US: Rowena Fire Forces Evacuations in Oregon, Emergency Act Issued

The Rowena Fire, a growing wildfire burning in Wasco County, Oregon, near the Columbia River Gorge and the border with Washington, destroyed multiple homes, forcing hundreds of homes to evacuate while thousands were under evacuation advisories and warnings. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek issued an Emergency Conflagration Act on Wednesday, June 11.

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The Rowena Fire, a growing wildfire burning in Wasco County, Oregon, near the Columbia River Gorge and the border with Washington, destroyed multiple homes, forcing hundreds to evacuate while thousands were under evacuation advisories and warnings. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek issued an Emergency Conflagration Act on Wednesday, June 11.

Sudan conflict could engulf region and beyond: UN chief

STORY: Sudan conflict could engulf region and beyond: UN chief DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of Security Council Chamber 2. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the military conflict in Sudan could engulf the whole region and beyond. Guterres raised the alarm at the beginning of his remarks to a Security Council open debate on multilateralism. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Allow me to start my remarks with a few words on Sudan, where the situation continues to worsen. Since the start of the fighting on April 15, hundreds of people have been killed and thousands injured. The violence must stop. It risks a catastrophic conflagration within Sudan that could engulf the whole region and beyond. I strongly condemn the indiscriminate bombardment of civi

At least 49 die in prison riot in Colombia, says prison agency

STORY: At least 49 die in prison riot in Colombia, says prison agency DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tulua prison, Valle del Cauca 2. various of witnesses outside the prison STORYLINE: Colombia's prison agency said on Tuesday that at least 49 inmates died and 30 were injured after a fire broke out during an overnight riot in a prison in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua. Tito Castellanos, the director of the state National Penitentiary and Prison Institute (Inpec), said "the inmates lighted some mats, and a conflagration occurred that unfortunately triggered the death of 49 prisoners." Castellanos said the Tulua fire department was able to control the fire in the unit which houses some 180 inmates and evacuate the injured inmates to local health centers. He added that some guards were injured when they tried to help the inmates, and no prisoner escaped during the riot. Colombian President Ivan Duque lamented the e

Seared lunchbox, other relics reveal scars of A-bomb attack on Hiroshima

Seared lunchbox, other relics reveal scars of A-bomb attack on Hiroshima

A photo taken May 13, 2016 shows a lunch box that belonged to Shigeru Orimen, a student who died age 13, in the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The contents of the box were charred in the ensuring conflagration. The item was donated by Shigeko Orimen. These and other artifacts showing the consequences of the nuclear attack are housed at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo