The White House announced the move on Monday night, saying the $500 million will be used to meet “unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs” for “victims of conflict, and other persons at risk as a result of the situation in Afghanistan.” The decision comes after Taliban fighters marched into Kabul …
Read More »Japan issues highest emergency alert for over 1mn people as heavy rain ‘like never before’ triggers evacuations
The highest possible Level 5 “special” weather warning was issued for Saga, Nagasaki and Fukuoka prefectures in the country’s southwest on Saturday, as rains continue to batter parts of Japan. Earlier, the same warning was issued for the city of Hiroshima after several rivers running through the region were deemed …
Read More »Japan to expand Covid emergency restrictions to 8 more regions, as Tokyo tallies record daily surge
Japan’s pandemic response chief, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, backed stepped up restrictions proposed during a meeting with experts on Thursday. While some of the experts suggested a nationwide emergency declaration due to the spike in cases, the minister said they ultimately agreed to expand restrictions in eight regions, for now. “The number …
Read More »Australia’s New South Wales declares ‘national emergency’ as state enters stricter lockdown following 136 new Covid cases
“There is no doubt that the numbers are not going in the direction we were hoping they would at this stage,” New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Friday as she reported the spike in cases. She added that, while the new restrictions were currently set to end on …
Read More »‘State of siege’: Haitian PM declares nationwide state of emergency following president’s assassination
“We decided to declare the State of Siege [in] the whole country,” Joseph said in a televised address broadcast on national television following an emergency meeting of Haiti’s Council of Ministers. “We don’t want the country to plunge into chaos,” he added. A declaration of a state of siege is …
Read More »It’s always an emergency in New York: Governor Cuomo calls GUNS ‘public health crisis’
In an executive order made public on Tuesday, Cuomo declared a “disaster emergency on gun violence” that will allow his office to dedicate attention and resources to the crisis. He also announced that he signed into law a bill, passed by the majority-Democrat state legislature, that would make it possible …
Read More »Lithuania declares emergency, appeals to EU over ‘flood’ of Iraqi migrants from Belarus
Lithuania has requested help from Frontex, the EU border service, after catching 150 people who tried to sneak across the border from Belarus in just the past 24 hours. Most of them were Iraqi nationals, who immediately claimed asylum. Visiting Vilnius on Friday, European Commission chair Ursula von der Leyen …
Read More »Biden declares Florida building collapse a national emergency, authorizes FEMA & other federal agencies to join response efforts
The order, which went into effect on Thursday, will allow the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and other federal agencies to provide assistance to state and local authorities currently sifting through the rubble. The declaration specifically authorizes FEMA to mobilize recruitment and resources in order to …
Read More »Emergency shutdown reported at Iranian nuclear plant, officials say power facility offline for ‘technical overhaul’
An official from Iran’s state power company, Gholamali Rakhshanimehr, announced the shutdown on a talk show on Sunday, and told the public that it could result in power outages. Rakhshanimehr said that the plant was shut down on Saturday “for technical overhaul which will continue for a few days.” Construction on …
Read More »WATCH: Man attempts to open passenger plane door mid-flight from LA, forces emergency landing
The reported hijacking attempt happened on Friday night. A Delta plane, apparently an Airbus A321 – which carries around 200 people – was somewhere in the middle of its route when one of the passengers made an announcement over the loudspeaker for everyone to “please take your seat and get …
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