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A year after Maui wildfire, chronic housing shortage and pricey vacation rentals complicate recovery
Read full article: A year after Maui wildfire, chronic housing shortage and pricey vacation rentals complicate recoveryThousands of displaced residents on Maui have faced a year of anxious uncertainty since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century devastated Lahaina.
Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say
Read full article: Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials sayGaza health officials say Israeli strikes on a tent camp outside the southern city of Rafah have killed at least 25 people and wounded another 50.
Rescue teams in Taiwan searching for family feared trapped in rockslide following earthquake
Read full article: Rescue teams in Taiwan searching for family feared trapped in rockslide following earthquakeRescue teams are searching for a family of five feared trapped in a rockslide following Taiwan's biggest earthquake in 25 years.
At least 7 are dead and 38 are rescued after a migrant boat was found near Spain's Canary Islands
Read full article: At least 7 are dead and 38 are rescued after a migrant boat was found near Spain's Canary IslandsSpanish maritime rescuers and the Red Cross say two bodies have been found in a migrant boat making the risky but increasingly popular voyage from West Africa toward Spain’s Canary Islands.
Live updates | More Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released under truce
Read full article: Live updates | More Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released under truceThe Israeli military has released 30 more Palestinian prisoners after eight more Israeli hostages were freed from captivity in the Gaza Strip under the temporary cease-fire.
Things to know about a landslide that has destroyed homes in Southern California
Read full article: Things to know about a landslide that has destroyed homes in Southern CaliforniaLeaders of a Southern California city hit by a destructive landslide are planning to vote on a resolution to declare a local emergency.
Lightning blamed for fire that caused roof collapse of Orange County apartment building
Read full article: Lightning blamed for fire that caused roof collapse of Orange County apartment buildingA fire at an Orange County apartment building caused the roof of the building to partially collapse and forced evacuations Wednesday as crews worked to put it out, according to firefighters.
Red Cross, Ocoee Fire Department team up to install free fire alarms
Read full article: Red Cross, Ocoee Fire Department team up to install free fire alarmsThe American Red Cross of Central Florida and the Ocoee Fire Department teamed up on Saturday to install free smoke alarms in homes that did not have them.
Flooding looms large again in Mississippi's capital city
Read full article: Flooding looms large again in Mississippi's capital citySome Jackson residents are moving belongings out of their homes while others are stocking up on sandbags in anticipation of the Pearl River flooding Mississippi’s capital city.
Pentagon rejects DC request for National Guard migrant help
Read full article: Pentagon rejects DC request for National Guard migrant helpThe Pentagon has once again denied a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in dealing with thousands of migrants being bused to the city from Texas and Arizona.
Firefighters battle big blaze at Cuba tank farm for 2nd day
Read full article: Firefighters battle big blaze at Cuba tank farm for 2nd dayCuban firefighters have been joined by special teams sent by Mexico and Venezuela as they battle for a second day to control a fire blazing at a big oil tank farm.
Relatives of POWs call on Red Cross to help find loved ones
Read full article: Relatives of POWs call on Red Cross to help find loved onesRelatives of prisoners of war taken captive by Russia after the fall of Azovstal steel plant are calling for answers a week on from a prison attack in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine that reportedly killed dozens.
DC requests National Guard help with busloads of migrants
Read full article: DC requests National Guard help with busloads of migrantsThe District of Columbia has requested National Guard assistance to help stem a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants that have been sent to Washington by a pair of southern states.
EXPLAINER: What might happen to 100s of Ukrainian POWs?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What might happen to 100s of Ukrainian POWs?The Red Cross says it has registered “hundreds” of Ukrainians POWs who have left the giant Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol after holding out in a weeks-long standoff with besieging Russian forces.
Trailer fire displaces 1, kills cat and dog, Orlando firefighters say
Read full article: Trailer fire displaces 1, kills cat and dog, Orlando firefighters sayThe Red Cross is finding shelter for a person who lived in a trailer that firefighters now consider a “total loss” after it burned Sunday, according to the Orlando Fire Department.
Orlando Firefighters, Red Cross volunteers install new smoke detectors in Parramore homes
Read full article: Orlando Firefighters, Red Cross volunteers install new smoke detectors in Parramore homesAfter a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Red Cross volunteers and Orlando firefighters joined community members for the in-person "Sound the Alarm" event in Parramore.
International aid reaches Tonga with clean water, supplies
Read full article: International aid reaches Tonga with clean water, suppliesAid flights from Australia, Japan and New Zealand carrying food, water, medical supplies and telecommunications equipment landed in Tonga over the weekend, as the Pacific nation grapples with the aftermath of an underwater volcanic eruption and tsunami.
OneBlood launches personalized alerts to encourage donors amid national shortage
Read full article: OneBlood launches personalized alerts to encourage donors amid national shortageOneBlood in Central Florida launched a new tool to encourage more donors to make life saving donations amid a national shortage of accessible blood.
Central Florida power crews to help restoration efforts after Hurricane Ida
Read full article: Central Florida power crews to help restoration efforts after Hurricane IdaAs all eyes are on Hurricane Ida, utility crews from Florida are preparing to head out and help with power restoration efforts after the storm.
Red Cross warns that coronavirus cases are exploding in Asia
Read full article: Red Cross warns that coronavirus cases are exploding in AsiaThe International Federation of the Red Cross says coronavirus cases are exploding in Asia with over 5.9 million new confirmed infections over the past two weeks.
Greece: Thousands spend night outdoors after powerful quake
Read full article: Greece: Thousands spend night outdoors after powerful quakeRed Cross distribute food to local residents after an earthquake in Damasi village, central Greece, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of at least 6.0 struck central Greece Wednesday and was also felt in neighboring Albania and North Macedonia, and as far as Kosovo and Montenegro. (AP Photo/Vaggelis Kousioras)ATHENS – Fearful of returning to their homes, thousands of people in central Greece were spending the night outdoors late Wednesday after a powerful earthquake, felt across the region, damaged homes and public buildings. The shallow, magnitude-6.0 quake struck near the central city of Larissa. Ad___ Elena Becatoros and Theodora Tongas in Athens, Llazar Semini in Tirana, Albania, and Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey contributed.
Child burned in Brevard house fire, officials say
Read full article: Child burned in Brevard house fire, officials sayCOCOA, Fla. – A child was injured Tuesday morning in a house fire in Canaveral Groves Shores, fire officials said. The fire broke out at a home on Cabbage Palm Street, southwest of I-95 and Port St. John Parkway. [TRENDING: Winter storm shuts down Fla. schools | Fla. man arrested in Capitol riot: I was following Trump’s orders | Shoe removed from 341-pound croc]A child was injured Tuesday morning in a house fire in Canaveral Groves Shores, fire officials said. The child, whose age has not been released, suffered minor burns and was treated by Brevard County Fire Rescue paramedics, officials tweeted. The Red Cross said it was helping two adults and two children after the fire, providing them with emergency relief funds.
1920s beachside house destroyed in fire
Read full article: 1920s beachside house destroyed in fireDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A 1920s beachside house was destroyed in a fire sparked by a space heater, Daytona Beach fire officials said. The fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. Monday on Flamingo Avenue. Fire officials said the house was engulfed by flames when firefighters arrived, but they were able to get the blaze under control and keep it from spreading to the house next door and two RVs that were parked nearby. Four adults living in the house were able to safely escape. Firefighters determined the cause of the blaze was an unattended space heater that malfunctioned on the second floor of the home.
Belgium fears ICU beds could reach capacity next month
Read full article: Belgium fears ICU beds could reach capacity next monthFILE - In this Thursday, April 23, 2020 file photo, nurses cheer as a patient who had COVID-19 leaves the intensive care ward at the MontLegia CHC hospital in Liege, Belgium. Belgium's intensive care units will hit capacity by mid-November if new coronavirus cases continue to soar at the same pace, according to the country's health authorities. File)BRUSSELS – Belgium’s intensive care units will hit capacity by mid-November if new coronavirus cases continue to soar at the same pace, the country’s health authorities warned Wednesday. The latest COVID-19 figures published Wednesday by the national institute of public health show that Belgium has seen 7,360 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours. Van Laethem said the country is currently the second-worst in Europe in terms of new coronavirus infections, behind the Czech Republic.
Red Cross of Central Florida deploys volunteers to assist Hurricane Laura victims
Read full article: Red Cross of Central Florida deploys volunteers to assist Hurricane Laura victimsTo assist with disaster relief efforts, the Red Cross of Central Florida region deployed more than 20 volunteers. “The team that I’m on, we go out there -- we’re the first team in for the Red Cross, both at home and out there on disaster relief operations. I mean, he just lost it and that was probably one of the most memorable moments that I ever had.”The Red Cross Central Florida region is deploying 21 volunteers: about 6 of them from Orlando. On Tuesday, News 6 caught up with two volunteers as they were getting ready to fly out to Houston and Louisiana. “When you’re there as a Red Cross responder and you’re able to provide that comfort to that individual and show them that little light at the end of the tunnel, that little ray of hope.
Central Florida volunteers head to Texas, Louisiana to help during Hurricane Laura
Read full article: Central Florida volunteers head to Texas, Louisiana to help during Hurricane LauraORLANDO, Fla. – Kathy Burkett and Sammy Conneen are volunteers with the American Red Cross of Central Florida. On Tuesday, the two got on a plane to Texas to help ahead of Hurricane Laura. The National Hurricane Center expects Hurricane Laura to strengthen into a major hurricane before it reaches landfall between Texas and Louisiana. [LIVE TRACK: Turbocharging Laura could strike US as Category 3 hurricane]Conneen, who's been volunteering for six years, said she's been in Texas for other natural disasters. “I know that if it was us they’d be coming to help us so it’s our turn to help them,” Conneen said.
6,000 passengers kept on Italy cruise ship as Wuhan coronavirus fear spreads
Read full article: 6,000 passengers kept on Italy cruise ship as Wuhan coronavirus fear spreadsSix-thousand passengers were being held on a cruise ship off Italy on Thursday while doctors checked on two tourists from Hong Kong who had a fever, the Red Cross said. The pair becoming ill sparked fears they could have contracted a new virus, Italian media said. The Red Cross was on hand in case the tourists need to be transferred to the special hospital in Rome - the Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases. It comes as China counted 170 deaths from the new virus Thursday and more countries reported infections, including some spread locally, as foreign evacuees from China's worst-hit region returned home to medical observation and even isolation. The new virus is from the coronavirus family, which includes those that can cause the common cold as well as more serious illnesses such as SARS and MERS.
Possible sinkhole in Altamonte Springs forces 13 people to evacuate
Read full article: Possible sinkhole in Altamonte Springs forces 13 people to evacuateRed Cross officials said a possible sinkhole in Altamonte Springs has forced 13 people to evacuate. If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000.