Hurricane

German rail says halting all long-distance trains due to storm

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

Germany's rail operator Deutsche Bahn said Thursday it was suspending all long-distance traffic for a day as a deadly storm lashed part of the country with hurricane-force winds. Deutsche Bahn is "stopping all long-distance traffic," said a spokesman, adding that trains already on the way will be halted once they reach the closest stations. Source: AFPRead more

US Fed: economy still growing at 'solid pace' despite hurricanes

Washington - Muslimchronicle

The Federal Reserve kept its key policy interest rate unchanged Wednesday, and downplayed the hurricane impact on the US economy, saying it was growing at a "solid pace." Overshadowed by President Donald Trump's looming announcement of his pick to lead the central bank starting next year, the Fed stuck to the expected course, holding the benchmark lending rate at 1.0Read more

US home construction hits one-year low in September

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Construction of new US homes fell to a one-year low in September as hurricane-damaged housing markets struggled to recover from back-to-back hurricanes in August and September, government data showed Wednesday. However, US regions not affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma also saw steep drops in home building. After nearly a decade of economic recovery, economists say rising wages and steadyRead more

U.S. mail carriers emerge as heroes in Puerto Rico recovery

Puerto Rico - Muslimchronicle

With the Puerto Rico power grid shredded by Hurricane Maria, the U.S. Postal Service has taken the place of cellphone service at the forefront of island communications. Only 15 per cent of electrical power has been restored since the storm bludgeoned the U.S. territory on September 20, but 99 of Puerto Rico's 128 post offices are delivering mail. Tents haveRead more

Dam failing as scope of Puerto Rico’s disaster becomes clear

Puerto Rico - Muslimchronicle

Puerto Rican officials rushed to evacuate tens of thousands of people downstream of a failing dam and said they could not reach more than half the towns in the US territory as the massive scale of the disaster wrought by Hurricane Maria started to become clear on Friday. Government spokesman Carlos Bermudez said that officials had no communication with 40Read more

13 dead, hundreds rescued after Hurricane Maria pummels Puerto Rico

San Juan - Muslimchronicle

Puerto Rico was on Friday battling dangerous flooding after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island, as the death toll there jumped to 13 and authorities rescued nearly 700 people from high waters. Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello called Maria the most devastating storm in a century after it destroyed the US territory’s electricity and telecommunications infrastructure. “Part of the island isRead more

Maria an 'extremely dangerous' Category Four hurricane

Miami - Muslimchronicle

Maria rose in power Monday to become an "extremely dangerous" Category Four hurricane as it barreled toward the Caribbean island of Dominica, the US National Hurricane Center said. "The eye and the intense inner core is expected to pass near Dominica in the next few hours," the center said in its 2100 GMT bulletin. source: AFPRead more

UN supporting national relief efforts as Hurricane Irma threatens nearly 50 million people

New York - Musimchronicle

United Nations agencies are supporting relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irma, which has already wreaked havoc on Antigua and Barbuda and other Caribbean islands and is en route towards the United States. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, Irma, a Category 5 storm, made landfall on northeast Caribbean islands during the earlyRead more