24/7 Space News
WEATHER REPORT
 Motorist dies as tropical storm hits French Caribbean island
Motorist dies as tropical storm hits French Caribbean island
 by AFP Staff Writers
 Pointe-�-Pitre (AFP) Oct 10, 2025

A motorist was found dead after being swept away by floodwaters on Guadeloupe on Friday, the authorities said, as a tropical storm swept over the French overseas territory in the Caribbean.

Tropical Storm Jerry, which also skirted the coasts of the nearby islands of Martinique, St Barthelemy and Saint-Martin, is now moving towards the North Atlantic Ocean.

Overnight Thursday to Friday, between 100 and 180 millimetres (3.9- 7.1 inches) were recorded on Grande-Terre, the eastern part of Guadeloupe, according to French weather agency Meteo France.

The local authorities said the motorist was found in his car in a district in the capital after he had previously raised the alarm and said he could not swim.

The storm caused disruption on the roads and left hundreds of customers without power. Schools were shut and public transport and boat connections between islands were cancelled, they added.

Weather warnings have now been downgraded to "heavy rain and thunderstorms".

tbm-kr-kl-asa/cal/phz/rmb

Related Links
 Weather News at TerraDaily.com

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters
Tweet

RELATED CONTENT
The following news reports may link to other Space Media Network websites.
WEATHER REPORT
Landslides and floods kill 64 in Nepal, India
 Kathmandu (AFP) Oct 5, 2025
 Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal and neighbouring India have killed more than 60 people, officials said Sunday, as rescue workers raced to reach cut-off communities in remote mountainous terrain. Torrential downpours have lashed Nepal since Friday, leaving rivers in spate and many areas in the Himalayan nation inundated. At least 44 people have died in rain-triggered disasters and five are missing, Shanti Mahat, spokeswoman for Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction ... read more
WEATHER REPORT
Five youths using tech to drive change win UN-backed prize

 'She power' on the rise across China's sci-tech landscape

 ESA unveils Pulse framework to streamline mission management

 Arianespace partners with BULL to advance space debris prevention measures on Ariane 6
WEATHER REPORT
Space Ocean and Space Nukes Forge Alliance to Develop Deep Space Power Systems

 Rocket Lab Expands Synspective Partnership with 10 Additional Electron Launches

 Pulsar Fusion to Demonstrate Advanced Propulsion on Momentus Vigoride Mission

 Beyond Gravity wins order to build robotic thruster mechanisms for HummingSat satellites
WEATHER REPORT
Researchers ID new mineral on Mars, providing insight on potential early life

 Technique Could Reveal Hidden Habitats on Moon and Mars

 Wind driven rovers show promise for low cost Mars missions

 NASA's ESCAPADE craft returns to Florida for fall mission to Mars
WEATHER REPORT
Constellations of Power: Smart Dragon-3 and the Geopolitics of China's Space Strategy

 China advances lunar program with Long March 10 ignition test

 Chinese astronauts expand science research on orbiting space station

 China planning for a trillion-dollar deep space economy by 2040
WEATHER REPORT
UK expands international space ties with 23 new collaborations

 China sends 11th group of internet satellites into orbit for global constellation

 Planet expands satellite production with new Berlin facility

 SFL Missions to Deliver Spacecraft Buses for HawkEye 360 RF Signal Detection Expansion
WEATHER REPORT
Light-driven control of topological structures unlocks new path for ultrafast memory

 Three-dimensional skyrmions open new path to data storage and neuromorphic computing

 Uncovering new physics in metals manufacturing

 New theory transforms understanding of nanoscale heat transport
WEATHER REPORT
Rocket test proves bacteria survive space launch and re-entry unharmed

 The first animals on Earth may have been sea sponges, study suggests

 Webb reveals carbon rich disc around giant exoplanet

 NASA's Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000
WEATHER REPORT
Out-of-this-world ice geysers on Saturn's Enceladus

 3 Questions: How a new mission to Uranus could be just around the corner

 A New Model of Water in Jupiter's Atmosphere

 Evidence of a past, deep ocean on Uranian moon, Ariel
Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters




The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.