by Ghassan Charbel | Sep 18, 2017 | Opinion
An Arab man is glued to his television. The scenes are spectacular and unprecedented. The most powerful country in the world stands alarmed and tries to salvage what can be saved. Nature’s anger is a beast that cannot be detained. The hurricane speed exceeded 200...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 14, 2017 | World
Eight patients at a sweltering nursing home died after Hurricane Irma knocked out the air conditioning, bringing total number of storm-related fatalities in Florida to 20. The incident raised worries Wednesday about the safety of millions of senior citizens amid power...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 9, 2017 | World
Hurricane Irma has lost some strength as it batters the north coast of Cuba, dpa cited the National Hurricane Center as saying. The massive storm weakened to a category-3 hurricane with 205-kilometre-per-hour (kph) winds, the center said in its 11 am (1500 GMT)...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 8, 2017 | World
Britain flew additional aid supplies to the Caribbean on Friday after Hurricane Irma flattened homes and schools and flooded hospitals, causing the British Virgin Islands to declare a state of emergency. The governor of the islands, Gus Jaspert, said in a message to...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 31, 2017 | World
Monster hurricane Irma has formed in the eastern Atlantic as a Category Two storm, just days after the first major hurricane of the season, Harvey, unleashed massive rain and floods over Texas, US officials said Thursday. If Irma reaches Category Three as expected,...
