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Matt Damon, Wyclef Jean visit Haiti city in ruins
GONAIVES, Haiti - There were cries of adulation -- and also of hunger -- as Matt Damon and Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean toured the flood-ravaged city of Gonaives on Sunday to call attention to the widespread suffering.
Nations:Haiti France People:Wyclef Jean Matt Damon Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Hanna Source:(AP)
2008-09-14
Hanna rolls into Connecticut with heavy rain
HARTFORD, Conn. - Tropical Storm Hanna rolled into Connecticut on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, wind gusts and oppressive humidity.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Hurricane Hanna Source:(AP)
2008-09-07
Powerful storm raises fears from Caribbean to Gulf
KEY WEST, Fla. - "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico, to nervously wonder where it would eventually strike.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Cuba Haiti Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Hanna 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Ike blasts Turks and Caicos as Category 4 storm
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos - Hurricane Ike slammed into the Turks and Caicos on Saturday as a ferocious Category 4 storm, raking the low-lying island chain with shrieking winds as people hunkered down at home or in emergency shelters.
Nations:Mexico U.S. Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Hanna Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Peacekeepers, aid workers race to feed Haitians
GONAIVES, Haiti - Receding waters in the starving Haitian city of Gonaives revealed the bodies of more victims in floods from Tropical Storm Hanna, as U.N. peacekeepers and aid groups struggled to feed thousands of people.
Nations:Haiti Colombia Argentina Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Hanna Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
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