US: Flash Flooding Hits Central Kansas, Governor Declares State of Disaster Emergency 4

Heavy rainfall that began Monday, September 8 continued into Tuesday, triggering flash flooding across central Kansas and prompting Governor Laura Kelly to declare a state of disaster emergency. Rainfall totals reached 1–4 inches in most areas, with up to 6 inches recorded near Salina. Floodwaters inundated roads and homes in towns such as Tescott and Brookville, where water reached porch levels and made driving hazardous.

Paris 2024: Mayor Anne Hidalgo Swims In River Seine To Show Water Cleanliness

On Wednesday, July 17, nine days before the start of Paris Olympics, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the Seine to demonstrate the cleanliness of the river which will be used for outdoor swimming events.

U.S. couple launch program to send unclaimed bicycles to Tohoku

U.S. couple launch program to send unclaimed bicycles to Tohoku

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Lydia Rush from the United States stands near a repaired bicycle at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 23, 2011. She and her husband Peter, a military officer at the base, have launched a program to send unclaimed bicycles from the base to people in the Tohoku region, who have lost their cars and other means of transportation in the quake and tsunami disaster.

U.S. couple launch program to send unclaimed bicycles to Tohoku

U.S. couple launch program to send unclaimed bicycles to Tohoku

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Lydia Rush from the United States stands near a repaired bicycle at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 23, 2011. She and her husband Peter, a military officer at the base, have launched a program to send unclaimed bicycles from the base to people in the Tohoku region, who have lost their cars and other means of transportation in the quake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)