Ruby Mellen

Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States

Visual Enterprise Reporter, Foreign Desk at The Washington Post

Visual enterprise reporter on Foreign Desk of @washingtonpost

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Months after Helene, it’s still hard to drive these North Carolina roads

5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Allison Joyce |Ruby Mellen

Months after Helene, it’s still hard to drive these North Carolina roads (washingtonpost.com) Months after Helene, it’s still hard to drive these North Carolina roads By Allison Joyce; Ruby Mellen 2025050911181400 BURNSVILLE, North Carolina — The day of Bobby Hensley's stroke in February, Green Leaf Road was so muddy and pockmarked that an ambulance couldn't make it to the 82-year-old Air Force veteran's house.
Stuff

4 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Ruby Mellen
Cómo dos hermanos y una excavadora salvaron su casa familiar de las inundaciones de Tennessee

4 weeks ago | infobae.com | Ruby Mellen |Ian Livingston

Cuando unas grandes inundaciones azotaron el oeste de Tennessee la semana pasada, una familia estaba preparada, apoyada por técnicas que han mantenido su casa a salvo de las crecidas del río durante décadas. Tucker Humphrey y su hermano Justin, ambos agricultores de Bogotá, Tennessee, usaron una excavadora para construir un dique que protegió la casa de su familia cuando una catastrófica tormenta azotó el centro del país a principios de este mes.
In a town inundated by flood water, one house remained dry

4 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Ruby Mellen |Ian Livingston

In a town inundated by flood water, one house remained dry (washingtonpost.com) In a town inundated by flood water, one house remained dry By Ruby Mellen; Ian Livingston 2025041521500600 As major flooding inundated western Tennessee last week, one family was prepared — buoyed by techniques that have kept their house safe from river surges for decades.
Trump considering plan to change how the country fights wildfires

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Joshua Partlow |Ruby Mellen

Trump considering plan to change how the country fights wildfires (washingtonpost.com) Trump considering plan to change how the country fights wildfires By Joshua Partlow; Ruby Mellen 2025041121404900 President Donald Trump is considering a plan to overhaul how the nation fights wildfires by creating a new federal agency that prioritizes putting out fires as quickly as possible — challenging the idea that the nation's long-standing focus on immediately extinguishing fires has made the West...
Tras las tormentas, una franja del centro de EEUU se enfrenta a inundaciones fluviales masivas

1 month ago | infobae.com | Ruby Mellen |Scott Dance

Cuando empezó a llover la semana pasada, los feligreses de la Primera Iglesia Bautista de Frankfort, Kentucky, sabían qué hacer. Desatornillaron los bancos y los colocaron en alto sobre sillas metálicas; vaciaron los armarios de los servicios y trasladaron lo que pudieron a un terreno más elevado. El santuario, construido a orillas del río Kentucky en 1868, ya se había inundado antes y volvería a hacerlo, dijo su co-pastora Amanda Smith.
After storms, swath of central U.S. faces massive river flooding

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Ruby Mellen |Scott Dance

After storms, swath of central U.S. faces massive river flooding (washingtonpost.com) After storms, swath of central U.S. faces massive river flooding By Ruby Mellen; Scott Dance 2025040817363600 When the rain began to fall last week, congregants of the First Baptist Church in Frankfort, Kentucky, knew what to do. They unscrewed the pews and placed them high on metal chairs; they cleared out utility closets and moved what they could to higher ground.
Deadly storm brings new rounds of tornadoes and flash floods

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Ruby Mellen |Ben Cattell Noll |Matthew Cappucci

Deadly storm brings new rounds of tornadoes and flash floods (washingtonpost.com) Deadly storm brings new rounds of tornadoes and flash floods By Ruby Mellen; Ben Noll; Matthew Cappucci 2025040411501500 Another dangerous day of weather is expected Friday from the southern Plains to the Ohio Valley, with the warning level for strong tornadoes increasing, even days into what has already been a prolonged storm event.
At least 7 killed in Central U.S. as tornado and flood risk continues

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Anumita Kaur |Ruby Mellen |Scott Dance |Ben Cattell Noll

At least 7 killed in Central U.S. as tornado and flood risk continues (washingtonpost.com) At least 7 killed in Central U.S. as tornado and flood risk continues By Anumita Kaur; Ruby Mellen; Scott Dance; Ben Noll 2025040310493700 A destructive storm tore through the Mid-South on Thursday, killing at least seven people as tornadoes, high winds and rainfall wreaked havoc and flooding across numerous states.
Potentially catastrophic flooding and tornado threats in central U.S.

1 month ago | spokesman.com | Scott Dance |Ruby Mellen |Ben Cattell Noll

MEMPHIS, Tennessee – Strong and warm winds of up to 50 mph gusted in from the south, causing thousands across southwestern Tennessee to lose electricity Wednesday afternoon, the first rumblings of the major storm poised to inundate millions in the Mid-South with heavy rain through Saturday. Ahead of the anticipated deluge, all appeared normal in this city, even as local officials warned of tornadoes and flooding. Outdoor furniture, traffic cones and road signs remained outside.