disasters
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 2 days 16 hours 54 minutes ago
AP - Rescue workers have pulled nine more bodies from beneath mud and rubble in Brazil's flood-ravaged southern state of Santa Catarina, bringing the death toll to 109, the state civil defense department said Saturday.
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 1 week 4 days 7 hours 53 minutes ago
AP - China has acknowledged for the first time that more than 19,000 students died in the massive earthquake that struck Sichuan province in May.
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 2 weeks 3 days 14 hours 54 minutes ago
Firefighters and a squadron of aircraft launched a desperate daylight attack Friday to push back a wind-whipped wildfire that destroyed at least 100 homes in a wealthy enclave, ravaged a college campus and forced thousands to evacuate.
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours 55 minutes ago
When four huge storms struck this summer, one after another in the space of 30 days, Haiti never stood a chance.
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours 54 minutes ago
Wildfires destroyed hundreds of homes in southern California yesterday, closing major roads and forcing thousands of residents to escape to safety. The flames swept across a trailer park in Los Angeles, scorching trees and beating back firefighters.'We have almost total devastation in the mobile park,' said...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 2 weeks 2 days 15 hours 54 minutes ago
A wind-blasted wildfire tore through the city's northern foothills Saturday, devastating a large mobile home park, forcing a hospital to evacuate some patients and sending thousands of residents fleeing for safety.
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 2 weeks 17 hours 54 minutes ago
Calmer winds in southern California help firefighters battling wildfires, but officials warn of tough days ahead.
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Julia Leigh 2 weeks 1 day 19 hours 5 minutes ago
Calmer winds Sunday aided firefighters battling wildfires that destroyed hundreds of homes in Southern California, forced thousands of residents to flee and left much of the region under a thick blanket of smoke.
Fires burned in Los Angeles County, to the east in Riverside and Orange counties,...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours 54 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 -- Erratic, ember-blowing firestorms tore through Southern California on Saturday, consuming more than 10,000 acres, or about 15 square miles, forcing the shutdown of power in several neighborhoods and sending tens of thousands of people fleeing from their homes. The worst...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 1 week 6 hours 55 minutes ago
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rescue workers rushed to help stricken residents in southern Brazil Monday after landslides and floods caused by heavy rain killed at least 59 people and forced more than 43,000 from their homes.
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Gretchen Wright 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours 54 minutes ago
As daybreak arrived this morning, fire officials feared more than 100 homes could already be destroyed in a fast-moving brush fire driven by high winds that has charred at least 2,500 acres in Santa Barbara County and forced evacuations of thousands in luxury neighborhoods dotting the...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 2 weeks 2 days 16 hours 54 minutes ago
Thousands flee their homes in the foothill suburbs of Los Angeles as winds whip up wildfires.
comments (0) |
report problem
