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Tropical Depression Bising developed during the first week of February, and was a factor in, and worsened the effects of, the 2017 Visayas and Mindanao floods. This was followed by Crising, the third system unofficially named by PAGASA. Heavy rains from the depression caused flooding that led to the deaths of 10 people in Cebu, Philippines ...
Tiles on the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel were blown off and broken, [21] and waves flooded a causeway to an airport near Kingston that was closed and evacuated. [22] Due to a shift Ivan's track, the capital city of Kingston was spared from extreme damage. [23] However, flooding in the city was deemed a "major catastrophe". [24]
Hurricane Gilbert was the strongest landfalling storm in Jamaican history. The island nation of Jamaica lies in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba and west of Hispaniola.It frequently experiences the effects of Atlantic tropical cyclones that track across the Caribbean, with impacting storms often originating east of the Windward Islands or in the southern Caribbean between Nicaragua and Colombia.
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was a devastating and extremely active Atlantic hurricane season that became the costliest on record, with a damage total of at least $294.92 billion . [ nb 1 ] The season featured 17 named storms , 10 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes.
Just days before Harvey hit, Trump signed an executive order revoking regulations that would've protected federally-funded infrastructure from flooding.
Tropical storm Harvey has dumped over 2 feet of rain on Houston, Texas, and 2 more feet are expected.
Hurricane Jose was a powerful, erratic, and long-lived tropical cyclone, the longest-lived since Hurricane Nadine in 2012.Jose was the tenth named storm, fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season.
The first lady and President Trump headed to Florida on Thursday to assess the damage done by Hurricane Irma.