Killer tornadoes land in N Carolina, 5 other states
GenevaLunch News North Carolina was the worst-hit area, with up to 23 deaths reported after a series of tornadoes swept through the US state Sunday 18 April. Five other states also saw a total of 21...
View ArticleDeath toll reaches 300 from storms in six US states (update)
GenevaLunch News Storms that have ravaged Alabama and other parts of the southeastern United States have now killed nearly 300 people, reports CNN, with the governor of Alabama saying that 131 deaths...
View ArticleUS weather catastrophes will cost at least $295m, says Zurich Re
GenevaLunch News ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The unusually high number of very severe weather events in the United States in April and May of this year will cost Zurich Re at least $295 million, for both...
View ArticleTornadoes death toll in US up to 31
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A number of tornadoes have torn through several states in the centre and south of the US and the death toll now stands at 31, but there are fears it will rise as...
View ArticleTornadoes throw US Midwest into chaos, again
GenevaLunch News NASA says lessons learned from 2011 twisters GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The killer tornadoes that hit the southeastern United States a year ago left mostly chaos in their trail, but they...
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