Tropical storm battering Philippines leaves at least 24 dead in widespread flooding and landslides
Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on Thursday left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars and prompted authorities to scramble for motorboats to rescue trapped villagers, some on roofs. The government shut down schools and offices — except those urgently needed for disaster response — for the second day on the entire main island of Luzon to protect millions of people after Tropical Storm Trami slammed into the country’s northeastern province of Isabela after midnight. The storm began to move away from the coast of the northwestern Philippine province of Ilocos Sur toward the...
Tropical Storm Oscar: See latest updates, spaghetti models, possible impacts in Jacksonville
Here is the latest update on Tropical Storm Oscar. As of the National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m. EDT advisory, a turn to the northwest and north is expected later today, followed by a faster northeastward motion on Tuesday and Wednesday. According to USA TODAY Network data, the storm's center was located 810 miles southeast...