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Tropical Storm Barry, poised to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019, churned ever closer to Louisiana's shore early on Saturday as most New Orleans residents huddled at home, or in bars, bracing for the threat of severe flooding.

New Orleans residents huddle at home, and in bars, ahead of hurricane

Tropical storm Barry could strengthen into a hurricane by Friday night or early Saturday when the centre is near the coast of Louisiana, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Tropical Storm Barry to hit Louisiana may develop into hurricane: US weather forecaster

Hurricane Willa made landfall in Mexico Tuesday, lashing the Pacific coast with powerful wind, heavy rain and what forecasters warned was "extremely dangerous" storm surge.

Hurricane Willa makes landfall in Mexico

Hurricane Willa crashed ashore in western Mexico Tuesday, lashing the Pacific coast with powerful winds and heavy rain before weakening to a tropical storm as it moved inland.

Hurricane Willa slams Mexico's Pacific coast, weakens

Hurricane Willa, an extremely dangerous a Category 4 storm, weakened slightly as it veered toward popular tourist resorts on Mexico's Pacific coast on Monday, prompting government warnings for people to evacuate high-risk areas and take cover.

Hurricane Willa targets  Mexico's Pacific coast;  high-risk areas evacuated

Undeniably, this year has been marred by and fraught with natural disasters and calamities all across the globe. From the destructive deluge that hit the south Indian state of Kerala, wildfires that scorched Europe and America, to quakes, cyclones, heat-waves, droughts, typhoons and the recent Indonesian quake-tsunami disaster; almost every continent had some climatic mishap happening this year and it doesn’t seem to stop.

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The hunt for missing people in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael early Sunday is turning into a search for the dead, as hope of finding more people alive fades in the Florida Panhandle, US officials said.

Hopes fade for more survivors of Hurricane Michael

Portugal placed most of the country under red alert Saturday as Hurricane Leslie, which threatens to be the fiercest storm to hit the country since 1842, approached the coast.

Hurricane Leslie threatens to be the fiercest storm to hit Portugal since 1842, red alert sounded

Death toll from Michael seen rising as Florida towns remain cut off The death toll was expected to rise this weekend in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael as hundreds remained unaccounted for along the Florida Panhandle where decimated communities remained cutoff and in the dark.

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The death toll was expected to rise this weekend in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael as hundreds remained unaccounted for along the Florida Panhandle where decimated communities remained cutoff and in the dark.

Death toll from Michael seen rising as Florida towns remain cut off

Hurricane Michael claimed its first life after roaring ashore in Florida on Wednesday, flooding homes and streets and toppling trees and power lines in the Gulf of Mexico beachfront area where it made landfall as a raging Category 4 storm.

Monstrous Hurricane Michael tears into Florida, kills one

With Hurricane Michael swirling around her, Loren Beltran thought the safest place would be her boyfriend's apartment, in a sturdy building designed to withstand a Category Five storm -- the maximum.

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Florida's governor mobilized National Guard troops and thousands of Gulf Coast residents were ordered evacuated on Monday, two days before Hurricane Michael was forecast to slam ashore with life-threatening waves, winds and rains.

Hurricane Michael menaces Florida after fatal flooding in Central America

Tropical storm Michael strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane Monday as it barreled toward the US Gulf Coast packing maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, meteorologists said.

Tropical storm Michael upgraded to hurricane in Gulf of Mexico

Tropical Storm Michael is on track to hit the Florida Panhandle midweek as a Category 2 hurricane packing 100 miles per hour (160 kmh) or stronger winds, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said early Monday in an advisory.

Storm Michael expected to hit Florida as a hurricane midweek

Sea condition will be rough to very rough over Comorin and adjoining sea areas during next 48 hours, the metrological office observed.

Cyclone alert along Kerala coast: Metrological department

Jammu -Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic today as J&K?received its first snowfall of the season.

3 Army soldiers missing in J&K avalanche, Kashmir valley cut off

Pir Panjal range witnessed heavy snowfall with the Mughal road closed for traffic

Watch: Heavy snowfall in J&K, Jammu-Srinagar national highway closed

India's Metrological Department said light rains are likely to occur over north Konkan and Goa including Mumbai tonight.?

Tracking Cyclone Ockhi: Heavy rain expected in Mumbai, Gujarat

Maharashtra's minister Vinod Tawde said all schools and colleges in Mumbai's metropolitan region would remain closed on Tuesday

Watch: Rains lash Thane, Navi Mumbai as Cyclone Ockhi approaches Maharashtra coast

Fifteen separate wildfires which posed a risk to built-up areas were raging across the region of Galicia, the head of the regional government, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, said

3 dead as Hurricane Ophelia fans wildfires in Spain

Ophelia, the largest hurricane ever recorded so far east in the Atlantic Ocean, was downgraded to a storm before it hit the Irish coast but the Met Eireann national weather service warned people to remain indoors

Ireland closes schools as major storm approaches

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