Instead of walking down the aisle, she reported for duty on the front line of Ireland’s fight against Covid-19.

Tropical storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the US Gulf Coast as it churned toward landfall in the New Orleans area seven years to the day after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

RESIDENTS of south Fargo, North Dakota, evacuated their homes early yesterday as the Red River rose to its highest level in 112 years and a crack appeared in a sandbag dike.

AREAS of New Orleans newly flooded by Hurricane Rita could be pumped dry within a week after levee damage is repaired, far sooner than initially predicted.

Days after Hurricane Katrina inundated much of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, massive aid is arriving, yet with people still clinging to dry areas hoping for rescue, questions have arisen about the level of preparedness and response.