Showing posts with label emergency plan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label emergency plan. Show all posts

Thursday, December 26, 2024

Russia imposes state of federal-level emergency due to fuel oil spill in Black Sea

oil spill in the Black Sea

A state of federal-level emergency has been introduced following a fuel oil spill in the Black Sea caused by the tankers accident, the Russian Emergencies Ministry told TASS.

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Seat Of NASA Astronaut Moved From Souyz MS-22 Spacecraft To Crew Dragon - Roscosmos

Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft

The seat of US astronaut Frank Rubio was moved from the faulty Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft to a US Crew Dragon spacecraft to ensure his safe return to Earth in the event of an emergency, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Wednesday.

Monday, July 11, 2022

EU mobilizes firefighting planes to Portugal. In Spain temperatures rose to 43 degrees Celsius

 

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1. The European Union has mobilized its firefighting fleet to Portugal where officials have declared a state of contingency as an ongoing heatwave threatens to exacerbate wildfires burning in the center of the country.

Friday, February 23, 2018

Trump extends Puerto Rico disaster aid for 1-3 months

Hurricane Maria
President Donald Trump on Friday authorized an extension of federal benefits to Puerto Rico, because the island still has not fully recovered from Hurricane Maria.

Friday, January 26, 2018

Philippines prepares for three-month-long volcano emergency

Mount Mayon in central Albay province
The Philippines is bracing for a possible three-month-long emergency in areas around an erupting volcano, which has already displaced more than 81,000 and caused overcrowding at temporary shelters, the country's disaster agency said on Friday.

Thursday, November 09, 2017

New Delhi Declares Pollution Emergency

The Indian capital declared a pollution emergency
The Indian capital declared a pollution emergency and banned the entry of trucks and construction activity as a toxic smog hung over the city for a third day on Thursday and air quality worsened by the hour.

Sunday, July 30, 2017

China launches emergency response for dual typhoons

Typhoon Nesat
China Saturday launched a medium-level emergency response plan to brace for the upcoming dual typhoons.

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Radioactive material theft in Mexico prompts alert in 9 states

Mexican officials have issued a nine state alert after a vehicle carrying mobile industrial radiography equipment filled with Iridium-192 was stolen in the city of Tlaquepaque in the state of Jalisco.

Sunday, April 09, 2017

California governor declares end to drought emergency

One of the worst droughts in California history has officially ended, Governor Jerry Brown declared, but not before it strained the state's farm economy and threatened water supplies for millions of residents.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

China’s smoggiest city closes schools amid public anger

China’s smoggiest city closed schools Dec. 21 as much of the country suffered its sixth day under an oppressive haze, sparking public anger about the slow response to the threat to children’s health.

Sunday, November 06, 2016

Italian gov't takes emergency measures for quake-hit regions

The Italian government has decided to take emergency measures for the central Italian regions that were struck by strong earthquakes between August 24 and October 30.

Thursday, October 01, 2015

Typhoon Dujuan leaves death and chaos in its path

Eastern costal regions in China ordered boats to shore and evacuated people on land to prepare for Typhoon Dujuan after it made landfall in Fujian province on Tuesday morning. The typhoon had already left three dead and more than 300 injured in Taiwan.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Monday, September 28, 2015

China braced for super typhoon arrival

The National Meteorological Center yesterday issued an orange alert for Typhoon Dujuan, which is due to land in coastal Fujian Province tomorrow morning after sweeping across Taiwan, bringing gales, torrential rain and high waves to these regions.

Wednesday, September 02, 2015

New York Governor Urges Residents to Prepare for Future Disasters

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has urged all New Yorkers to create an emergency plan that could be activated in case of a natural or man-made disaster.