Canada: Tornado Touches Down in Saskatchewan as Devastating Storms Batter Region

Devastating thunderstorms, including at least one reported tornado, tore through southeastern Saskatchewan on Tuesday night, June 9, causing significant damage in the Oxbow area. Environment Canada said golf ball-sized hail struck the Regina area, while wind gusts of up to 85 km/h were reported near Estevan and Yorkton. Footage shared on social meda shows what appears to be a cone-shaped funnel cloud and a tornado touching down near Oxbow.

U.S. nuclear regulator says Japan needs FEMA-like entity

U.S. nuclear regulator says Japan needs FEMA-like entity

TOKYO, Japan - Allison Macfarlane, shown in this undated photo, the head of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, responds to questions during an interview with Kyodo News at the U.S. organization's headquarters near Washington. Macfarlane said Japan needs an entity similar to the United States' Federal Emergency Management Agency.

NRC chief in Japan

NRC chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Allison Macfarlane, chief of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, holds a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2013.

U.S. nuclear regulator

U.S. nuclear regulator

KORIYAMA, Japan - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairwoman Allison Macfarlane attends a press conference in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2012.

U.S. nuclear regulator in Japan

U.S. nuclear regulator in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission chief Allison Macfarlane (L) and Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority chief Shunichi Tanaka shake hands in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2012. They agreed to enhance cooperation.

Ex-NRC head Macfarlane speaks at Tokyo symposium

Ex-NRC head Macfarlane speaks at Tokyo symposium

Allison Macfarlane, former chairwoman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, addresses the International Symposium on Nuclear Safety and Natural Disasters in Tokyo on May 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo