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Hurricane Orlene roars toward Mexico’s Pacific coast Hurricane Orlene roared toward Mexico’s Pacific coast between the tourist towns of Mazatlan and San Blas on Monday, with authorities there suspending classes and setting up shelters. Hurricane Orlene roared toward Mexico’s Pacific coast between the tourist towns of Mazatlan and San Blas on Monday, with authorities there suspending classes and setting up shelters. After growing into a hurricane Saturday, Orlene quickly added power, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph) early Sunday, according to…

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In Hurricane Ian’s wake, dangers persist, worsen in parts Days after Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction from Florida to the Carolinas, the dangers persisted and even worsened in some places. Fort Myers (US), Oct 3 (AP) People kayaking down streets that were passable just a day or two earlier. Hundreds of thousands without power. National Guard helicopters flying rescue missions to residents still stranded on Florida’s barrier islands. Days after Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction from Florida to the Carolinas, the dangers persisted and even worsened…

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Elderly man miraculously pulled alive from Hurricane Ian’s wreckage in Florida; Watch In a miraculous escape, a 79-year-old man was recovered from the wreckage of his house by a rescue team in Southwest Florida as Hurricane Ian hit the region. In a miraculous escape, a 79-year-old man was recovered safely from the wreckage of his house by a rescue team in Southwest Florida as Hurricane Ian hit the region on Friday. Taking to the microblogging site, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry said the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department found the man…

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