The United States Coast Guard has announced that an offshore oil-drilling platfom in the Gulf of Mexico had an explosion and is currently on fire. The Coast Guard has activated a command center to rescue victims and investigate the explosion. So far there is no news on how big the rig is or how many people were on board, but there has already been casualties and reports of people missing. Read more below. Julie A.
Two More Tropical Storms Form!!
Man, when will it end?!! Two more tropical storms named Nate and Maria have appeared in the midst of this never-ending Tropical Storm season. Tropical Storm Nate has formed less than 150 miles from Mexico’s coast in the southern Gulf of Mexico, and it could become a hurricane by Friday, the National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday afternoon. The second to form on Wednesday, Tropical Storm, Maria formed Wednesday morning in the open Atlantic Ocean. @ItsLukieBaby
