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Texas storm damage: 'End of the world' scenes after tornados and 'extreme' hail torture Lone Star State

Terrified Texans woke to the sound of tornado sirens last night as the latest in a series of brutal storms battered the Lone Star State, leaving a trail of destruction and damage. A gas station was seen torn to shreds and vehicles overturned after a deadly tornado struck Valley View, Texas Astonishing footage also showed an American Airlines Boeing-737 being …

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1 year ago

Tennessee residents say tornado sirens failed to sound ahead of storm that killed six

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Officials in Tennessee have been facing questions after tornado sirens allegedly failed to sound to …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Sirens in Sevastopol as Ukraine ramps up attacks on Crimea

Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s strategy to quell Russia’s control of Crimea and the Black Sea requires patience, says Zelenskyy. Kyiv’s forces have struck a Russian air base on the peninsula and the Black Sea Fleet command post in Sevastopol, as Ukraine seeks to weaken Russia’s control over the water. The “illusion” of Russia’s domination of Crimea and the Black Sea had been shattered, …

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1 year, 4 months ago

‘Heaven on Earth’ turned deadly: Fire exposes Maui’s shocking lack of preparation

LA Times

The fire that raged through West Maui last week — leveling a historic community and killing more than 100 people — has exposed major weaknesses in the island’s preparations for such a disaster. Hawaii’s community wildfire protection plan for West Maui, dated from 2014, notes that while evacuation protocols exist for tsunamis, fire safety zones in West Maui “are yet …

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1 year, 4 months ago

California town of Paradise deploys warning sirens as 5-year anniversary of deadly fire approaches

Associated Press

PARADISE, Calif. — California residents driven from their homes by one of the deadliest wildfires in recent history had one request before they would rebuild in the small mountain town of Paradise: warning sirens to bolster town emergency systems that failed some people before the fast-moving inferno that killed 85. The town’s protocol says the sirens and messaging will sound …

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1 year, 4 months ago

In deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames

Associated Press

WAILUKU, Hawaii — In the hours before a wildfire engulfed the town of Lahaina, Maui County officials failed to activate sirens that would have warned the entire population of the approaching flames and instead relied on a series of sometimes confusing social media posts that reached a much smaller audience. “My Department is committed to understanding the decisions that were …

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1 year, 4 months ago

In deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But while the Lahaina fire was …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Maui wildfires: Toll rises to 67 as flames spread, homes reduced to ashes

India Today

The death toll in Maui rose to 67 on Friday as officials confirmed another 12 fatalities from a massive blaze that turned large swaths of a centuries-old town into a hellscape of ashen rubble. “It hit so quick, it was incredible,” Lahaina resident Kyle Scharnhorst said as he surveyed his apartment complex’s damage in the morning. “It was like a …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Death toll from Maui wildfires rises to 67 as survivors begin returning home to assess damage

The Hindu

The death toll in Maui rose to 67 on Friday as officials confirmed another 12 fatalities from a massive blaze that turned large swaths of a centuries-old town into a hellscape of ashen rubble. “It hit so quick, it was incredible,” Lahaina resident Kyle Scharnhorst said as he surveyed his apartment complex’s damage in the morning. “It was like a …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Police to crack whip against illegal use of sirens

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: Notwithstanding the crackdown on illegal use of sirens, including by authorised vehicles like ambulances, the menace remains rampant in the city. In such cases, ambulance drivers are under pressure to transport more patients and they use sirens to avoid traffic and red signals, despite the case not being an emergency. Some ambulance drivers, police found, use sirens the moment …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Hyderabad: Ambulance driver misuses siren to clear traffic, stops for snacks

India Today

A private hospital’s ambulance driver allegedly misused siren to clear traffic at the bustling Basheerbagh junction in Hyderabad and eventually stopped at an eatery to have snacks on Monday evening. In the video shared by Telangana DGP, Anjani Kumar IPS, on Twitter, a traffic police officer charged the ambulance driver for stopping at a snack stall instead of going to …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Air raid sirens in Kyiv as Russia launches fresh drone attacks

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian officials say at least one wounded in ‘waves of Russian drone attacks’ on Kyiv’s critical infrastructure. The drone attacks early on Monday targeted critical infrastructure in Kyiv and the surrounding region, according to Ukrainian officials, and have wounded at least one person. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least one person was wounded in Monday’s assault after debris from …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Air raid sirens in Kyiv; Russians pressure cities

The Hindu

Air raid sirens blared over Ukraine's capital on Wednesday as officials said they were bolstering defenses in key cities threatened by Russian forces. Ukrainian authorities announced Russia has agreed to a new daylong cease-fire along several evacuation routes for civilians fleeing besieged or occupied cities Wednesday, though it is unclear whether Russian forces will respect it. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s general staff …

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3 years, 5 months ago

German officials defend their actions on devastating floods

Associated Press

BERLIN — German officials defended their actions ahead of last week’s severe floods that caught many towns by surprise and killed 196 people in Western Europe, but they conceded that more lessons can be learned from the disaster. But Interior Minister Horst Seehofer dismissed suggestions that federal officials had made mistakes and said warnings were passed to local authorities “who …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Sirens warn as dyke is breached in Limburg, flooding widespread

Dutch News

A dyke alongside the Juliana canal in the south of Limburg broke through on Friday afternoon, leading the local safety board to urge people in several villages to leave their homes as a matter of urgency because flooding was inevitable. ‘People are worried about their homes and their jobs.’ After major floods in 1993 and 1995, the Dutch government invested …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Sirens warn as dyke is breached in Limburg, flooding widespread

Dutch News

A dyke alongside the Juliana canal in the south of Limburg broke through on Friday afternoon, leading the local safety board to urge people in several villages to leave their homes as a matter of urgency because flooding was inevitable. ‘People are worried about their homes and their jobs.’ After major floods in 1993 and 1995, the Dutch government invested …

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Texas storm damage: 'End of the world' scenes after tornados and 'extreme' hail torture Lone Star State

Tennessee residents say tornado sirens failed to sound ahead of storm that killed six

Sirens in Sevastopol as Ukraine ramps up attacks on Crimea

‘Heaven on Earth’ turned deadly: Fire exposes Maui’s shocking lack of preparation

California town of Paradise deploys warning sirens as 5-year anniversary of deadly fire approaches

In deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames

In deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames

Maui wildfires: Toll rises to 67 as flames spread, homes reduced to ashes

Death toll from Maui wildfires rises to 67 as survivors begin returning home to assess damage

Police to crack whip against illegal use of sirens

Hyderabad: Ambulance driver misuses siren to clear traffic, stops for snacks

Air raid sirens in Kyiv as Russia launches fresh drone attacks

Air raid sirens in Kyiv; Russians pressure cities

German officials defend their actions on devastating floods

Sirens warn as dyke is breached in Limburg, flooding widespread

Sirens warn as dyke is breached in Limburg, flooding widespread