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Death toll rises as cyclone batters Malawi, Mozambique

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:34:18 GMT

By Vitus-Gregory Gondwe and Wanjohi Kabukuru | Associated PressBLANTYRE, Malawi — An unrelenting Cyclone Freddy that is currently battering southern Africa has killed at least 56 people in Malawi and Mozambique since it struck the continent for a second time on Saturday night, authorities in both countries have confirmed.Local police said 51 people in Malawi, including 36 in Chilobwe in the financial hub of Blantyre in the center of the country have died, with several others missing or injured. Authorities in Mozambique reported that five people were killed in the country since Saturday.The deaths in Malawi include five members of a single family who died in Blantyre’s Ndirande township after Freddy’s destructive winds and heavy rains demolished their house, according to a police report. A three-year-old child who was “trapped in the debris” is also among the victims, with her parents among those reported missing, authorities also said.“We suspect that ...

Bay Area weather: Winds hit 97 mph, but calm and dry days are coming

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:34:18 GMT

The latest atmospheric river storm blitzed through the Bay Area on Tuesday, bringing with it ferocious winds, lots of power outages, scores of downed trees, more rain and sloppy road conditions.But something unusual is about to arrive for the soaked region: dry weather.Wednesday and Thursday will be dry and warmer, forecasters said Tuesday, with no rain and temperatures in the high 50s to mid-60s around the bay, followed by chances of a few sprinkles Saturday and Sunday, but largely harmless weather.The respite is desperately needed. It has rained every day in the Bay Area for the past 10 days — since March 4 — and in 15 of the past 20 days back to Feb. 23.“It’s a chance for things to dry out and for people to get back to normal,” said Jan Null, a meteorologist with Golden Gate Weather Services in Half Moon Bay. “That’s been rare this year.”Firefighters are working on getting the eucalyptus tree removed so that Highway 92 can reopen. #CaWx p...

Bay Area atmospheric river updates: Nearly 300K PG&E customers without power

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:34:18 GMT

(KRON) -- Nearly 300,000 PG&E customers are without power after heavy rain and strong winds that disturbed the morning commute led to hazardous conditions across the Bay Area Tuesday. The excessive rainfall from the latest storm could bring the potential for heavy flooding as well as downed trees and power lines. The rain is expected to dry up by Wednesday and Thursday before some more showers for St. Patrick's Day weekend, according to KRON4 meteorologist John Shrable. Walmart big rig overturns on Richmond-San Rafael bridge, causes lane closures The National Weather Service also issued a High Wind Warning for the entire Bay Area effective Monday night through Wednesday morning. Peak gusts in the valleys are expected to reach between 40 and 50 miles per hour while coastal gusts are expected to reach between 55 to 70 miles per hour.Tuesday, March 144:50 p.m. -- Nearly 300K PG&E customers without powerThere are 296,067 customers without power, according to the latest figures...

Eastbound 580 shuts down due to overturned big rigs on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:34:18 GMT

RICHMOND, Calif. (KRON) -- Several big rigs, including a Walmart truck, were flipped over on the Richmond-San Rafael bridge due to wind on Tuesday afternoon, causing injuries and road closures in the area, according to the San Rafael Police Department. (Photo courtesy of CHP)The eastbound side of Interstate 580 thru the Richmond-San Rafael bridge will remain closed until the overturned trucks can be moved after the wind dies down, SRPD says. Drivers are asked to use State Route 37 or the Bay Bridge as alternate routes. Bay Area storm updates: atmospheric river impacts traffic, downs trees Traffic from Sir Francis Drake Boulevard at Anderson Street is being rerouted. The Main Street entrance to I-580 eastbound is closed according to CHP. Photos from the scene show crews with chains hooked up to the Walmart big rig as they prepared to bring the truck back onto its wheels. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscr...

Another atmospheric river pounds California, 27K to evacuate

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:34:18 GMT

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The latest powerful atmospheric river to drench California put nearly 27,000 people under evacuation orders Tuesday due to flooding and landslide risks. On the central coast, workers hauled truckloads of rocks to plug a broken river levee amid steady rain and wind.Forecasters warned of damaging winds with gusts up to 70 mph (113 kph), and there were numerous reports of falling trees. Power outages hit more than 330,000 utility customers in northern and central areas, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks outages nationwide.Crews raced to stabilize the Pajaro River’s ruptured levee Tuesday, placing rocks and boulders to finish filling the gap that opened late Friday, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) south of San Francisco. Workers will then raise that portion’s elevation to match the rest of the levee over the next few weeks to make it impermeable, officials said.Tuesday’s storm initially spread light to moderate rain over the stateR...

Inter reaches Champions League QF after 0-0 draw at Porto

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:34:18 GMT

PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Heroic defending and the woodwork helped Inter Milan reach the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time in more than a decade.Inter managed a 0-0 draw at Porto on Tuesday to progress 1-0 on aggregate and join city rival AC Milan in the final eight. Napoli could become the third Italian team in the quarterfinals when it plays Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday.All the drama was saved for the fifth minute of stoppage time as a goalline clearance, the post and the crossbar prevented Porto from snatching the goal that would have taken the match to extra time.“In soccer, luck matters relatively,” Inter coach Simone Inzaghi said. “I think that over the both legs we deserved to get to the quarterfinals, we didn’t concede a goal in the 180 minutes against a team that’s used to playing these sort of matches.“We shouldn’t forget that last year we reached the round of 16 for the first time after more than 10 years, this year the quarterfinals … Now we will play wi...

Cowboys get CB Gilmore in trade with Colts on big day for D

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:34:18 GMT

The Dallas Cowboys acquired cornerback Stephon Gilmore from the Indianapolis Colts for a fifth-round draft pick Tuesday.The addition of the five-time Pro Bowler came on the same day Dallas brought back safety Donovan Wilson and linebacker Leighton Vander Esch as the Cowboys try to further bolster a defense that carried the club at times during a second consecutive playoff season in 2022.The Cowboys will give the Colts a compensatory fifth-round pick in this year’s draft.It will be the third team in three seasons for Gilmore, the 2019 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year when he was with New England.The 32-year-old Gilmore played 16 games for the Colts last season, finishing with two interceptions and 11 pass breakups as a four-year Pro Bowl run ended.The second of Gilmore’s two All-Pro seasons was with the Patriots in 2019, when he led the NFL with 20 pass breakups and had six interceptions.The trade pairs Gilmore with 2021 NFL interceptions leader Trevon Diggs, who had 1...

AP sources: QB Dalton agrees to 2-year deal with Panthers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:34:18 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have found their stop-gap quarterback, agreeing to a two-year, $10 million contract with unrestricted free agent Andy Dalton, according to two people familiar with the situation.One of those people, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the deal can’t be signed until Wednesday, said the deal includes $8 million in guaranteed money.The Panthers traded up last week to get the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft and are almost certain to use it on a quarterback — a position that has seen repeated turnover over the past five seasons in Carolina. So while Dalton could open the season as the starter if the rookie isn’t quite ready to play, eventually he is expected to be relegated to the role of mentor and backup quarterback.The 35-year-old Dalton has spent 12 seasons in the NFL, including the first nine with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played last season with the New Orleans Saints going 6-8 as a starter with 18 to...

What’s known — and not — about US-Russia military air crash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:34:18 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — When a Russian fighter jet collided with a large U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, it was a rare but serious incident that triggered a U.S. diplomatic protest and raised concerns about the possibility Russia could recover sensitive technology.U.S. and Russian officials had conflicting accounts of the collision between the MQ-9 Reaper drone and the Russian Su-27 fighter jet — each blaming the other. But a Pentagon spokesman raised the possibility that the Defense Department could eventually declassify and release video it has of the collision.Defense officials said the drone has not been recovered. But the Pentagon declined to say whether any effort was underway to gather debris or pieces of the Reaper.Here’s what’s known — and uncertain — about the crash.WHAT THE US SAYS HAPPENEDThe Pentagon and U.S. European Command said that two Russian Su-27 aircraft dumped fuel on the MQ-9, which was conducting a routine surveillance mission ove...

FAA to investigate runway wrong turn at DC-area airport

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:34:18 GMT

Federal officials announced Tuesday that they’re investigating after a taxiing airplane took a wrong turn at a Washington-area airport and crossed a runway where another plane was preparing to take off.The Federal Aviation Administration said it happened on the morning of March 7 after air traffic control cleared a Republic Airways Embraer 175 to taxi across a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and a United Airbus A319 was cleared to take off from another runway, The Washington Post reported. The Republic pilots took the aircraft in a different direction and crossed the runway that the United flight was about to use, but a controller intervened, officials said.The United flight returned to the beginning of the runway at the airport in Arlington, Virginia, before taking off for Chicago, and the Republic flight continued to Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The investigation will determine how close the planes were, the FAA said.United referred questions to ...