Caribbean islands

Now Faces Health Peril

Paris - Muslimchronicle

Caribbean islands battered by Hurricane Irma now face a mighty task: preventing the rampant spread of disease as hospitals and clinics struggle to function and microbe-spreading mosquitoes and rats multiply. Ciro Ugarte, health emergencies director for the Pan American Health Organization coordinating the Caribbean response, spelled out the scale of the trials ahead. - Challenge No. 1 - With healthRead more

French weather agency declares top alert for St Martin, St Barts

Paris - Muslimchronicle

France's meteorological agency on Saturday issued its highest warning for the French Caribbean islands of St Martin and St Barts as Hurricane Jose bore down, three days after they were hit by Hurricane Irma. The alert warned of a "dangerous event of exceptional intensity," with winds that could reach 120 kilometres (75 miles) per hour, and strong rains and highRead more

Hurricane records broken in 2017

Florida - AFP

Hurricane Irma's current path is the worst case scenario for residents of Florida. After initial forecasts showed the storm would probably miss major land mass entirely, Irma changed course and now has a runway of conditions perfect for sustaining itself. Florida is set to receive the full force of the record-breaking hurricane, with residents told to evacuate from the state'sRead more

Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Cuba as massive storm: US forecasters

Havana - Muslimchronicle

Hurricane Irma made landfall as a maximum-strength Category Five storm late Friday, US forecasters said, after leaving a trail of death and destruction on a string of Caribbean islands. At 0300 GMT, the monster storm had made landfall on the communist island's Camaguey Archipelago, with the eye of the storm just 190 kilometers (120 miles) east-southeast of the Cuban cityRead more

‘Potentially catastrophic’ Irma barrels toward Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico

US - Muslimchronicle

Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, churned across northern Caribbean islands on Wednesday with a catastrophic mix of fierce winds, surf and rain, en route to a possible Florida landfall at the weekend. Irma is expected to become the second powerful storm to thrash the US mainland in as many weeks after devastating HurricaneRead more

Tourists evacuate as Category 5

Marigot - Muslimchronicle

Monster Hurricane Irma slammed into the French Caribbean islands on Wednesday after making landfall in Barbuda, packing ferocious winds and causing major flooding in low-lying areas. As the rare Category Five storm barreled its way across the Caribbean, it brought gusting winds of up to 185 miles per hour (294 kilometers per hour), weather experts said. After making landfall justRead more

5 Colombian soldiers rescued after helicopter goes down at sea

Bogota - ArabToday

Five Colombian soldiers have been rescued after their helicopter crashed Friday between the Caribbean islands of Providencia and San Andres, the Colombian navy said on Saturday. In the helicopter were travelling police officer, Andrew Lopez, helicopter technician, Farid Mendez, coastguard officer, David Naranjo, the co-pilot, Julio Cortes and the pilot Jose Arevalo. However, the helicopter was also transporting presumed drugRead more