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Jun 06 2023
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Russia-Ukraine War: Flooding From Destroyed Dam Engulfs Communities in Southern Ukraine
Here are the latest developments on the destruction of the dam. Rescue and evacuation efforts were continuing on Wednesday in an expansive area of southern Ukraine flooded by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam a day earlier, as an additional mass displacement and humanitarian disaster unfolded in the midst of war. Floodwaters engulfed streets and homes in dozens of communities, sent residents
New York Times (News)
Jun 08 2023
News
Is climate change fuelling Canada's wildfires?
Intense wildfires are blazing across Canada with thousands evacuated and smoke blown as far south as the US state of Georgia, creating hazardous air quality for millions.
Canada is projected to see its largest area on record burned by wildfires this year.
The impact is being felt hundreds of miles away, most keenly in Toronto and New York.
"We are now experiencing a new
BBC News
Jun 06 2023
News
Nova Kakhovka dam loss makes Ukraine river offensive "impossible": Adviser
The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine effectively ends any hope that Kyiv's troops will be able to launch a successful assault across the waterway, according to an adviser to the country's Defense Ministry. The collapse of the dam—which occurred on Monday night after a reported series of explosions—has caused severe flooding in the lower Dnieper
Newsweek
Jun 06 2023
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Ukraine Dam Disaster: What We Know
A critical dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine was split in half overnight Tuesday, posing significant risks to the safety of a nearby nuclear power plant and surrounding communities. It was not immediately clear who caused the damage. Ukrainian officials on Tuesday began evacuating thousands of residents living downstream from the dam in the Kherson region as huge volumes of water
New York Times (News)
May 18 2023
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Court temporarily blocks new Montana abortion ban
Montana’s ban on a second-trimester abortion procedure was temporarily blocked by a state court on Thursday. District Judge Mike Menahan granted Planned Parenthood of Montana’s request for a temporary restraining order on the enforcement of a law that bans dilation and evacuation abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Dilation and evacuation is the most common surgical abortion method during
The Hill
Jun 07 2023
News
From British Columbia to Nova Scotia, Wildfires Spread Across Canada
The view from the CN Tower in Toronto as wildfires burned in Ontario and Quebec on Tuesday. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Hundreds of wildfires are burning nationwide, expanding a sense of unease in the country as thick smoke billowed over Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. More than 400 active wildfires were burning across Canada on
New York Times (News)
Jun 05 2023
News
Destruction of Dam in Ukraine Threatens Flooding in Battle Zone
Ukraine said Russian forces have blown up a dam at the Kakhovska hydro power plant in the south of Ukraine, causing a rise in water levels that threatens to flood villages along the Dnipro river. Ten villages on the western bank of the Dnipro and a part of the city of Kherson face the risk of flooding and people were urged to prepare for evacuation, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said on
Bloomberg
Jun 06 2023
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How destruction of vital Ukraine dam unleashed floods that threaten thousands: graphics
Thousands of civilians in southern Ukraine are being evacuated after a section of the Nova Kakhovka dam was destroyed early Tuesday, unleashing floodwaters from a reservoir nearly the size of Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Ukraine and Russia accused each other of destroying hundreds of feet of the dam and a hydroelectric power plant. The destruction took place as Ukraine began a long-anticipated
"USA Today" Contributor
Jun 05 2023
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Search for suspects wanted for fire inside Covington Walmart
Police are searching for two suspects wanted in connection to a fire inside a Covington Walmart St. Tammany Parish officials are searching for two suspects wanted in connection to a fire at the Walmart in Covington.It happened Sunday night at the Walmart located in the 800 block of North Highway 190.Officials say the fire consumed an aisle of products in the automotive section.Two hundred
WDSU
Jun 06 2023
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Rochester Towers repairs: Timeline for residents return still unclear
The timeline for residents to return to a Rochester, Minnesota apartment building remains unclear as inspections continue after it was evacuated last week due to structural concerns. Rochester Towers Condominiums, a 12-story building on 5th Avenue SW in downtown Rochester, has been empty since last Friday after the structural concerns were discovered. Over the weekend, crews worked to shore up
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