ANKARA (AA) – Early voting in North Carolina surged to a record high with more than 4.2 million residents casting ballots in person as of Sunday. The election is scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 5. North Carolina, one of the swing states crucial to the election’s outcome, has seen particularly high turnout in its western regions, which [&he...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Ninety-two people remained unaccounted for in North Carolina as the US state deals with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. “I want to caution that this is not a definitive count, because the task force is continuing its work,” North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said, adding that the number will fluctuate as ne...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A study published on Wednesday reveals that Hurricane Helene, which devastated parts of the southeastern US in late September, was significantly intensified by climate change. The research conducted by World Weather Attribution (WWA) found that human-induced global warming increased the hurricane’s rainfall by appro...
ANKARA (AA) – A new US study found that deaths caused by health complications in regions affected by tropical storms and hurricanes far exceed the direct fatalities from these natural disasters. Published in the journal Nature, the research shows that hurricanes and tropical cyclones impacting different parts of the US lead annually to t...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden pledged to stand with residents across a wide swathe of the US southeast devastated by Hurricane Helene, saying Thursday “we’re going to stay until you’re restored.” The rebuilding effort is expected to cost billions of dollars, and Biden said residents have “been throug...
WASHINGTON (AA) – At least 202 people are confirmed dead from Hurricane Helene, according to a report on Thursday. NBC News said fatalities include at least 98 deaths in the state of North Carolina, 19 in Florida, 33 in Georgia, 39 in South Carolina, 11 in Tennessee and two in Virginia. Hundreds are still missing […]
HOUSTON, US (AA) – The death toll in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene climbed to 130 Monday night as rescue crews in the southeast US frantically continued their search for survivors. That number is expected to rise in the coming days as search and rescue operations are able to navigate into areas deluged by the […]
HOUSTON, US (AA) – The death toll stood at 93 Sunday night in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which tore a path of destruction through the southeastern US, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Coast. That number could climb higher in the coming days, as hundreds of missing persons reports have been filed […]
