Widespread flooding on Wednesday blocked roads, closed schools, diverted flights and forced hundreds of people to evacuate across New Zealand's North Island, as the tail-end of powerful Cyclone Debbie brought intense rainfall.
A week after the storm system left a trail of destruction in Australia, a state of emergency was declared in two New Zealand cities as river levels roseRead more
The huge storm that tore through parts of northeastern Australia this week was almost called Caleb instead of Debbie. The next one will be named Ernie.
Debbie started life as a tropical low off Queensland state, but formed into a cyclone just after Caleb -- another weather system brewing off Western Australia -- fizzled out.
The process of chosing aRead more
Film legend Debbie Reynolds, best known for classic musical “Singin’ in the Rain” died Wednesday after suffering a stroke, a day after the death of her movie star daughter Carrie Fisher, US media reported.
The 84-year-old had been rushed to hospital in “fair to serious condition,” paramedics told AFP, after collapsing at the Beverly Hills home of her son ToddRead more