Puerto rico death toll articles
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Flood Alert Issued as Persistent Showers and Thunderstorms Loom Over U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
The National Weather Service in San Juan has issued an elevated to significant flood risk warning for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto...
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Brazil floods death toll nears 90 as rescue efforts continue amid skyscrapers of Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre — From top to bottom, rescuers have been scouring buildings in Porto Alegre for inhabitants stuck in apartments or on rooftops as unprecedented flooding turned the streets of the Brazilian metropolis into rivers. In the state capital's Sarandi neighborhood, firefighters first evacuated people who had found refuge on the roofs of apartment buildings, then went in for those on the higher floors inside. "Now, we are evacuating those on the second and third floors," Daniel Batista da...
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Puerto Rico Earthquake: 5.6 Magnitude Quake Hits North Atlantic, Tremors Felt Till San Antonio
A powerful earthquake of a magnitude of 5.6 struck the North Atlantic Ocean 89 kilometers (55 miles) north of Puerto Rico on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. local time (GMT -4). The earthquake was felt in a wide area, up to San Antonio. It had a fairly shallow depth of 7 km (4.3 mi). 8:30 pm temblor magnitud preliminar 5.2 ocurrió cerca del Cañón de la Mona. No hay boletines de tsunami. Varios reportes como sentido. pic.twitter.com/HqS76UFdOh— Ada Monzón (@adamonzon) May 15, 2024 ]]>