This CNN Hero helped restore the National 9/11 Flag and he says its message is more relevant than ever. Seeing people across the US come together after the September 11 attacks, CNN Hero Jeff Parness started the New York Says Thank You Foundation to pay that goodwill forward. The group's work helping other disaster-stricken communities led to an ambitious effort repairing what’s now known as the National 9/11 Flag.
A sinkhole estimated at 30 feet deep opened in the driveway of Nicolas Cage's $10.5 million Malibu beachfront home after Hurricane Marie's remnants hammered Southern California, forcing evacuations and a local emergency declaration. The collapse began developing Monday, September 7, and broke through the surface the following morning, swallowing the entire driveway section next to […] The post Massive sinkhole swallows driveway at Nicolas Cage's Malibu mansion after Hurricane Marie batters coast appeared first on American Almanac .
A sinkhole estimated at 30 feet deep opened in the driveway of Nicolas Cage's $10.5 million Malibu beachfront home after Hurricane Marie's remnants hammered Southern California, forcing evacuations and a local emergency declaration. The collapse began developing Monday, September 7, and broke through the surface the following morning, swallowing the entire driveway section next to the garage of the oceanfront property on Sea Level Drive near Point Lechuza. Waves and structural beams were visible underneath the gaping hole, which USA TODAY reported measured up to 30 feet wide and 60 feet long. A gas leak erupted just before 6 a.m. Tuesday, prompting utility SoCalGas to shut off natural gas service across an 85-foot stretch of the street. …Open
Hurricane Lowell slammed Hawaii's western islands as a Category 2 storm Monday night, knocking out power to nearly 90 percent of Kaua'i customers and leaving a trail of destroyed roads, flooded homes, and uprooted trees across the state. The storm's center passed within 60 miles of Kaua'i and 30 miles of the small island of […] The post Hurricane Lowell leaves Kaua'i in the dark after rare direct hit on Hawaii appeared first on American Almanac .
Hurricane Lowell slammed Hawaii's western islands as a Category 2 storm Monday night, knocking out power to nearly 90 percent of Kaua'i customers and leaving a trail of destroyed roads, flooded homes, and uprooted trees across the state. The storm's center passed within 60 miles of Kaua'i and 30 miles of the small island of Ni'ihau, delivering wind gusts of 92 mph, dumping more than 21 inches of rain in higher elevations, and driving storm surge that ripped apart coastal roadways in the town of Kōloa. More than 60,000 customers across Kaua'i and Oahu lost power at the height of the storm early Tuesday, and 275 people took shelter in emergency facilities as conditions deteriorated overnight. By Tuesday afternoon, calm had returned, but…Open
A powerful eruption from Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano forced the closure of eight airports, including Southeast Asia's second-busiest, canceling more than 1,500 flights and leaving roughly 170,000 passengers stranded. The volcano, sitting in the Sunda Strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra, erupted at 3:53 a.m. local time Sunday, sending an ash column […] The post Mount Anak Krakatau eruption shuts eight Indonesian airports, strands 170,000 passengers appeared first on American Almanac .
A powerful eruption from Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano forced the closure of eight airports, including Southeast Asia's second-busiest, canceling more than 1,500 flights and leaving roughly 170,000 passengers stranded. The volcano, sitting in the Sunda Strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra, erupted at 3:53 a.m. local time Sunday, sending an ash column as high as 50,000 feet into the atmosphere. A second eruption followed roughly three hours later. Together, the blasts spread volcanic ash over Jakarta and multiple surrounding provinces, reaching as far as the Indian Ocean and grinding commercial aviation across western Indonesia to a halt. Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, a hub handling 3.24 million…Open
Mount Anak Krakatau in Indonesia is on its second straight day of a major eruption. Volcanic ash has caused the suspension of flights out of Jakarta's main airport.
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Flash flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border has killed at least 1,114 people and left nearly 4,000 missing, with the Nepali government now shifting its focus from rescue to rebuilding, even as families across dozens of countries still wait for word on loved ones. Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority posted an update Wednesday […] The post Nepal flood death toll climbs past 1,100 as nearly 4,000 remain missing appeared first on American Almanac .
Flash flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border has killed at least 1,114 people and left nearly 4,000 missing, with the Nepali government now shifting its focus from rescue to rebuilding, even as families across dozens of countries still wait for word on loved ones. Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority posted an update Wednesday morning putting the confirmed death toll at 1,114, a jump of more than 100 from the 1,003 bodies recovered just one day earlier. The agency listed 3,916 people as missing. On the Chinese side of the border, state media outlet Xinhua News Agency reported 16 dead and 546 missing, citing Chinese officials. The combined figures mean well over 4,400 people across the border region remain…Open
CNN's Will Ripley spoke to a girl who lost 17 family members in the Nepal floods as the death count rises to over 1000+ dead and more that 4400+ still missing. And CNN's Anderson Cooper speaks to a bus driver, who saved dozens of children from deadly flooding. Hopes are fading for a quick rescue operation as Nepali crews and foreign specialists race to find scores of workers feared trapped alive inside hydropower tunnels in Nepal, after thick mud buried the facilities during last week’s devastating flash floods. 0:00 Sleeping on two-story high building is still not a safe place 3:30 Displaced families living in makeshift shelter fearing more floods 6:30 Bus driver on his thoughts as he saved dozens of children from deadly flooding Watch…
Last week's flooding has resulted in 903 bodies recovered so far and more than 4,200 people still unaccounted for, according to a spokesperson for Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday.