(Minden) – At least four people were injured Friday night as a large
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - A town in Labrador has declared a state of emergency because a fire has spread to an area containing explosive material. RCMP are warning residents of Happy Valley-Goose Bay and the town's Canadian Forces base of an uncontrolled fire in the area. Police say an explosion is expected. Mayor George Andrews says the fire broke out at several buildings on the north side of town. The town is asking all residents in that area, locally known as the Canadian side,...
Lightning and heavy rains have killed at least 49 people across Pakistan in the past three days, officials said Monday, as authorities in the country’s southwest declared a state of emergency.
BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry is expected to issue an executive order that would establish a State of Emergency for parishes impacted by recent severe weather and tornados, the governor's office announced Monday.Landry's call to expedite the use of state resources to aid in response efforts came just hours after he returned to Baton Rouge after visiting West Feliciana and St. Tammany parishes to survey the damage from tornadoes, hurricane force winds, hail and flooding that hit the state...
MILLSBORO, Del. – The Delaware State Fire Marshall is investigating a fire that occurred early Sunday Morning at 28253 Basin Rd in Millsboro. As first responders arrived, the fire was advancing to the eaves, attic, and roof line of the two-story residential structure. Firefighters conducted a primary search of the structure on the account of conflicting reports that an occupant
The fire at Timberline Lodge was declared under control at 11:12 p.m., Thursday, April 18, 2024, according to Clackamas Fire District. The took place in the roof and attic.
TOPEKA (KSNT) — A local fire department is updating the public on grass fires west of Topeka. The Topeka Fire Department (TFD) posted on social media that grass fires west of Topeka are creating smoke that is spreading across the city, but there is no danger to the public. TFD is working closely with partners []
The stabbing of a bus driver in Willowbrook this month amid a spate of increasingly violent assaults on public transit operators prompted transit officials this week to declare an emergency to speed up the building of enclosed protective barriers for drivers. "These incidents have occurred with no prompting or warning and have created an environment of increased risk and trauma as assailants are resorting to the use of deadly weapon such as guns and knives," Los Angeles County Metropolitan...
A total of 103 cities and towns have been placed under a state of calamity because of El Niño, while the number of persons affected by the weather phenomenon has reached 2.1 million, according to Task Force El Niño spokesman and Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Joey Villarama.
The city council of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental also declares the entire city under a state of calamity
Ottawa, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) The growing forest fires caused by accelerated warming are destroying the black spruce forests in Canada, which grow relatively slowly and contribute to the organic layer of the underlying soils, it was reported recently. The post Canada faces ecosystem changes due to forest fires first appeared on Prensa Latina.
The state Health Department today issued a red placard to the Ocean Club at Halii Kai in Waikoloa, immediately shutting the restaurant down due to an active rodent infestation.