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The Tampa skyline is pictured across Hillsborough Bay ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Tampa, Florida, U.S., September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

White House: Trump Briefed on Irma

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 10, 2017 | World

US President Donald Trump was briefed on Sunday about the path of Hurricane Irma and preparations made to respond to the storm by the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the White House said. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said...

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Residents view damage from a Sunday night tornado in Baxter Springs, Kansas, on Monday, April 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Tornadoes strike central, southern US, killing 17

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 28, 2014 | World

Mayflower, Arkansas, AP—A tornado system ripped through several states in the central US and left at least 17 dead in a violent start to this year’s storm season, officials said. The tornado touched down Sunday about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Little Rock,...

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Debris from a row of homes destroyed by a tornado in Washington, Ill., is seen early Monday, Nov. 18, 2013 (AP Photo/David Mercer)

Six dead as tornadoes rip through US Midwest

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 18, 2013 | World

Washington, Illinois, AP—Dozens of tornadoes and intense thunderstorms swept across the US Midwest on Sunday, leaving at least six people dead and unleashing powerful winds that flattened entire neighborhoods, flipped over cars and uprooted trees. An elderly man and...

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A member of Nebraska Task Force-1 walks through the rubble of a home along SW 6th Street in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Brad Loper

Rescuers comb Oklahoma tornado rubble for buried survivors

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 22, 2013 | World

Oklahoma, Reuters—Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights picked through the wreckage of a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remained buried in the rubble of primary schools, houses and buildings in an Oklahoma City suburb. The massive tornado on Monday...