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El Salvador declares an emergency in five regions after at least 40 people die in floods in the wake of Hurricane Ida.

Hurricane Rick quickly strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast today and forecasters said it could strike the Baja California Peninsula in about five days.

Officials urge the public to take precautions at the tip of the peninsula in Mexico. An OECD tax meeting that was to be held in Los Cabos is moved to Mexico City, out of the storm's likely path.

With winds of 115 mph, Hurricane Jimena has Mexico's Baja California peninsula in its sights. The Category 3 storm is expected to to moved toward Baja California, according to the National Hurricane Center.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Jimena formed in the eastern Pacific near the Mexican resort of Acapulco on Saturday, but in the Atlantic Tropical Storm Danny weakened to a tropical depression and storm alerts were discontinued for the North Carolina coast.

Hurricane Bill weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm as it churned over the Atlantic early Thursday, with forecasters warning that it could regain strength.

Tropical Storm Claudette has weakened to a tropical depression after coming ashore on the Florida Panhandle.

Hurricane Felicia weakened Friday as it headed toward Hawaii and may continue to wane, but forecasters have not discounted the threat of flooding on the island chain.

The federal government is exploring how to put Florida hurricane evacuees in foreclosed homes if a Katrina-like storm devastates ...

Authorities in France and Spain begin to repair houses, roads and power lines damaged by hurricane-force winds.