Belize

Hurricane Richard makes landfall in Belize (AP)

October 24th, 2010

A man sets window protection shutters a few hours before the arrival of Hurricane Richard in Corozal, Belize, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010. ( AP Photo/Israel Leal)AP - Hurricane Richard slammed into Belize’s Caribbean coast just south of its largest city late Sunday, as authorities evacuated tourists from outlying islands and an estimated 10,000 people took…

Hurricane Richard nears landfall in Belize (AP)

October 24th, 2010

A man sets window protection shutters a few hours before the arrival of Hurricane Richard in Corozal, Belize, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010. ( AP Photo/Israel Leal)AP - Hurricane Richard began battering Belize’s Caribbean coast with powerful wind and rain Sunday, as authorities evacuated tourists from the outlying islands and an estimated 10,000 people took refuge…

Richard becomes hurricane, heads for tiny Belize (AP)

October 24th, 2010

This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 1:45 PM EDT shows clouds in the western Caribbean Sea associated with Tropical Storm Richard as it moves westward along the coast of Honduras.  The storm is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall in Belize. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)AP - Hurricane Richard formed in the Caribbean and steamed toward an expected landfall Sunday in the tiny Central American nation of Belize, where hundreds of people were evacuated as…

Hurricane Richard approaches coast of Belize (AP)

October 24th, 2010

This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 1:45 PM EDT shows clouds in the western Caribbean Sea associated with Tropical Storm Richard as it moves westward along the coast of Honduras.  The storm is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall in Belize. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)AP - Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center say Tropical Storm Richard has strengthened into a hurricane.


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Tropical Storm Alex soaks Belize, Mexico’s Yucatan (AP)

June 26th, 2010

This June 25, 2010 satellite photo released by NASA, shows a large area of clouds, at far left, in the western Caribbean Sea that on Saturday formed into tropical storm Alex. Forecasters said it was unclear if it would hit the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - Hundreds of tourists and residents fled low-lying islands off Belize and beachgoers were warned to stay out of the water along Mexico’s resort-studded Caribbean coast, as rain from…