99250 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.jamaicaobserver.com/editorial/flooding-ounce-of-prevention-better-than-a-pound-of-cure/The heavy rains that have pelted Jamaica since Saturday as Tropical Storm Ian passed to our south have triggered flooding in sections of the country which, while not as devastating as previous episodes, has created great inconvenience to citizens. Indeed, many householders in flood-prone communities....2022-09-28T08:07+0200jamaicaobserver-1809282feb8c2c92163be6d7abee1df520220928080700https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/ap-news-summary-at-12-56-a-m-edt/article_ec65a6ae-6ccf-59ff-a88e-652294e0fa40.htmlST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian is bearing down on Florida as a menacing major hurricane, and many residents have heeded orders to flee from its path. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian could become a dangerous Category 4 hurricane before slamming into southwest Florida on Wednesday.2022-09-28T07:23+0200wcfcourier-443180f111f0df07a06955c8d3ec763720220928072300https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/national/ap-news-summary-at-12-56-a-m-edt/article_f02cd827-8a0a-5efc-9b35-e51c3cbdd388.htmlST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian is bearing down on Florida as a menacing major hurricane, and many residents have heeded orders to flee from its path. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian could become a dangerous Category 4 hurricane before slamming into southwest Florida on Wednesday.2022-09-28T07:18+0200siouxcityjournal-443180f111f0df07a06955c8d3ec763720220928071800https://www.actionnewsjax.com/weather/talking-tropics-with-mike-track-ian-continues-shift-east/VBAKQA4TPNDLXG27ECXIUCHWA4/** FIRST ALERT! ** - Anyone living in - or traveling to - Florida & the Southeast U.S. should stay up to date on the latest forecast as Ian moves from the Caribbean to the Eastern Gulf of Mexico & then to Florida. A reminder to NOT focus too much on the exact landfall point or intensity forecast.2022-09-28T01:12+0200actionnewsjax-03ac8b2d68ed3d4eb789cc8a6991796220220928011200