Hurricane Isaias leaves four dead and hundreds of thousands without power in the US Southeast
Four people have now been reported dead after Hurricane Isaias battered parts of the southern United States with powerful winds and heavy rain. Officials said two deaths were recorded in Alabama and two in Florida, as the storm left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity across several states. The hurricane made landfall in Florida late on Friday before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, but it continued to bring dangerous flooding and storm damage into Saturday.The latest figures put the number of people without power at at least 600,000 across several states, according to the supplied report. In Florida's... [Continue Reading]
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Hurricane Isaias weakens after Florida landfall as storm surge warnings remain
Hurricane Isaias made landfall on Friday night along Florida's northern Gulf Coast before weakening into a post-tropical cyclone as it moved inland across the southeastern United States. The storm brought heavy rain, strong winds and the continuing risk of life-threatening flash flooding and storm surge. Officials said the system was still expected to affect parts of Florida, Alabama and Georgia as it tracked north.The latest confirmed update said all hurricane warnings had been discontinued by Saturday morning, although a storm surge warning remained in effect for parts of Florida. A tropical storm warning was also in place in Florida and... [Continue Reading]
Has Russia's fuel crisis given Iranian oil an opening in Central Asia?
Iran's oil exports have struggled under a US blockade, but a Russian fuel crisis caused by Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure may be creating a new opening in Central Asia. Countries in the region have begun buying oil from Iran as Russian fuel supplies they have long depended on run short. The shift is emerging as Moscow faces mounting pressure from drone strikes on refineries linked to its war in Ukraine.In August, Tajikistan said it was receiving oil and petroleum products from Iran as Dushanbe faced uncertainty over supplies from Russia. Also in August, Tehran agreed to establish a joint... [Continue Reading]
