Following Hurricane Melissa, thousands of British visitors are still stuck in Jamaica amid concerns that crocodiles could be swimming in flooded streets. As many as 8,000 British citizens are on the Caribbean island, which last night was struck by one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in history that left ‘catastrophic winds’ and ‘flash flooding’Continue reading “Hurricane Melissa, With CROCODILES”
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Earthquake On The Island Of Rhodes
British tourists in Rhodes have described ‘the whole airport shaking’ in the wake of a 4.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the Greek island on Wednesday night. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the epicentre was detected in the Aegean Sea around 67 km (41 miles) southwest of the island, which is a popular holiday destination for many Brits.Continue reading “Earthquake On The Island Of Rhodes”
There’s TWENTY INCHES Of Snow On Mallorca, And The Waves Are 25 Feet High
Mallorca has been gripped by a winter storm that’s wreaking mayhem, with 20 inches of snow closing roads and cutting power to dozens of towns. The Spanish holiday island is covered with snow and officials issued a rare red alert warning for the second day in a row as a further 15 inches is predictedContinue reading “There’s TWENTY INCHES Of Snow On Mallorca, And The Waves Are 25 Feet High”
World’s Most Northerly Island Is Discovered By Accident
A team of Arctic researchers believe they’ve stumbled across the world’s most northerly island. The Danish scientists had been intending to travel to Oodaaq, which lies off the northern coast of Greenland, and previously held the title of the northernmost island, but instead, they wound up on an obscure piece of land even further northContinue reading “World’s Most Northerly Island Is Discovered By Accident”