Disasters

July 13, 2018 2:33 PM

FEMA report acknowledges failures in Puerto Rico disaster response

Problems included a lack of key supplies on Puerto Rico before the storm, unqualified staff and challenges with delivering emergency supplies, according to the internal report.

by Laura Sullivan and Emma Schwartz

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July 12, 2018 7:42 AM

Driver arrested after boulder falls off truck, kills 2 in Rosemount

The driver of truck hauling a huge rock that dislodged and crashed into a car Monday killing a mother and daughter is being held in the Dakota County jail pending charges, Rosemount police said Thursday.

by Tim Nelson

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July 11, 2018 3:38 PM

Dog finds lost rural Itasca County boy with a history of seizures

A 3-year-old boy is safely back with his parents, thanks to a DNR conservation officer, and a highly trained German shepherd named Si.

by John Enger

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July 11, 2018 7:35 AM

Firefighter killed in gas explosion, fire near Madison

WE Energies spokesperson Amy Jahns said workers for a private contractor punctured a 4-inch gas main, causing a leak that resulted in the explosion that rained debris around downtown Sun Prairie and ignited vehicles parked in the area.

by The Associated Press

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July 11, 2018 5:46 AM

Rescued Thai boys make victory signs from hospital beds

The four boys rescued Sunday can eat normal food and walk around, and the four pulled out Monday were eating soft food. One member of the final group of four boys and the coach who arrived at the hospital Tuesday evening had a slight lung infection.

by The Associated Press

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July 11, 2018 5:36 AM

Baby killed, dozens hurt when tornado hits North Dakota city

A newborn baby was killed and more than two dozen people were injured when a tornado whipped through a North Dakota oil patch city overnight, overturning recreational vehicles and demolishing more than 100 structures, officials said Tuesday.

by The Associated Press

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July 11, 2018 4:38 AM

Dozens still missing in Japan floods as death toll reaches 176

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a shelter for flood victims as a search for survivors entered its fifth day after record-breaking flooding in the country's west.

by Scott Neuman

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July 10, 2018 6:01 AM

Many out of power, water in flood-hit Japan; over 150 dead

Rescuers were combing through mud-covered hillsides and along riverbanks Tuesday searching for dozens of people missing after heavy rains unleashed flooding and mudslides in southwestern Japan, where the death toll has exceeded 150.

by The Associated Press

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July 10, 2018 5:20 AM

Daring rescue saves all 12 boys, soccer coach from Thai cave

The Thai navy SEALs said on their Facebook page that the remaining four boys and their 25-year-old coach were all brought out safely Tuesday. Eight of the boys had been brought out of the cave by a team of Thai and international divers on Sunday and Monday.

by The Associated Press