To survive South Carolina floods, ants build rafts from their own bodies

Tue, 06 Oct 2015 20:53:00 +0200csmonitor (en)

Fire ants and other insects swarm in water on the shoulder of Louisiana Highway 23 during Tropical Storm Lee on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. The mammoth floods in South Carolina have claimed the lives of fourteen people and left at least nine dams breached.

Death toll rises to 10 in battered South Carolina

Tue, 06 Oct 2015 04:23:00 +0200usaToday (en)

The death toll rose to 10, and millions of South Carolinians remained homebound Monday as state emergency officials grappled with catastrophic flooding following days of historic rains. Authorities also reported two storm-related deaths in North Carolina. The rain was finally ending late Monday, and sunshine was forecast for Tuesday.

S.C. struggles with historic flooding

Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:27:00 +0200azcentral (en)

Caskets, cars carried away in South Carolina floods | 02:55. South Carolinians are struggling to cope with historic floods caused by the heaviest rain ever recorded in parts of the state. USA TODAY Raw: SC Hit Hard By Driving Rains And Flooding | 01:22.

Weather S.C. struggles with historic flooding

Mon, 05 Oct 2015 16:26:00 +0200azcentral (en)

Caskets, cars carried away in South Carolina floods | 02:55. South Carolinians are struggling to cope with historic floods caused by the heaviest rain ever recorded in parts of the state. USA TODAY Raw: SC Hit Hard By Driving Rains And Flooding | 01:22.

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Mon, 05 Oct 2015 08:09:00 +0200usaToday (en)

The U.S. Coast Guard, searching Sunday for a cargo ship that went missing near the Bahamas with 33 crewmembers aboard, said searchers had located "multiple objects" in the water of the search area, including life jackets, life rings, containers and an oil sheen. The objects were not immediately confirmed to be from the ship.

October 4, 2015

Sun, 04 Oct 2015 19:46:00 +0200voanews (en)

Emirati officials arrive for the launch of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives project in a ballroom at the Emirates Towers, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A man walks by cars piling up after floods in Mandelieu la Napoule, southern France.

La UME se adiestra para intervenir tras un maremoto en Andalucía

Sun, 04 Oct 2015 06:21:00 +0200diariodesevilla (es)

El cineasta Cecil B. DeMille afirmaba: "Las películas deben empezar con un terremoto e ir creciendo en acción". DeMille estaría encantado hoy. El paisaje por donde se despliegan los miembros de la Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME) no sólo ha sufrido un seísmo, sino un maremoto posterior.

Weather system deluges US East Coast as hurricane Joaquin threat eases

Sat, 03 Oct 2015 23:30:00 +0200cna (en)

EPA RICHARD ELLIS UNITED STATES/CHARLESTON 4/10/2015 00:26 epa04962241 A resident looks out at the floodwater from his balcony along South Battery Street in the historic district as Hurricane Joaquin brings heavy rain, flooding and strong winds as it passes offshore in Charleston, SC, USA , 03 October 2015.

News Joaquin becomes hurricane; could hit East Coast

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:24:00 +0200usaToday (en)

Tropical Storm Joaquin, which had already been expected to add to a drenching of the East Coast through the weekend, strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday morning as it neared the Bahamas. As of 11 a.m. ET, the hurricane had winds of 80 mph.

La UME se adiestra para intervenir tras un maremoto en Andalucía

Sun, 27 Sep 2015 10:09:00 +0200europasur (es)

El cineasta Cecil B. DeMille afirmaba: "las películas deben empezar con un terremoto e ir creciendo en acción". DeMille estaría encantado hoy. El paisaje por donde se despliegan los miembros de la Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME) no sólo ha sufrido un seísmo, sino un maremoto posterior.