8701640 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.yourerie.com/news/tropical-storm-fred-nears-florida-grace-threatens-earthquake-ravaged-haiti-tropical-depression-8-to-become-henri/Tracking the Tropics will be live at 2 p.m. ET. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Three active systems are brewing in the tropics and being monitored by the National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Fred, Tropical Depression Grace and Tropical Depression 8, which is expected to reach tropical storm strength soon.2021-08-16T19:57+0200yourerie-d73136266d989b9c0672dc51c82eaedd20210816195700https://siracusa.gds.it/articoli/cronaca/2021/08/16/scossa-di-terremoto-di-magnitudo-2-8-nella-provincia-di-siracusa-ff15608a-92d2-4e8a-a690-21750064dfc4/Un terremoto di magnitudo 2.8 è stato registrato alle 18.53 a 5 km a sud est di Palazzolo Acreide, in provincia di Siracusa. L’evento è stato localizzato a una profondità di 27 km. © Riproduzione riservata.2021-08-16T19:47+0200gds-it-5873b822f72f81550d4724a25961007220210816194700https://gizmodo.com/florida-and-haiti-could-be-hit-simultaneously-by-tropic-1847493853Tropical Storm Fred and Tropical Depression Grace aren’t monsters in terms of punishing winds, but they pack serious rainfall that could lead to flooding as they make landfall. In Haiti’s case, that could be dire given the nation is reeling from an earthquake over the weekend and being hit by Fred last week.2021-08-16T19:45+0200gizmodo-3e9d188bd55f14c9d47a962f4ae88b4820210816194500https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkb8dk/a-gang-war-is-messing-up-earthquake-relief-in-haitiChronic gang violence outside Haiti’s capital is encumbering national and international efforts to provide essential aid to survivors of an earthquake that struck the country on Saturday. Unless rival gangs the Ti Lapli and the Krisla decide to let relief vehicles pass through their disputed....2021-08-16T18:45+0200vice-com-uk-6612ad7a8f7273021faee0e5e273d22a20210816184500