Houston residents confront officials over decision to flood neighborhoods
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Angry Houston residents shouted at city officials on Saturday over decisions to intentionally flood certain neighborhoods during Hurricane Harvey, as they returned to homes that may have been contaminated by overflowing sewers.
Hurricane Jose moves away from Leeward Islands, fears recede
(Reuters) – The powerful Hurricane Jose was moving away from the northern Leeward Islands on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, giving some relief to the Caribbean archipelago battered by the massive storm Irma earlier this week.
Miami zoo secures animals ahead of ferocious Hurricane Irma
MIAMI (Reuters) – The Miami zoo is taking no chances with Peanut, a critically endangered white-rumped vulture, or with its more common pink flamingos, for that matter.
Houston fire chief warns of risks from sewer bacteria, alligators
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Houston residents attempting to return to flooded homes after Hurricane Harvey should wear breathing masks against bacteria from the city’s sewers and watch for alligators and snakes, the city fire chief said on Saturday.
Utility crews stream into Florida for hurricane payday, adventure
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Nick Chilelli had been driving his utility truck with a broken air conditioner for about 18 hours, all the way from Cincinnati, when his convoy got trapped behind a car wreck just outside Orlando, Florida, at about 2 a.m. Satu…
Hurricane Irma poses toughest test for U.S. nuclear industry since Fukushima
(Reuters) – Hurricane Irma will pose the toughest test yet for U.S. nuclear power plants since reactors strengthened their defenses against natural disasters following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan in 2011.
Irma menaces Florida’s Gulf Coast after striking Cuba
REMEDIOS, Cuba (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma pounded Cuba’s northern coast on Saturday and barreled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast as authorities scrambled to complete an unprecedented evacuation of millions of residents hours before the storm lashes the sta…
Over 200 drinking water systems affected by Harvey still shut or impaired: U.S. regulators
(Reuters) – More than 200 drinking water systems out of 2,238 affected by Tropical Storm Harvey are still shut or have notices for customers to boil water, state and federal regulators said on Saturday.
Immigrants in Central Florida nervous about seeking shelter
APOPKA, Fla. (Reuters) – With Hurricane Irma barreling down on Central Florida, Apopka resident Carmen Nova had a decision to make.
Florida braces for Hurricane Irma as storm rips through Cuba
REMEDIOS, Cuba (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma pounded Cuba’s northern coast on Saturday and barreled toward Florida as authorities scrambled to complete an unprecedented evacuation of millions of residents hours before the storm would engulf the state.
