SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador—At least seven people have been killed in landslides in El Salvador following four days of heavy rains across the country, Civil Defense authorities said Thursday. Two people died in Panchimalco about 11 miles (18 kilometers) south of the capital and a family of five perished in the municipality of Huizucar, also…
Ex-Honduras First Lady Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—A judge sentenced former Honduran First Lady Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo to 14 years in prison Wednesday on corruption charges, the second time Bonilla had been sentenced. Bonilla will be allowed to appeal the sentence within 20 days, court spokesman Carlos Silva said. The first time Bonilla was convicted and sentenced to 58…
6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Mexico, 2 Dead
MEXICO CITY—A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mexico early Thursday, causing at least two deaths, damaging buildings, and setting off landslides. The earthquake struck at 1:19 a.m. near the epicenter of a magnitude 7.6 quake that hit three days earlier in the western state of Michoacan. It was also blamed for two deaths. The U.S….
Hurricane Fiona Reaches Category 4 as Forecasters Reveal Where Its Going Next
Hurricane Fiona on Wednesday reached Category 4 with 130 mph winds as forecasters say the storm is slated to pass near the island of Bermuda later this week. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center (NHC), in an 8 a.m. ET update, wrote that Fiona is moving directly north at around 8 mph. A hurricane watch…
Hurricane Fiona Reaches Category 4 as Forecasters Reveal Where It Is Going Next
Hurricane Fiona on Wednesday reached Category 4 with 130 mph winds as forecasters say the storm is slated to pass near the island of Bermuda later this week. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center (NHC), in an 8 a.m. ET update, wrote that Fiona is moving directly north at around 8 mph. A hurricane watch…
At Least Nine Dead After Warehouse Collapse in Brazil
SAO PAULO—At least nine people have died after part of a warehouse near the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo collapsed on Tuesday, during a visit by two congressional candidates. Congressional candidates Jones Donizette and Ely Santos were visiting Brazilian container company Multiteiner when part of a concrete structure inside the warehouse collapsed over them and…
Brazil Airline Gol to Pay $41 Million to Resolve US, Brazil Bribery Probes
WASHINGTON—Brazil airline Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA will pay more than $41 million to resolve parallel bribery investigations by criminal and civil authorities in the United States and Brazil, U.S. authorities said. Gol entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department in connection with criminal information filed in Maryland charging the company…
Hurricane Fiona Slams Turks and Caicos as Category 3 Storm
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic—Hurricane Fiona bore down on Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a powerful Category 3 storm, threatening the Caribbean archipelago with heavy rains and life-threatening flooding after cutting a path of destruction through the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. On Tuesday morning, the storm slammed Grand Turk, the…
Powerful 7.6 Quake Strikes Mexico on Anniversary of Deadly Temblors, At Least One Dead
MEXICO CITY—A powerful earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, killing at least one person, damaging buildings, knocking out power and sending residents of Mexico City scrambling on to streets for safety. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a video address a person had died in the nearby…
Hurricane Fiona Dumps More Rain on Puerto Rico; Troops Rescue Hundreds
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Hurricane Fiona unleashed more rain on Puerto Rico on Monday, a day after the storm knocked out power and water to most of the island, and National Guard troops rescued hundreds of people who got stranded. The governor warned that it could take days to get the lights back on. The blow…
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