Tropical Storm Bret chugged toward the eastern Caribbean on Tuesday as the region prepared itself for an unusually early storm and the torrential rains that are forecast. Bret had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving across the Atlantic Ocean at 21 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, which warned […]
Tropical Storm Bret approaches eastern Caribbean, prompting preparations for heavy rains
August 25, 2023 by
Heavy rains, floods in China strand dozens on rooftops, triggering landslides
August 18, 2020 by
BEIJING – Authorities deployed helicopters in western China on Tuesday to rescue people stranded by flooding as heavy rain swelled the Yangtze and other rivers to dangerous levels, state media reported.Landslides backed up a river, trapping 48 people on rooftops in Longnan city in the southern part of Gansu province, according to The Paper, an…
