Natural Disaster

Hurricane Irene Hits Puerto Rico
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Hurricane Irene Blasts Through Puerto Rico & Dominican Republic, Threatening U.S.

By Amaris Castillo | 08/23/2011 - 12:00 | 0 Comments

Hurricane Irene, which has already torn through the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, is reportedly now a...

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Latin American Countries Issue Tsunami Warnings Across Pacific Coast
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Latin American Countries Issue Tsunami Warnings Across Pacific Coast

By Mariela Rosario | 03/11/2011 - 14:17 | 0 Comments

Latin American countries all across the Pacific Coast are issuing tsunami warning and bracing themselves for the ramifications of the huge Japanese earthquake that devastated the northern part of the Asian island country.

Ecuador is evacuating the coastal areas as a preventative measure, with President Rafael Correa warning of an "imminent threat,"...

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Wisin Y Yandel Give Back To Haiti
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Wisin Y Yandel Give Back To Haiti

By Johanna Ferreira | 01/24/2011 - 14:39 | 0 Comments

Reggaeton artists Wisin & Yandel recently traveled to Haiti to continue their support of St. Joseph’s orphanage in Port Au Prince, which was destroyed by the devastating quake last year. The duo donated $100,000 towards the restoration of the seven-story building, which once housed Haiti’s abandoned children. It has taken a year to clean the ground...

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Brazil Flood
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Death Toll Rises from Flooding, Mudslides in Brazil

By Erika Ramirez | 01/13/2011 - 16:45 | 0 Comments

Brazil’s trailblazing female President, Dilma Rousseff, faced the first real test of her presidency as Brazil was hit with deadly flooding and a mudslide that affected several mountain towns near Rio de Janeiro.

The death toll, initially estimated at 35, has escalated to more than 500 and is certain to rise. As search and rescue efforts for survivors...

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Torrential Downpours in Colombia
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174 People Killed in Torrential Downpours in Colombia

By Mariela Rosario | 12/06/2010 - 17:00 | 1 Comment

Torrential downpours in Colombia caused a landslide in the suburbs of Medellín over the weekend and hundreds are feared missing or dead.

The La Niña weather phenomenon is thought to be the cause of the extreme weather. In recent months around 170 people have been killed due to rains and floods. The rain has wreaked devastation across the north western region of...

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Hot Headlines: Arizona Gov. Asks for Military Support to Patrol Border, Floods Kill Hundreds in Brazil and more

By Mariela Rosario | 04/07/2010 - 16:45 | 0 Comments

Heavy Rains Cause Fatal Flooding in Brazil
24 hours of torrential downpours have left almost a hundred people dead in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Most of the fatalities have been caused by mudslides in the favelas (or shantytowns) that surround Brazil's second...

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Aid Begins to Arrive as Red Cross Estimates 50,000 Deaths in Haiti

By Mariela Rosario | 01/14/2010 - 12:10 | 1 Comment

Planes are descending on Haiti as a number of nations send supplies, relief workers and aid to the devastated country. In a speech this morning, President Obama pledged $115 million to help the ravaged island nation and promised more to come as he tapped former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to help with...

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Haiti Devastated by Earthquake

By Mariela Rosario | 01/13/2010 - 10:50 | 2 Comments

Haiti, which shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic, has been rocked by a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit around 5PM yesterday evening. The country's capital city, Port-Au-Prince, has been all but destroyed and the Red Cross is estimating that up to three million people have been affected.

Although this is the worst earthquake to hit...

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