Caribbean

In the wake of deadly Hurricane Maria, a mass evacuation is underway, with tens of thousands at risk

At least 15 people have died and 20 remain missing on the small Caribbean island of Dominica, where Hurricane Maria first made landfall on

Electricity cut to the whole island after 225 km/h winds.

Hurricane Maria's category five winds and torrential rain have wrecked Dominica. Now they are bearing down on the Virgin Islands.

Hurricane Maria intensifies to a category 5 storm heading towards Caribbean islands still recovering from Irma

French islands devastated by Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean await the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron.

After battering the north coast of Cuba, Hurricane Irma is heading towards the US southern state of Florida. In one of the country’s largest

Residents of the US state of Florida are making last minute preparations for Hurricane Irma. The superstorm is predicted to hit the US mainland as early as Saturday.

The category five storm is expected to affect as many as 26 million people before blowing itself out.

Hurricane Irma is likely to be downgraded to Category 4 upon landfall in Florida, the National Hurricane Center says. For more on this story

Hurricane Irma wreaks havoc in the Caribbean

She struck during the night, trailing devastation in her wake: Hurricane Irma, the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic, showed no mercy

US braces for Hurricane Irma

The former Haitian president Rene Preval has died at the age of 74.

Leaders of Latin American and Caribbean countries have denounced the new US President's tough immigration policies and border wall project.

Provisional results suggest Jovenel Moise has won the presidential election in Haiti. The political novice has won a majority in the first round, avoiding a second round runoff.

After battering Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade, is powering towards the Bahamas and Florida.

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Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica are bracing for "catastrophic" floods and mudslides that forecasters fear will be triggered by the storm's 230 kph winds and a metre of rainfall.

It’s the fiercest storm to cross the Caribbean for years – and it has Jamaica in its sights.

Haiti's interim president takes office vowing to handover to a newly elected leader on may 14.

International observers have criticised Haiti’s parliamentary election, saying the vote was marred by irregularities, Two people reportedly died on