brazil |
Severe weather displaces thousands Treacherous storm conditions have plagued southern Brazilian states for nearly a week, causing flooding and landslides
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| Sep.2 |
Lesser Antilles |
Erika to lose status as tropical storm
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| Sep.1 |
Mexico |
Jimena downgraded to Category 3
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| Aug.30 |
Mexico |
Hurricane Jimena nears western Mexico Packing winds of 140 mph, Jimena was approaching Baja California as a Category 4 storm. There's a chance this system could be a Category 5
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| Aug.19 |
Caribbean |
Hurricane Bill reaches Category 4 strength Bill churned far from land with maximum sustained winds near 135 mph, 380 miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands
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| Aug.18 |
Caribbean |
Bill becomes Category 3 hurricane
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| Aug.13 |
Caribbean |
'Many hurricanes' in modern times
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| May.28 |
Brazil |
Dam bursts after more rain Map of State of Ceara Brazil| A dam burst in the northeastern village of Cocal left a girl dead and three people missing. 800 to 2,000 homes near the dam were inundated | |
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| May.8 |
Brazil |
Deaths rise flooding, more rain due
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| Jan.30 |
Mexico |
Water cutbacks on tap for Mexico City
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| Jan.29 |
Argentina |
Farmers face ruin as drought kills cattle
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| Nov.9 |
Cuba |
Paloma smacks Cuba, then weakens
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| Nov.7 |
Caribbean |
Hurricane Paloma strengthens
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| Nov.6 |
Caribbean |
Paloma becomes hurricane
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| Oct.11 |
Mexico |
Hurricane Norbert weakens
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| Oct.6 |
Mexico |
Tropical Storm Marco expected to hit
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| Sep.9 |
Cuba |
Ike bears down on Cuba again Hurricane skimmed along the southern coast, battering the island nation with near 80-mph winds, high surf and torrential rains
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| Sep.7 |
Cuba |
Ike makes landfall as Category 3 hurricane Hurricane made landfall on the north coast of eastern Cuba in the province of Holguin near Punto de Sama where mass evacuations taken place
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| Sep.6 |
Caribbean |
Caribbean lashed by Hurricane Ike Hurricane Ike is bringing winds of 135mph, just days after Tropical Storm Hanna caused havoc in the region. Ike could dump 12 inches of rain
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| Sep.5 |
Haiti |
'Hundreds' killed by storm Almost 500 bodies have been found in the port city of Gonaives after floodwaters caused by recent storms receded
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| Aug.30 |
Cuba |
Cuba, Gulf Coast braced for Gustav Winds increased to near 145 mph as it threatened the western tip of Cuba as a Category 4 hurricane
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| Nov.2 |
Mexico |
Floods strand 300,000; more rain ahead Map of Tabasco Mexico Rescuers in boats and helicopters worked to evacuate people stranded by a flood, one of the worst natural disasters' to hit Mexico
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Most of the state is under water.
Tabasco Governor Andres Granier has urged anyone who owns a boat to help the rescue operation.
Villahermosa and many other townshave been turned into brown lakes with only treetops and roofs visible.
The storms have forced the closure of 3of Mexico's oil ports
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| Oct.29 |
Dominican Republic |
11 dead from Tropical Storm Noel Cuba issued a tropical storm warning for the Camaguey, Las Tunas and Ciego de Avila provinces as the storm approached the island
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| Sep.6 |
Nicaragua |
Hurricane Felix death toll nears 100 Map of Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua Rescuers searched for survivors. The bodies of 25 fishermen were found along Miskito Coast, believed to be from a group of 109 Miskito Indians
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| Sep.4 |
Nicaragua |
Category 5 Felix makes landfall The hurricane made landfall with potentially disastrous rain and top wind speeds of 160 mph near the Nicaragua-Honduras border
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| Aug.21 |
Yucatan |
Dean slams into Yucatan, loses steam Map of Yucatan Mexico The hurricane is knocking down trees and flooding streets but not inflicting catastrophic damage
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| Aug.20 |
Yucatan |
Hurricane Dean grows into Category 5
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| Aug.19 |
Jamaica |
Jamaicans start to feel hurricane
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| Aug.18 |
Haiti |
Hurricane churns up the Caribbean
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| Oct.29 |
Nicaragua |
Hurricane Beta now Category 2
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| Oct.21 |
Yucatan |
Hurricane batters resorts| The Yucatan is suffering severe damage from Wilma, which is forecast to pound the area for at least a day | |
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| Oct.19 |
Haiti |
Hurricane Wilma 'strongest ever'
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| Oct.18 |
Caribbean |
Wilma turns into a hurricane The hurricane rapidly intensified to a Category 4 with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph
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| Oct.5 |
El Salvador |
Hurricane Stan's death toll climbs to 135 Heavy rains pounded Central America, pushing rivers over their banks and unleashing a string of deadly mudslides
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| Jul.18 |
Yucatan |
Hurricane Emily hits Yucatan
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| Jul.8 |
Cuba |
Dennis lashes Cuba, kills 20
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| Sep.22 |
Haiti |
Jeanne leaves more than 1,050 dead| Workers used dump trucks to empty more than 100 bodies into a 14-foot-deep hole. Up to 1,250 people still missing | |
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| Sep.19 |
Haiti |
Jeanne batters Haiti; 54 dead
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| Sep.13 |
Cuba |
Hurricane batters Cuba
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| Sep.12 |
Caribbean |
Ivan surges toward Cayman Islands
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| Sep.11 |
Jamaica |
Hurricane Ivan batters Jamaica Powerful Hurricane brushed past Jamaica, lashing the island with heavy rain and maximum sustained winds of 150 mph
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