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US
29 Aug 2018
Puerto Rico's death toll from Hurricane Maria raised to nearly 3,000 from 64
The official death toll on Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to strike the Caribbean island in almost a century, was raised on Tuesday from just 64 to nearly 3,000, based on a study ordered by the governor of the US territory.
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West Indies
14 Feb 2018
West Indies to face World XI in a charity T20 match at Lord's
West Indies will face a Rest of the World XI in a lone Twenty20 match at Lord's to raise funds for Caribbean cricket grounds damaged by recent hurricanes.
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United States of America
09 Jan 2018
2017 'costliest' year in US: Report
The US had 16 weather and climate disasters in 2017 each with losses exceeding $1 billion.
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United States
03 Nov 2017
US to meet 90% of Puerto Rico's reconstruction cost
US President Donald Trump has authorised an increase in the disaster assistance to Puerto Rico, taking up 90 per cent of the cost of rebuilding public infrastructure, including restoring the power grid destroyed by hurricane Maria in September.
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United States
12 Oct 2017
US warns Puerto Rico against tapping water at toxic waste sites
The U.S. environmental regulator warned residents of Puerto Rico on Wednesday not to break into wells at industrial waste sites as parts of the island still struggle with drinking water shortages three weeks after Hurricane Maria hit.
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Hurricane Maria
03 Oct 2017
Hurricane Maria: US President Donald Trump to survey hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico
Donald Trump will survey hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico Tuesday, hoping to underscore government recovery efforts and repair damage done by his contentious early response to the crisis.
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Donald Trump
01 Oct 2017
Don't believe fake news, Donald Trump tells Puerto Ricans suffering from hurricane
Donald Trump on Saturday asked people to "not believe the fake news".
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Donald Trump
28 Sep 2017
Donald Trump lifts Puerto Rico shipping restrictions
On Wednesday, the US military swung into action, stepping up an air bridge to the island and assigning a brigadier general to coordinate the relief effort.  
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Puerto Rico
28 Sep 2017
97% Puerto Ricans still without electricity, claims Governor Ricardo Rossello
About 97 percent of Puerto Rico's 3.4 million residents were still without electricity, one week after Hurricane Maria slammed into the US territory.
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US
25 Sep 2017
Battered Puerto Rico hospitals on life support after Hurricane Maria
With phone service out, the doctors had called one of the island`s radio stations, which broadcast their plea for help in locating the couple.
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US
24 Sep 2017
Fears of dam collapse add to Puerto Rico's misery after hurricane
"We saw directly the damage to the Guajataca dam," Governor Ricardo Rossello said in a Spanish-language Twitter message on Saturday while reinforcing his request that people leave the area as soon as possible.
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US
23 Sep 2017
Dam fails in Puerto Rico, 70,000 told to evacuate
"All Areas surrounding the Guajataca River should evacuate NOW. Their lives are in DANGER!," the service said in a tweet. Flooding has already begun downstream, it said.
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US
22 Sep 2017
At least 25 dead after Hurricane Maria hits Caribbean
"There`s no water, no power, nothing," said Rogelio Jimenez, a 34-year-old restaurant worker, as he cleared fallen roofing from the front of his pizzeria.
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US
21 Sep 2017
Hurricane Maria floods Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
The storm hit at a time of financial troubles in Puerto Rico, which is facing the largest municipal debt crisis in US history.  
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Puerto Rico
21 Sep 2017
Puerto Rico 'obliterated' by Hurricane Maria: Donald Trump
The United States territory of Puerto Rico has been "absolutely obliterated" by Hurricane Irma and its electricity network has been destroyed, President Donald Trump said on Thursday. 
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US
20 Sep 2017
Eye of Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico: Forecasters
The eye of Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico early Wednesday, pummeling the island as a Category Four storm with winds of 155 miles per hour, the US National Hurricane Center said.
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Hurricane Maria
19 Sep 2017
Hurricane Maria pummels Dominica, barrels toward US Virgin Islands
Hurricane Maria, the second major storm to hit the Caribbean this month, crept toward the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday after it ripped through the small island nation of Dominica, causing widespread devastation. 
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US
18 Sep 2017
Caribbean faces another major hurricane as Maria bears down
Streets were flooded in some residential parts of the island of Barbados, which had been experiencing heavy rain since Sunday as the storm approached.
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hurricane
18 Sep 2017
Hurricane Maria bears down on battered Caribbean
Guadeloupe was on "red alert" Monday with schools, businesses and government offices ordered to close, as was neighbouring Martinique, which is also part of France. Each has a population of around 400,000 people.
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Hurricane Maria
18 Sep 2017
Hurricane Maria bears down on storm-battered eastern Caribbean
The Category Five Irma left around 40 people dead in the Caribbean before churning west and pounding Florida, where at least 20 people were killed.






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