Emergency and disaster management briefing for August 15, 2016: The National Guard is activated in Milwaukee due to riots, five bodies are found after an explosion in Maryland, more than 20,000 people are rescued from flooding in Louisiana, American Olympians are robbed at gunpoint, a Georgia police officer is fatally shot, and power outages spread throughout New York.
- Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker [link url=”http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/14/milwaukee-man-shot-by-police-seen-with-gun-in-body-camera-footage-officials-say.html” title=”called for peace in Milwaukee”] after riots following a police shooting have disrupted the public. The governor [link url=”http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/14/milwaukee-man-shot-by-police-seen-with-gun-in-body-camera-footage-officials-say.html” title=”activated the National Guard”] in hopes to establish some amounts of peace in the destabilized areas. Riots sparked after a man was shot and killed by police after allegedly raising a gun at police.
- Officials [link url=”http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Fourth-Body-Found-Eight-Missing-from-Montgomery-County-Apartment-Explosion-390118692.html” title=”found a fifth body”] in the rubble from an explosion that occurred in Maryland last week. According to officials, [link url=”http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Fourth-Body-Found-Eight-Missing-from-Montgomery-County-Apartment-Explosion-390118692.html” title=”eight people are missing”] in association with the explosion. More than 50 fire and rescue personnel worked on the recovery efforts over the weekend, and officials are still investigating the cause of the explosion.
- [link url=”http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/08/14/three-dead-7000-rescued-louisiana-flooding/88717370/” title=”Four people have been reported dead”] after flooding took over much of Louisiana. Governor John Bell Edwards said yesterday that [link url=”http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/08/14/three-dead-7000-rescued-louisiana-flooding/88717370/” title=”more than 20,000 people were rescued”] from parts all over Louisiana. Forecasters are expecting the storm to hit portions of central and northern Louisiana, which could see heavy rains into the week.
- Four American swimmers, including gold medalist Ryan Lochte, were [link url=”http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-rio-summer-olympics/u-s-swimmer-ryan-lochte-robbed-gunpoint-brazil-n630396″ title=”robbed at gunpoint”] by men posing as police officers early Sunday morning. Authorities said that all four are [link url=”http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-rio-summer-olympics/u-s-swimmer-ryan-lochte-robbed-gunpoint-brazil-n630396″ title=”safe and cooperating with officials.”] The robbers took money and wallets.
- Georgia authorities [link url=”http://www.cbsnews.com/news/suspect-caught-in-slaying-of-smalltown-georgia-police-officer/” title=”arrested a suspect”] in the fatal shooting of a police officer that occurred Saturday night. The officer responded to a [link url=”http://www.cbsnews.com/news/suspect-caught-in-slaying-of-smalltown-georgia-police-officer/” title=”suspicious person call”] when he made contact with the suspect. The suspect allegedly started shooting while the officer exited his vehicle.
- [link url=”http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/08/13/new-york-summer-heat-humidity/” title=”Power outages”] spread throughout New York this weekend due to the high heat. Power company officials collectively reported [link url=”http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/08/13/new-york-summer-heat-humidity/” title=”more then 7,000 people without power.”] Temperatures spikes caused many in the region to feel heat in excess of 100 degrees, with the humidity factored in.
- [link url=”http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/08/14/police-british-man-fatally-stabbed-in-cyprus-holiday-resort.html” title=”Two British men were stabbed”] in an attack at the Cyprus’ coastal resort of Ayia Napa, Cypriot. According to officials, one of the men died and the other was wounded, and [link url=”http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/08/14/police-british-man-fatally-stabbed-in-cyprus-holiday-resort.html” title=”the two assailants are still being sought.”] The stabbing reportedly occurred after a altercation between the two Britons and two knife-wielding men.
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