Latin America & Caribbean
Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout
By Dave Sherwood and Marianna Parraga Reuters Cuba restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening on Friday, officials said, ...More than 3 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding
BY TERRY SPENCER and KATE PAYNE AP Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, bringing misery to a coast still ...Bolivia wildfires burn record area, scorching homes and farms
By Monica Machicao and Daniel Ramos Reuters Wildfires in Bolivia have burned through more than 10 million hectares (24.7 million acres) this ...Haitian gang slaughters at least 70 people as thousands flee
By Harold Isaac and Sarah Morland Reuters Gang members brandishing automatic rifles stormed through a town in Haiti’s main breadbasket region, killing ...Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest region surge for third month
By Stefanie Eschenbacher Reuters Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest region surged to the highest number for September in almost a decade and ...Haiti conflict drives thousands toward famine
A gang-fueled social and political crisis in Haiti has swollen the ranks of those suffering severe hunger in recent months, with an ...Wildfire rages in Ecuador’s drought-stricken capital
A raging wildfire filled Ecuador’s capital of Quito with smoke and threatened homes on Tuesday as authorities rushed to control the blaze ...Hurricane John makes landfall in Mexico as major category 3 storm
By Fredy Garcia Reuters Hurricane John hit Mexico’s southern Pacific coast late on Monday as a major category 3 storm, with authorities ...More than 100 killed or missing as Sinaloa Cartel war rages in Mexico
By Lizbeth Diaz Reuters Some 53 people have been killed and 51 others are missing in Mexico’s western Sinaloa state since rival ...Fires burn out of control in Peru, hitting crops and archaeological sites
Peruvian authorities scrambled to roll out a plan to fight fires raging out of control across the nation, razing crops, damaging archaeological ...