Source: Frank Jack Daniels, Reuters, September 12, 2017 MEXICO CITY – Mexico has withdrawn its offer to aid victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas due to demands on its emergency services from a massive earthquake that struck late last week, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday. Mexico’s government offered to send food, beds, generators, mobile kitchens as well as doctors… Continue reading Mexico takes back offer to provide Hurricane Harvey aid to Texas to focus on country’s own disasters
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Gas prices rising this Labour Day long weekend
Source: The Canadian Press, September 1, 2017 Refineries, pipeline closed in wake of flooding caused by storm Average Canadian gasoline prices are set to soar this weekend after already jumping nearly 10 cents per litre since Hurricane Harvey roared ashore in Texas just over a week ago. Analysts say the hikes differ greatly by region, with… Continue reading Gas prices rising this Labour Day long weekend
Officials monitoring chemical plant after explosion
Source: Frank Bajak And Reese Dunklin, The Associated Press, September 1, 2017 HOUSTON — At least 2 tons of highly unstable chemicals used in such products as plastics and paint exploded and burned at a flood-crippled plant near Houston, sending up a plume of acrid black smoke that stung the eyes and lungs. The blaze that… Continue reading Officials monitoring chemical plant after explosion
What’s happening on the ground: Harvey makes landfall, again
Source: The Associated Press, August 30, 2017 HOUSTON — Five days after Harvey first made landfall as the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in 13 years, the now-tropical storm is still pounding parts of Texas and Louisiana with rain. Here are some things happening on the ground: The National Weather Service says the clouds… Continue reading What’s happening on the ground: Harvey makes landfall, again
Nova Scotians volunteer to field Red Cross calls from Harvey victims
Source: CTV News, August 29, 2017 An American Red Cross call centre in Cape Breton has been overwhelmed by calls from victims of Harvey, but local volunteers are stepping up to help clear the backlog. Officials at the Sydney, N.S., call centre, one of two in North America connecting flood victims with aid on the… Continue reading Nova Scotians volunteer to field Red Cross calls from Harvey victims
‘You are a life saver’: Houston mom thanks police who rescued baby
Source: Jackie Dunham, CTV News, August 29, 2017 A Houston mother is showing her gratitude towards the local police officers who rescued her eight-month-old daughter after they became separated during the disastrous flooding from Hurricane Harvey this week. Cpl. Reed Clark was participating in a high-water rescue mission with his fellow Harris County police officers… Continue reading ‘You are a life saver’: Houston mom thanks police who rescued baby