already whipping parts of the country's eastern coastline, residents said.... Around her, women and

Batsirai ultimately left more than 120 people dead and displaced 143, 000.... Six regions in the southeast are on red alert, most of them already hard-hit by Batsirai.“ We can’t go out so it’s hard to see what happened but from what I can see from the gendarmerie barracks, there’s a lot of damage.... “ We have not received any calls because the telephone communication has been very disrupted....

BEIJING--Chinese state media report at least 121 passenger trains are suspending service in anticipation of the arrival of Typhoon Saola.... The storm will then travel west down the coast into the Guangxi region before curving south out to sea between Saturday night and Sunday morning, gradually weakening as it goes.... The Guangdong city of Shanwei, closest to where Saola is expected to make landfall, ordered a halt to classes, transport and most economic activity until the all-clear is sound

Several aftershocks also rocked the region. Government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said it was critical for people in coastal areas to get away from the oncoming tsunami.“ Every minute counts.... Photos showed a crowd of people, including a woman with a baby on her back, standing by huge cracks that had ripped through the pavement. Bullet trains in the area were halted.... Parts of the highway were also closed, and water pipes had burst, according to NHK....

“ It provides us with information needed to act now to best position ourselves for the future.” In years past, powerful storms pushing water up shorelines were the primary drivers of flooding along coasts.... With 3 to 5 degrees Celsius of warming, that likelihood balloons to 80 to 99 percent.... In some cases, he said, communities will have to make hard decisions about what places are worth protecting, and when it’s time to retreat.“ We need to really start working through these challenging c

Tropical Storm Elsa is now 85 miles east of Kingston, Jamaica, and 185 miles southeast of Cabo Cruz, Cuba, as it moves west-northwest at 14 mph with current sustained winds at 65 mph.... By Monday, Elsa is expected to move across central and western Cuba and head toward the Florida Straits.... Elsa is then forecast to move near or over portions of the west coast of Florida on Tuesday and into Wednesday....

ANTANANARIVO, Sept 6( Reuters)-Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said on Wednesday he will seek

close Video Hurricane' speed bump' constructed along Louisiana coastline Louisiana is getting

ANTANANARIVO( Reuters)-The death toll from Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar rose to 80 from a

for future generations of Madagascar.“ The ultimate dream is to coach younger athletes and bring the