Hurricane Irene is being blamed for at least 29 deaths in nine eastern US states, emergency officials and local media said on Monday, as Vermont and other states suffered disastrous flooding.

The dea

US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in eight states including New York, Virginia, Massachusetts and Connecticut as hurricane Irene hit North Carolina with high winds and heavy

The edge of Hurricane Irene hit New York on late Saturday, bringing torrential rain, freshening winds and fears of widespread flooding after killing at least eight people in its run up the US east co

Barely a hurricane on Sunday but massive and packed with rain, Irene flooded towns, killed at least eight people and knocked out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses as it plodded up the

Hurricane Irene battered New York with heavy winds and driving rain on Sunday, knocking out power and flooding some of Lower Manhattan's deserted streets even as it lost some of its strength.

Irene w

Packing strong winds of 80 mph Hurricane Irene hit America's North Carolina coast and was churning its way up the east coast, triggering an unprecedented exodus of tens of thousands of people from

Mayor Michael Bloomberg sternly warned New Yorkers to follow the city's unprecedented mandatory evacuation orders on Saturday, saying approaching Hurricane Irene is ‘life-threatening’ and ‘not a joke.

President Barack Obama urged Americans to take immediate precautions as the 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Irene bore down on the US east coast and told them to heed evacuation orders.

"I cannot str

Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds hit the national capital as the country celebrated its 65th Independence Day on Monday. The weather office has forecast light rainfall on Tuesday.

The city rec

Coastal cities like Visakhapatnam, Mumbai, Kochi and Chennai are facing long-term threats from the sea as the average sea levels in these cities are going up by 1.30 mm every year.

Data collected by