S T. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Engineers and dam safety specialists who assessed the danger of a catastrophic flooding from a leaking Florida sewage reservoir determined that the threat of a possible second …
Read More »Hikers struggle as new fissure opens in Icelandic volcano
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) – Steam and lava erupted Monday from a new fissure in an Icelandic volcano that began to erupt last month, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of hikers who had …
Read More »Hikers struggle as new fissure opens in Icelandic volcano
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) – Steam and lava erupted Monday from a new fissure in an Icelandic volcano that began to erupt last month, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of hikers who had …
Read More »Sewage pond leak triggers evacuations in Florida
The Florida governor declared a state of emergency after a significant leak in a large sewage storage pond threatened to flood roads and burst a system that stores contaminated water. By ADRIANA …
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SYDNEY (AP) – Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, issued more evacuation orders on Sunday after the worst flooding in decades. New South Wales State Emergency Services responded to 640 calls …
Read More »Live pipe bomb found at polling place in Iowa
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) – The discovery of an active homemade bomb at a central Iowa polling place while voters were voting in a special election forced the building to be evacuated, police …
Read More »1 home, 10 units burned as Numbers Fire grows to 5,000 acres
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. (KOLO) – UPDATE 7:55 AM JULY 7, 2020 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help the state fight the fire. UPDATE …
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