It was mainly felt in the Karangasem and Bangli districts on the east side of the island, causing people to flee their homes in panic. The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of the earthquake at 4.8, saying that its epicenter was located 62 kilometers (38.5 miles) northeast of the …
Read More »La Palma declared ‘disaster zone’ as Spanish govt pledges €10mn & island awaits potential toxic cloud from volcanic lava (VIDEOS)
The government’s disaster zone declaration on Tuesday means that millions in state resources can be freed to support emergency measures on La Palma, and those impacted by the eruption. Spokesperson Isabel Rodriguez told reporters the government had allocated a preliminary package of €10.5 million ($12.30 million). The fund includes €5 …
Read More »Taiwan blasts ‘arch criminal’ Beijing over its opposition to island’s parallel bid to join Asia-Pacific trade pact
The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the Chinese officials in a tersely worded statement on Thursday, insisting that “Taiwan is Taiwan, and is not part of the People’s Republic of China” – directly challenging Beijing’s One-China policy, which considers the island a province of the country in rebellion. …
Read More »NY gov releases nearly 200 detainees from crisis-ridden Rikers Island jail, where staff shortages saw inmates ‘running the asylum’
The Less Is More Act, as it’s called, is designed to end the re-imprisonment of individuals for “technical parole violations,” one of the primary contributors to the island jails’ overcrowding, according to Hochul. “Parole in this state often becomes a ticket back into jail because of technical violations,” she explained, …
Read More »Evacuation launched after Greece’s Evia island is hit by second wildfire in two weeks
The fire began near the village of Fygia, forcing the evacuation of two neighboring areas. Outlining the scale of the situation, the Greek fire brigade said a deployment of 46 firefighters, 20 fire engines, three airplanes and two helicopters were on site, as high winds have fueled the blaze, presenting …
Read More »Drone footage of Greece’s second-largest island shows path of destruction wrought by massive wildfires
Dramatic drone footage of Evia from RT’s Ruptly video agency shows vast tracts of forest still engulfed in flames or burned to the ground. The blazes were so huge, they separated the two halves of the Aegean island, which has a population of 200,000. © Ruptly Firefighters working throughout the night …
Read More »‘Disregard for human life’: BLM group rebukes Rhode Island Dem strategist who wished Covid death on Lindsey Graham
“In a time when many human lives have been lost to Covid-19 all across Rhode Island, this comment is extremely distasteful and insensitive,” Black Lives Matter RI PAC said on Wednesday in a Twitter post. “Regardless of political affiliation, the disregard for human life is unacceptable and should not be …
Read More »EU sends help to Italy as hundreds are evacuated from island of Sardinia amid wildfires raging for days (VIDEOS)
More than 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres) of forest and land have been devastated on Sardinia as wildfires raged through the Montiferru region in the island’s west. The outbreaks also stretched east to the province of Ogliastra. Videos published on social media showed walls of fire moving along the mountain slopes …
Read More »‘Coon Island’ renamed by Australian councilors despite local opposition after name deemed ‘genuinely racist’
On Monday, councilors from Lake Macquarie, a city on Australia’s east coast, voted 8-5 in favor of scrapping the monikers ‘Coon Island’ and ‘Coon Island Point’ following a four-month consolation process. Though the island has been known by the name for around 100 years, it was recently deemed problematic given …
Read More »Over 160 unmarked graves found on island where infamous residential school branded ‘Canada’s Alcatraz’ stood – indigenous group
Representatives of the Penelakut tribe confirmed that the graves had been found on the “grounds and foreshore” of the territory, previously known as Kuper Island, located in the strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and the western province of British Columbia on the mainland. In a statement to “neighboring tribes …
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