Emergency and disaster management briefing for June 3, 2016: France declares a flood emergency as the River Seine surges, authorities find a “kill list” at the home of UCLA shooter Mainak Sarkar, a study finds nearly 7 million U.S. homes at risk this hurricane season, and at least five Fort Hood soldiers die after an Army truck overturns in flooding.
- France [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-weather-idUSKCN0YO0XI” title=”declared a flood emergency“] after torrential rain forced thousands of people from their homes south of Paris. The River Seine surged to its highest level in more than 30 years, [link url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36432429″ title=”rising at least five meters above normal levels.“] The Louvre in Paris — the world’s most visited museum — will close on Friday as the floods are expected to worsen. Staff at the museum will [link url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36432429″ title=”move works at risk of damage to higher parts“] of the museum in an effort to save them from being damaged in the flooding.
- According to authorities, UCLA doctoral student [link url=”http://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/ucla-gunman-mainak-sarkar-had-kill-list-may-have-slayed-n584616″ title=”Mainak Sarkar had a ‘kill list’“] that included three people. Sarkar is the alleged shooter in the [link url=”http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ucla-shooting-20160601-snap-story.html” title=”murder-suicide on the UCLA campus“] on Wednesday that involved Professor William Klug and Sarkar. The [link url=”http://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/ucla-gunman-mainak-sarkar-had-kill-list-may-have-slayed-n584616″ title=”kill list“] named Klug, one other UCLA professor, and a woman in Brooklyn Park, MN, who was [link url=”http://www.startribune.com/woman-shot-dead-in-brooklyn-park-death-linked-to-ucla-shooting/381659331//” title=”found shot dead“] and was later discovered to be Sarkar’s estranged wife.
- Property analytics firm CoreLogic determined that [link url=”https://amuedge.com/report-nearly-7-million-homes-at-risk-of-hurricane-damage-in-2016/” title=”more than 6.8 million U.S. homes are at risk“] of storm damage this hurricane season on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. According to the report, the [link url=”https://amuedge.com/report-nearly-7-million-homes-at-risk-of-hurricane-damage-in-2016/” title=”2016 analysis resulted in increases over 2015“] overall — in both total number of homes at risk, as well as the total reconstruction value of the at-risk homes.
- [link url=”http://www.npr.org/2016/06/03/480568404/5-fort-hood-solidiers-die-4-missing-after-truck-overturns-in-swift-water” title=”Five Fort Hood soldiers died“] and at least four more are missing after an Army truck overturned in flooding in Texas yesterday. Severe storms have hit Texas hard this week, and the state has dealt with severe flooding. Rescue crews worked [link url=”http://www.npr.org/2016/06/03/480568404/5-fort-hood-solidiers-die-4-missing-after-truck-overturns-in-swift-water” title=”late into Thursday“] searching for the missing soldiers.
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott [link url=”http://www.kvue.com/news/local/gov-abbott-declares-state-of-disaster-in-31-counties/226887760″ title=”declared a state of disaster in 31 counties across Texas“] as widespread flooding paralyzed regions of the state. [link url=”https://weather.com/storms/tornado/news/plains-severe-weather-outbreak-historic-flooding” title=”Flooding along the Brazos River“] continued to cause severe problems along its path through the state, cresting higher than 54 feet in some areas, just two years after it had run dry in places due to a lengthy drought.
- Florida Governor Rick Scott warned that [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/florida-disaster-coming-zika-fight-39534450″ title=”Florida will experience a ‘disaster’ with the Zika“] in the coming weeks and months if federal officials don’t provide funds to battle the virus very soon. The White House [link url=”https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/22/letter-president-zika-virus” title=”requested $1.9 billion“] to fight Zika back in February, but any funding legislation has [link url=”https://amuedge.com/nga-calls-for-action-on-zika-funding-senate-set-to-vote-on-tuesday/” title=”stalled in Congress“] since that initial request. Scott called it “profoundly disappointing” that [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/florida-disaster-coming-zika-fight-39534450″ title=”Congress has not taken immediate action.“]
- Global news agency Reuters obtained federal cybersecurity reports through a Freedom of Information Act request, and recently published its findings based on those reports: [link url=”https://amuedge.com/more-than-50-cybersecurity-breaches-at-u-s-federal-reserve-in-4-years/” title=”310 incident reports were logged by the Federal Reserve’s cybersecurity team“] over a four-year span from 2011 to 2015. Of the 310 overall incidents, the Fed’s cybersecurity team [link url=”https://amuedge.com/more-than-50-cybersecurity-breaches-at-u-s-federal-reserve-in-4-years/” title=”classified 140 as hacking attempts,”] and 51 as information disclosure incidents.
- A British Airways flight from London to Newark [link url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36439096″ title=”was evacuated after a phone threat“] warned of a bomb on the plane. An unknown male reportedly called in the threat when the plane was already in the air. The flight landed at Newark Liberty International Airport and its 206 passengers and 13 crew were immediately evacuated. The threat proved unfounded, as [link url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36439096″ title=”police found nothing harmful on board.“]
- The Greek Coast Guard [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-greece-idUSKCN0YP0YL” title=”rescued hundreds of migrants“] from a sinking ship off the island of Crete. Three died in the incident in the southern Mediterranean. Warm weather and calmer seas in the Mediterranean have reportedly led to a [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-greece-idUSKCN0YP0YL” title=”surge of attempted crossings“] in recent weeks.
- Health officials [link url=”http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/braineating-amoeba-found-in-terrebonne-parish-water-system-sources-say/34767736″ title=”confirmed the presence of the Naegleria fowleri amoeba“] in an area of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Also known as the [link url=”http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/braineating-amoeba-found-in-terrebonne-parish-water-system-sources-say/34767736″ title=”‘brain-eating amoeba,’“] it was detected in a water sample at the Terrebonne Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1. While tap water in the area is reportedly safe to drink, health officials urged residents to [link url=”http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/braineating-amoeba-found-in-terrebonne-parish-water-system-sources-say/34767736″ title=”avoid getting water in their noses.“]
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