US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

US: Mid-Missouri Hit by Severe Storms and Possible Tornado, Thousands Lose Power

Severe storms swept through mid-Missouri on Sunday, April 20, prompting tornado warnings and causing widespread damage. A possible tornado in Callaway County injured one person in New Bloomfield. Thousands of customers experienced power outages.

Ice And Snow Activities - China

Ice And Snow Activities - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 31, 2025 shows people skiing at Qiangrengu ski resort in Wenchuan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. During the Spring Festival holiday, many tourist destinations in China have attracted visitors with ice and snow activities. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Kun/ABACAPRESS.COM

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Debris Flow in Wenchuan

Debris Flow in Wenchuan

WENCHUAN, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2023 - Rescuers search at the scene of a debris flow in Banzigou village, Wenchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan province, China, early on June 27, 2023.

Debris Flow in Wenchuan

Debris Flow in Wenchuan

WENCHUAN, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2023 - Rescuers search at the scene of a debris flow in Banzigou village, Wenchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan province, China, early on June 27, 2023.

Debris Flow in Wenchuan

Debris Flow in Wenchuan

WENCHUAN, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2023 - The mudslide site in Banzigou village, Wenchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan province, China, in the early morning of June 27, 2023.

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-LANDSLIDES (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-LANDSLIDES (CN)

(230627) -- WENCHUAN, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 27, 2023 shows a view of a landslide site in Miansi Township of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Seven people have been unaccounted for after landslides hit a county in Sichuan Province in the wee hours of Tuesday. Due to heavy rainfall in a short period of time, landslides occurred in Miansi Township and Weizhou Township in Wenchuan County, the county's emergency management bureau said. As of 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, over 900 people affected by the landslides had been relocated. Over 400 rescue workers are searching for the missing. (Xinhua)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-LANDSLIDES (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-LANDSLIDES (CN)

(230627) -- WENCHUAN, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 27, 2023 shows a rescue vehicle at a landslide site in Weizhou Township of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Seven people have been unaccounted for after landslides hit a county in Sichuan Province in the wee hours of Tuesday. Due to heavy rainfall in a short period of time, landslides occurred in Miansi Township and Weizhou Township in Wenchuan County, the county's emergency management bureau said. As of 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, over 900 people affected by the landslides had been relocated. Over 400 rescue workers are searching for the missing. (Xinhua)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-LANDSLIDES (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-LANDSLIDES (CN)

(230627) -- WENCHUAN, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at a landslide site in Miansi Township of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 27, 2023. Seven people have been unaccounted for after landslides hit a county in Sichuan Province in the wee hours of Tuesday. Due to heavy rainfall in a short period of time, landslides occurred in Miansi Township and Weizhou Township in Wenchuan County, the county's emergency management bureau said. As of 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, over 900 people affected by the landslides had been relocated. Over 400 rescue workers are searching for the missing. (Xinhua)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKER-PATIENT-REUNION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKER-PATIENT-REUNION (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Qu Haiwang (3rd R), a nurse of Peking University First Hospital in Beijing, checks emergency medicines at an emergency room of the Wenchuan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 9, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Reunion of nurse, 2008 Wenchuan quake survivor after 15 years" (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKER-PATIENT-REUNION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKER-PATIENT-REUNION (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A narrator sheds tears and holds hands with Qu Haiwang (R) after knowing Qu was one of the medics who rushed to the disaster area 15 years ago, in Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Reunion of nurse, 2008 Wenchuan quake survivor after 15 years" (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Qu Haiwang (R) and Zhong Zhaohui take pictures of the scenery in Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2023. Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang are medical staff from the affiliated hospitals of Peking University. In 2008, they came to Sichuan and participated in the treatment and transfer of the wounded as members of the first batch of medics who rushed to the disaster area after the Wenchuan earthquake. Fifteen years after the 8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang came back to Wenchuan County at the invitation of local government, paid tributes to earthquake ruins and visited earthquake memorial halls. They also communicated with local primary-level medical workers and jointly provided free clinical treatments for local residents. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Qu Haiwang (1st L) and Zhong Zhaohui (2nd L) mourn for victims who died in Wenchuan earthquake at the remains of Xuankou Middle School in Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2023. Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang are medical staff from the affiliated hospitals of Peking University. In 2008, they came to Sichuan and participated in the treatment and transfer of the wounded as members of the first batch of medics who rushed to the disaster area after the Wenchuan earthquake. Fifteen years after the 8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang came back to Wenchuan County at the invitation of local government, paid tributes to earthquake ruins and visited earthquake memorial halls. They also communicated with local primary-level medical workers and jointly provided free clinical treatments for local residents. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Qu Haiwang (L, front), a nurse of Peking University First Hospital in Beijing, takes care of a patient at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 30, 2008 and Qu Haiwang (1st R) communicates with a nurse at the Wenchuan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 9, 2023. Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang are medical staff from the affiliated hospitals of Peking University. In 2008, they came to Sichuan and participated in the treatment and transfer of the wounded as members of the first batch of medics who rushed to the disaster area after the Wenchuan earthquake. Fifteen years after the 8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang came back to Wenchuan County at the invitation of local government, paid tributes to earthquake ruins and visited earthquake memorial halls. They also communicated with local primary-level medical

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Zhong Zhaohui (R, upper) binds up a wound for a patient in Leigu Town of Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 20, 2008 and Zhong Zhaohui, a doctor of Peking University People's Hospital, checks the medical report of a patient during free clinical treatments at the Wenchuan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 9, 2023. Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang are medical staff from the affiliated hospitals of Peking University. In 2008, they came to Sichuan and participated in the treatment and transfer of the wounded as members of the first batch of medics who rushed to the disaster area after the Wenchuan earthquake. Fifteen years after the 8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang came back to Wenchuan County at the invitation of local government, paid tributes to earthquake ruins and visited earthquake memorial halls. They also communicated w

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhong Zhaohui (2nd L) and Qu Haiwang (3rd L) listen to the story of a copter crew headed by Senior Colonel Qiu Guanghua while visiting a quake memorial hall in Yingxiu Town, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2023. Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang are medical staff from the affiliated hospitals of Peking University. In 2008, they came to Sichuan and participated in the treatment and transfer of the wounded as members of the first batch of medics who rushed to the disaster area after the Wenchuan earthquake. Fifteen years after the 8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang came back to Wenchuan County at the invitation of local government, paid tributes to earthquake ruins and visited earthquake memorial halls. They also communicated with local primary-level medical workers and jointly provided free clinical treatments for local residents. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhong Zhaohui takes pictures of the scenery in Shuimo Town of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 9, 2023. Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang are medical staff from the affiliated hospitals of Peking University. In 2008, they came to Sichuan and participated in the treatment and transfer of the wounded as members of the first batch of medics who rushed to the disaster area after the Wenchuan earthquake. Fifteen years after the 8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang came back to Wenchuan County at the invitation of local government, paid tributes to earthquake ruins and visited earthquake memorial halls. They also communicated with local primary-level medical workers and jointly provided free clinical treatments for local residents. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Qu Haiwang and Zhong Zhaohui (R) visit a quake memorial hall in Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2023. Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang are medical staff from the affiliated hospitals of Peking University. In 2008, they came to Sichuan and participated in the treatment and transfer of the wounded as members of the first batch of medics who rushed to the disaster area after the Wenchuan earthquake. Fifteen years after the 8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang came back to Wenchuan County at the invitation of local government, paid tributes to earthquake ruins and visited earthquake memorial halls. They also communicated with local primary-level medical workers and jointly provided free clinical treatments for local residents. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

Preservation of Sichuan quake destruction

Preservation of Sichuan quake destruction

BEIJING, China - Tourists visit a building (back) damaged by the 2008 earthquake in China's Sichuan Province in Yingxiu in Wenchuan County on April 21, 2011. Some local governments are preserving buildings that were damaged in the disaster.

Photos from quake-devasted China's Sichuan Province

Photos from quake-devasted China's Sichuan Province

YINGXIU, China - Rescue workers carry a man recovered from the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Yingxiu in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, on May 18. (Kyodo)

Photos from China's quake-hit Sichuan Province

Photos from China's quake-hit Sichuan Province

YINGXIU, China - Local residents search for their belongings from a collapsed apartment house in Yingxiu in Wenchuan county, Sichuan Province, on May 17. (Kyodo)

Photos from China's quake-hit Sichuan Province

Photos from China's quake-hit Sichuan Province

YINGXIU, China - Rescue workers and quake survivors survey the rubble of collapsed buildings in Yingxiu in Wenchuan county, Sichuan Province, on May 17. (Kyodo)

Photos from China's quake-hit Sichuan Province

Photos from China's quake-hit Sichuan Province

YINGXIU, China - An earthquake survivor carries a bag of rice recovered from his collapsed house in Yingxiu in Wenchuan county, Sichuan Province, on May 17. (Kyodo)

Photos from China's quake-hit Sichuan Province

Photos from China's quake-hit Sichuan Province

YINGXIU, China - A four-story building of a local junior high school is seen collapsed in Yingxiu in Wenchuan county, Sichuan Province, on May 17. (Kyodo)

Preservation of Sichuan quake destruction

Preservation of Sichuan quake destruction

BEIJING, China - Tourists visit a building (back) damaged by the 2008 earthquake in China's Sichuan Province in Yingxiu in Wenchuan County on April 21, 2011. Some local governments are preserving buildings that were damaged in the disaster. (Kyodo)