Jackson, Miss., Mayor Tony Yarber has signed an emergency declaration for Jackson’s infrastructure system. The Clarion-Ledger reports the state of emergency declared last week allows leeway in the bidding process with purchasing, engineering and other work and may lead to …
Flooding caused by abnormally heavy rains cut roads, knocked out electricity and threatened several communities in the usually bone-dry Atacama Desert region early Thursday. Local media quoted police as saying two people had been killed in the coastal town of …
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has declared a state of emergency in response to record flooding in Cochise County two months ago. Powerful rains combined with the remnants of Hurricane Odile resulted in up to 6 inches of rain falling in …
A pair of wildfires burning without restraint about 8 miles apart in northeast California became the focus of state and federal firefighters Sunday as authorities reported that one of the blazes had destroyed eight homes and prompted the precautionary evacuation …
International aid from the Baltics to the Bosporus began flowing to Serbia and Bosnia after the worst flooding on record swamped towns and farms, leaving 34 dead and thousands homeless. The United Nations flew life-saving equipment to Belgrade shortly before …
State troopers last weekend responded to nearly 1,000 crashes across Minnesota, plus another 2,300 vehicles that spun out or ran off the road. Driving conditions remained difficult early Saturday afternoon. Road crews were out in force, but the combination of …
Bushfires that started last week in the Australian State of New South Wales have been exacerbated by hot, dry, and windy conditions spread across the state, where authorities declared a state of emergency on Sunday. Bushfires are common during the …
Australia’s most populous state declared an emergency as wildfires tore through bush land west of Sydney, destroying hundreds of homes and threatening mountain townships. New South Wales State Premier Barry O’Farrell signed the order late yesterday, giving emergency services personnel …
The Philippines froze prices for basic goods to prevent gouging in an area cut off by the country’s biggest earthquake in a year, as the death toll from the temblor rose to 107. Rescue crews were searching for survivors in …
The fire in California’s Yosemite National Park is threatening an increased number of structures and it A state of emergency declaration has been issued from Gov. Jerry Brown for the San Francisco area due to the potential effect on its …
