Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency Thursday night amid torrential rainfall and flooding that impacted Southwest Virginia. The Virginia Emergency Support Team (VEST) has been monitoring heavy … Read more
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) declared a “major incident” on July 19 due to a surge in fires across the capital, where temperatures topped 40C (104F) for the first time. … Read more
Yellowstone National Park announced on June 13 that all entrances are temporarily closed due to heavy flooding, rockslides, and “extremely hazardous conditions.” The National Park Service (NPS) said in a … Read more
At least 31 people were killed after a stampede broke out at a church event in the southeastern Nigerian city of Port Harcourt. Olufemi Ayodele, a regional spokesman for Nigeria’s … Read more
Southern California firefighters said that one person was found dead and three people injured on a beach below an ocean cliff on Monday. CBS Los Angeles reported that two people … Read more
Costa Rican authorities declared a national emergency on Wednesday after the Russia-based Conti ransomware gang claimed responsibility for cyber-attacks on government systems. President Rodrigo Chaves signed a decree believed to … Read more
At least four people, including three Chinese nationals, were killed and several others injured in a car explosion inside the premises of the University of Karachi in Pakistan’s financial capital. … Read more
County officials have declared a local emergency and FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to assist the state in combating the fire., officials said. From the estimated 2,068 people … Read more
At least five children were killed and two others wounded when a live mortar shell exploded in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province on Friday. A provincial Taliban spokesman for Helmand´s Information … Read more
Oman authorities on Thursday said that at least 10 people have lost their lives after a rockslide sent giant slabs of stone cascading into a quarry in the northwest of … Read more