Virginia mall evacuated as plane circles skies

This is a developing story. We welcome your news, comments, and relevant photos and videos.A shopping center near Smith Mountain Lake in Roanoke, Virginia has been evacuated as an unauthorized plane circles the area. Authorities say the pilot may be trying to commit...

Roughly 40 Residents Evacuated After Truck Carrying Chemicals Overturns

This is my hometown. I didnt live too far from where this took place. There is some houses and then the school just to the right (does not show in pic)."About 40 residents in the Erie County Village of Alden have been evacuated from their homes after a tractor-trailer...

Looting...it's what binds Canadians!

OPINION Looting...it's what binds Canadians!  Is it looting season in Central and eastern Canada?  I guess some of the citizenry of the fine city of Toronto are just looking for an excuse (opportunity) to...

Thousands flee Euro 2008 electrical storm

"(CNN) -- Thousands of football fans fled for safety and millions of TV viewers were left disappointed Wednesday night as an electrical storm in Vienna disrupted coverage of the first of the Euro 2008 semifinals."

Levees along Mississippi risk flooding, Feds say

If a major sandbagging effort along the Mississippi River fails, more than two dozen levees in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri could overflow, according to officials." WASHINGTON - The federal government predicts that 27 levees could potentially overflow...

Thousands Flee Floods Across U.S. Midwest

What a week it has been for Americans living in the midwest. Thousands of people have been evacuated, or forced to flee their homes, across Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas and Michigan due to widespread flooding...

Iowa Flooding Breaches Levee

UPDATE: 6:45PM ESTConditions are worsening in Iowa due to intense flooding." Conditions in weather-beaten Iowa took a turn for the worse Thursday as state crews prepared to shut down almost 30 miles of Interstate 80...

Evacuation orders for Des Moines residents

Des Moines residents have been told to evacuate the Birdland area north of downtown because of the rising Des Moines River."Police Chief Judy Bradshaw says the area has about 220 homes and 20 to 30 businesses. ...

Body found in rubble of Houston plant explosion

One person has been found amongst the rubble of the Goodyear Houston Chemical plant after an explosion this morning.Six people were also injured."Scott Baughman, a spokesman for Goodyear, said the employee's body was discovered shortly after 2 p.m. when crews were able to go...

China readies to ease pressure on 'quake lake'

Thousands of people in China have already died from the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province and military troops have been working to prevent futher flooding of the "quake lake" from occurring. To date, 250,000...

China plans mass exodus from quake zone

My prayers go out to all involved in this tragedy, We are all brother and sister"MIANYANG, China (CNN) -- Authorities are expanding plans to evacuate people in southwestern China as water piles up behind a dam...

Officials in China rush to evacuate 150,000

UPDATE: 12:44PM ESTThe number being evacuated has now risen to 150,000 people."The Chinese authorities are evacuating 150,000 people threatened by possible flooding from a lake in southwest China formed by landslides...

Wildfires force evacuations in Florida

Firefighters are still trying to contain wildfires in central Florida, although dry weather conditions are making progress difficult. Hundreds of residents have been relocated so far."DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) —...

Subway cars derail in Manhattan; more than 400 evacuate

We'll be keeping our eye on this story..."NEW YORK - Two subway cars derailed Sunday in Manhattan, forcing more than 400 passengers to leave the tunnel on a second train, officials said. ...

Trigo Fire forces Torreon, Tajique evacuations

"The number of acres burned by a Trigo Fire in the Manzano Mountains now stands at 11,368. That’s doubled since Wednesday when wind whipped the flames to the northeast."

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