Tag: Natural disasters
Mexico City subway collapse was a tragedy foretold
MEXICO CITY — The Mexico City elevated subway line that collapsed this week, killing 25 people, was problem-plagued and poorly designed from the day...
US judge weighs if PG&E violated probation with 2019 fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge is weighing whether Pacific Gas & Electric violated its criminal probation by sparking a wildfire north of San...
Flood threats persist as storms continue to drench South
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Relentless wind and rain keeps pummeling much of the southeastern United States, spawning tornadoes, sparking a flash flood emergency in Alabama...
Storms force Blazers to take shelter in hotel parking garage
ATLANTA — The Portland Trail Blazers got a bit of a scare before their game against the Atlanta Hawks when a tornado warning forced...
Storms force Blazers to take shelter in hotel parking garage
ATLANTA — The Portland Trail Blazers got a bit of a scare before their game against the Atlanta Hawks when a tornado warning forced...
Most of Indiana either abnormally dry or in moderate drought
INDIANAPOLIS — A recent lack of rain made for nice spring picnicking weather in Indiana, but it's left most of the state unusually dry...
Puerto Rico groans under pandemic as health, economy suffer
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico seemed to be sprinting toward herd immunity this spring before people began letting their guard down against...
Determined volunteers still search for capsized ship missing
COCODRIE, La. — The volunteers gather around a map, suntanned fingers tracing over the bayous, lakes and islands where they'll search. They talk about...
California man held for allegedly starting deadly wildfire
VACAVILLE, Calif. — A man charged with killing a woman in Northern California was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of setting a fire to cover...
California trucks salmon to Pacific; low river levels blamed
SAN FRANCISCO — California officials will again truck millions of young salmon raised at fish hatcheries in the state's Central Valley agricultural region to...
