Philippine floods: Death toll rises to 436

Last Updated: Saturday, December 17, 2011, 11:04

Many roads were cut off and there was no electricity, hampering relief efforts.

Hundreds flee as storm hits southern Philippines

Last Updated: Friday, December 16, 2011, 23:46

Hundreds of people fled their homes for higher ground on Friday as a tropical storm unleashed scattered floods in a usually cyclone-free area of the southern Philippines.

Heavy rains hammer Central America; 36 dead

Last Updated: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 14:37

Heavy rains generated by a low-pressure system hammered Central America for a third day on Friday.

Typhoon weakens to tropical storm in Vietnam

Last Updated: Friday, September 30, 2011, 12:39

The hard-hit Philippines is bracing for yet another monster storm building off its coast.

Tropical storm Katia slams into Ireland, Britain

Last Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011, 21:00

Most ferry services between Ireland and Britain were cancelled, and fishing boats were warned to head into port.

Wildfire destroys nearly 500 homes in Texas

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 09:42

A roaring wildfire raced through rain-starved farm and ranchland in Central Texas on Monday destroying nearly 500 homes.

New Orleans holds up as Lee loses strength

Last Updated: Monday, September 5, 2011, 10:00

Tropical Storm Lee weakened to a tropical depression as it neared Mississippi on Sunday, and New Orleans` flood defenses held up under one of their biggest tests since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005.

Tropical Storm Lee hits Louisiana coast

Last Updated: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 18:38

Lee`s tidal surge could spur coastal flooding in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama before drenching a large swath of the southeast and Appalachian regions next week.