The number of missing in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian has dropped significantly, to 1,300, providing a bit of rare good news in one of the nastiest storms the archipelago has ever faced. The government had said Wednesday that the number of missing stood at about 2,500, but “after cross-referencing databases,” officials revised the tally down to […]
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9-year-old Tess Snyder has become an expert in bracelet making. She’s certainly had enough practice over the last week. “Every time we’re home, we’re making bracelets!” said Tess’ mother, Haley Snyder. It started last Tuesday, as it became evident just how hard the Bahamas had been hit by Hurricane Dorian. “We were making bracelets,” explained […]
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A Riverside-based nonprofit is working to distribute fuel to residents of the Bahamas stranded and in the dark in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, with staff Monday asking anyone with the means to make a donation to the effort. “When people think about immediate needs after a major disaster, they generally think of shelter, food […]
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It seems Jermaine Bell will get his Disney wish after all. After using the money he’d saved for a trip to the Florida theme parks to buy food for Hurricane Dorian evacuees, Disney magic makers surprised Jermaine with a free vacation. Jermaine’s original plans to visit Disney were dashed when Dorian struck the Carolinas last week. […]
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People in Florida have been watching the skies as Hurricane Dorian lumbered toward the US East Coast and last night they got a bit of a surprise — a purple sunset. Amy Pope-Latham says she watched on Wednesday as the sky outside her Jacksonville apartment transformed from gray clouds to a burnt orange to a […]
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Hurricane Dorian flooded the streets of Charleston, South Carolina, on Thursday, spawned destructive tornadoes in two states and threatened a whole day of fierce weather. Dorian, a high-end Category 2 storm with sustained winds up to 105 mph, was centered over the ocean some 45 miles south-southeast of Myrtle Beach by 5 p.m. ET, looking like it […]
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President Donald Trump showed a map of Hurricane Dorian’s trajectory in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon that appeared to include an addition showing the storm potentially affecting a large section of Alabama. Trump claimed the map was the original forecast. But a similar image released by the White House last week did not include any impact […]
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A Florida man parked his Smart car in his kitchen to protect it from Hurricane Dorian. In a Facebook post, Jessica Eldridge said her husband Patrick Eldridge was “afraid his car might blow away” so he parked it in their Jacksonville home’s kitchen. She wrote on Tuesday that their other car is parked in the garage. […]
