Severe weather

Severe weather forecast for parts of Vanuatu

The inclement weather is associated with Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle.  

New Zealand MetService latest advisory this morning said, "It is expected to be located about 550km to the far southwest of New Caledonia tonight, then move southeast and out of the tropics early Saturday.

According to Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department, said heavy rainfall is expected over SHEFA and TAFEA province.

Severe weather hits US Southeast

In South Carolina, Jason Matthews, 66, died Monday when strong winds flipped his mobile home several times, Union County Sheriff David Taylor said.

"He was barely alive when (his) brother found him. By the time EMS and law enforcement could get to him he had died from his injuries," Taylor said.

Earlier, in Florence, Mississippi, 52-year-old Jacqueline Williams was on the phone Monday morning with 911, trying to direct rescuers after her vehicle went off the road into a creek, Rankin County Coroner David Ruth said. She was unable to get out and died.