Tags: Emergency

At least 9 dead in ‘violent’ fire at French vacation home for people with disabilities

Nine bodies have been found and two more people are feared dead after a fire erupted at a vacation home hosting adults with disabilities in France on Wednesday, local officials said. The fire broke out around 6:30 a.m. local time (12:30 a.m. ET) at the private cottage in La Forge in Wintzenheim, near the German…

Putin’s right-hand man makes chilling WW3 threat to ‘vanquish NATO enemies’

Vladimir Putin’s right-hand man Dmitri Medvedev issued a stark warning to and its NATO allies vowing to “vanquish” Russia’s enemies. Russia’s former president – and puppet – lashed out claiming that Moscow was al and warned that was strong enough to take on the defensive alliance. “The entire NATO system is almost openly fighting against…

No more TikTok? More US states ban video app over safety concerns.

First Look No more TikTok? More US states ban video app over safety concerns. At least 24 U.S. states have banned TikTok from being downloaded on state-owned devices. Security concerns are rising that ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the app, can access user data such as browsing history and locations.  | View caption Hide caption…

How floods brought attention to long overlooked mobile home parks

First Look How floods brought attention to long overlooked mobile home parks Despite being disproportionately affected by natural disasters, mobile home parks have long been overlooked by United States policymakers. But after the recent bouts of flooding, urgency is rising to protect the parks as a source of affordable housing. | View caption Hide caption…

Texas traps pregnant migrants in razor wire, pushes kids back into Rio Grande, state trooper complains

Rolls of razor wire Texas installed along the U.S. side of the Rio Grande have ensnared several migrants, including a pregnant woman “in obvious pain” while having a miscarriage and a father trying to free his child “stuck on a trap” of razor wire–covered barrels in the water, a Texas state trooper wrote in July…

Postwoman dies after being trapped in lift for days as no one heard her screams

A postwoman was found dead after spending three horrifying days being trapped in a lift she entered during a paper round.  Olga Leotyev, 32, reportedly desperately screamed for help from the top floor of a nine-story building in Tashkent, Uzbekistan – but her pleas were unheard.  Her concerned loved ones reported her missing when she…