#Emergency Response
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Articles (30)
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🇬🇧 Tram derailment leaves two dead and dozens injured
[United Kingdom]
Two people have been killed and 49 injured after a tram derailed in the centre of Milan, before slamming into a building.
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🇺🇸 Death toll in Brazilian floods rises to 46 as rescuers continue search
[USA]
Emergency workers continue to search for missing residents of towns reeling from recent floods.
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🇺🇸 iPhone satellite feature helps save skiers after deadly avalanche
[USA]
When a deadly avalanche struck outside Lake Tahoe, California, an iPhone feature allowed the surviving skiers to get the help they needed. Tim Werth, tech editor at Mashable, joins CBS News to explain...
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🇺🇸 Airport crews working nonstop to get planes moving after massive snowstorm
[USA]
At airports across the Northeast, crews worked around the clock, clearing feet of snow to get planes moving again after a massive snowstorm. Kris Van Cleave has more and Rob Marciano has the forecast.
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🇺🇸 New risks from historic blizzard [USA]
As millions dig out from a historic blizzard there are risks of falling snow and ice as well as roads that could freeze over. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda reports.
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🇺🇸 Heavy rains, deadly floods hit southern Peru; thousands seek shelter
[USA]
Torrential downpours cause deadly mudslides, while more than 700 districts across country declare states of emergency.
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🇺🇸 New York City’s Homeless Population Faces Another Dangerous Storm
[USA]
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Monday that his administration had taken lessons from the city’s last storm, when at least 20 people died after exposure to the cold.
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🇺🇸 Record setting blizzard slams Northeast [USA]
One of the biggest snow storms on record dumped nearly two feet of snow in major cities across the northeast. Seven governors declared states of emergency as blinding snow, hurricane force winds, and ...
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🇺🇸 Snowstorm Is ‘as Bad as I’ve Seen It,’ Massachusetts Governor Says
[USA]
Gov. Maura Healey said there were nearly 300,000 power outages throughout the state and about 350 cars stuck on roadways, some with drivers still in them.
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🇺🇸 Thousands of Flights Are Canceled as Storm Slams Northeast Airports
[USA]
Airlines suspended operations at some major airports and expect to restart some flights on Monday and more on Tuesday.
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🇬🇧 Skydiver dies after jump in Devon
[United Kingdom]
A 49-year-old man has died after jumping from a plane in Devon on Saturday afternoon.
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🇺🇸 Snowfall intensifies in Northeast, with many stuck at home under blizzard warnings and travel bans
[USA]
Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings Monday as heavy snow and strong winds intensified, creati...
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🇺🇸 East Coast Blizzard Forces Nationwide Cancellations and Delays [USA]
The mega winter storm slamming the Northeast is wreaking havoc on travelers all along the Eastern Seaboard with ripple effects across the country from the air to the roads to the rails, with major air...
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🇺🇸 Powerful winter storm shuts schools, disrupts travel across US Northeast
[USA]
Related: #Winter Weather, #Transportation Disruption
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🇺🇸 Historic blizzard to bring heavy snow, dangerous conditions across the Northeast [USA]
Some states are preparing for up to 2 feet of snow, as this winter storm is expected to be one of the largest blizzards in years. NBC News’ Cori Coffin and Valerie Castro report that several Northeast...
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🇺🇸 50 million under blizzard warnings, NYC issues travel ban as nor'easter arrives
[USA]
More than 50 million people in the Northeast are under blizzard warnings as a dangerous, rapidly strengthening winter storm moves up the coast. Emergency declarations have been made in several states....
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🇺🇸 40 million under blizzard warnings, NYC issues travel ban as nor'easter arrives
[USA]
More than 40 million people in the Northeast are under blizzard warnings as a dangerous, rapidly strengthening winter storm moves up the coast. Emergency declarations have been made in several states....
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🇺🇸 35 million people under blizzard warning as storm hits Northeast
[USA]
A major winter storm is sweeping through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Sunday, with conditions expected to persist into Monday. The National Weather Service (NWS) says that the system will produc...
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🇬🇧 Powerful winter storm targets US northeast as NYC issues travel ban
[United Kingdom]
The nor'easter storm has led to travel restrictions in multiple areas, including a full travel ban in New York City.
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🇬🇧 Firefighters tackling large blaze at school
[United Kingdom]
Several fire appliances are currently at the school building in Okehampton.
Related: #School Safety, #Community Impact -
🇺🇸 Broadway Cancels Evening Shows Due to Blizzard
[USA]
'Operation Mincemeat' is still going on as scheduled.
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🇺🇸 New winter snowstorm threatens millions along East Coast
[USA]
New York City is loading up more than 700 salt spreaders and turning over 2,000 garbage trucks into snowplows for the snowstorm expected to start falling on Sunday morning. More than 30 million people...
Related: #Winter Preparedness, #Public Safety - 🇺🇸 Trump approves emergency declaration for Washington after Potomac sewage spill [USA] Related: #Environmental Disaster, #Infrastructure
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🇺🇸 Blizzard warnings issued for New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut as storm threatens East Coast
[USA]
Blizzard warnings were issued for New York City and communities along the East Coast as a late-winter storm was set to arrive on Sunday.
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🇺🇸 Blizzard warnings issued as storm threatens East Coast
[USA]
Blizzard warnings were issued Saturday for New York City, New Jersey and coastal communities along the East Coast as a late-winter storm set to arrive on Sunday threatened to make a mess of the start ...
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🇺🇸 Man who saved baby blown into Lake Michigan didn't know how to swim
[USA]
The man who heroically jumped into Lake Michigan to save an 8-month-old baby in a stroller who had been blown into Chicago's Belmont Harbor doesn't know how to swim.
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🇺🇸 Newark Airport closed, ground stop issued due to aircraft emergency, FAA says
[USA]
Newark Liberty International Airport is closed until 11 p.m. Wednesday.
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🇺🇸 4 dead in crash on Colorado highway involving dozens of vehicles, police say
[USA]
The Colorado State Patrol says four people were killed in a crash on I-25 south of Pueblo involving at least 30 vehicles during what are being called "brownout" conditions with low visibility on Tuesd...
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🇺🇸 Winter storm wallops California with high winds, heavy rain and snow
[USA]
The storm wreaked havoc on roadways spanning from Sonoma County to the Sierra Nevada.
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🇺🇸 Small plane strikes 3 vehicles in Georgia after making emergency landing on busy road
[USA]
A single-engine plane made an emergency landing on a busy road in Georgia, striking three vehicles and leaving two people with minor injuries, authorities said, after one of the two pilots on board to...
Related: #Aviation Safety, #Public Safety