Articles by Joseph Guyler Delva and Scott Malone

Hurricane Matthew Smashed Haiti Villages; Death Count Near 900

Hurricane Matthew killed almost 900 people and displaced tens of thousands in Haiti before plowing northward on Saturday just off the southeast U.S. coast where it caused major flooding and widespread power outages. The number of deaths in Haiti, the …

Tropical Storm Emily Breaks up over Haiti; Still Threatens Rains

Tropical Storm Emily broke apart over the mountains of Haiti and the Dominican Republic Thursday, but its remnants still packed rains threatening flash floods and mudslides in the neighboring Caribbean countries. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm dissipated …

Haiti Braces as Hurricane Tomas Roars through Caribbean

Authorities Sunday urged hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in crowded tent camps to seek new shelter as Hurricane Tomas roared across the Caribbean with Haiti in its projected path. Tomas was downgraded to a Category 1 storm after ripping …

Tens of Thousands Feared Dead, Capital in Ruins From Haiti’s Catastrophic Quake

Traumatized Haitians slept out in parks and streets Thursday, fearing aftershocks to the catastrophic earthquake that flattened homes and government buildings and buried countless people. Tens of thousands of people were feared dead and many were believed to be still …

Haiti Hurricane Damage Estimated at $1 Billion

The storms that have battered Haiti since August caused nearly $1 billion of damage, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Wednesday. “That’s a lot for a country of 8 million people and there’s been a terrible loss of lives,” Zoellick …

Hurricane Ike Threatens Bahamas; Hanna Death Toll Grows

Powerful Hurricane Ike weakened slightly as it moved across the Atlantic toward the Bahamas and the U.S. on Thursday, while Tropical Storm Hanna’s death toll from floods in Haiti grew to 136. Campgrounds were closed and some evacuations began on …