Tag: emergencies
Aid organizations on the front lines assisting refugees from Ukraine
ABC News’ Diane Macedo is joined by Adam Keehn, director of complex emergencies for Americares, to discuss how his organization is aiding Ukrainian refugees with…
Canadian police crackdown on Ottawa protesters
After nearly three weeks of shutdowns caused by protesters, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the country’s Emergencies Act, which gives police broad power to make…
Flash flooding emergencies in the South | ABC News
Flood emergencies are in effect from Texas to Louisiana following an outbreak of severe storms. Plus, devastating violence continued between Israel and Hamas militants for…
President Biden pressure Israel PM to purse cease-fire with Hamas | ABC News
As violence rages between Israel and Palestine, President Joe Biden is pressuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pursue a cease-fire with Hamas. Plus, 35…
Girl Scouts raise money for oxygen masks to save pets in emergencies
The Merced, California, troop donated the masks to its local fire department. source
Major chemical scare at popular Texas waterpark
Emergency responders reported at least 34 people have undergone decontamination procedures. #ABC #ABCNews #WorldNewsTonight #Chemicals #Houston #Texas source
Texas passes most restrictive abortion law in US l WNT
The law says doctors cannot perform or induce an abortion if a heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. There…
More than half the US experiencing dangerous heat wave
In 1995, a heat wave in Chicago killed more than 700 people; emergency rooms are on alert, bracing for an influx of heat-related emergencies. WATCH…
