Emergency and disaster management briefing for June 23, 2016: California firefighters continue to battle widespread wildfires, House Democrats stage a sit-in to protest gun control inaction, North Korea continues its rogue missile testing, and a brain-eating amoeba causes a death in Ohio.
- Two California wildfires [link url=”https://amuedge.com/california-wildfires-merge-into-mega-wildfire/” title=”merged into a mega-wildfire“] as the state continues to fight off fires that are being fueled, in part, by the severe heat wave in southern regions. Additionally, there are [link url=”https://amuedge.com/california-wildfires-merge-into-mega-wildfire/” title=”at least three other major fires“] in the state. Thousands of personal are working to fight the fires, which are collectively burning thousands of acres across the state.
- House Democrats [link url=”http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/06/house-democrats-gun-control-sit-in/488264/” title=”staged a sit-in“] yesterday in protest of the House’s refusal to vote on gun control measures. The move paralleled the Senate Democrats [link url=”http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/sen-chris-murphy-starts-talking-filibuster-over-gun-control-224369″ title=”gun-control filibuster“] last week. More than [link url=”http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/06/house-democrats-gun-control-sit-in/488264/” title=”two dozen Democrats“] were rumored to have participated in the protest.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said yesterday that his country now has [link url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36603416″ title=”‘the sure capability to attack US interests in the Pacific.’“] On Wednesday, North Korea reportedly launched a ballistic missile [link url=”http://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-makes-apparent-progress-with-midrange-missile/” title=”about 620 miles high“] after a series of failed missile launch attempts. The United Nations [link url=”https://www.yahoo.com/news/n-korea-test-fires-missile-korea-214300787.html” title=”blasted the missile tests,“] calling them “unacceptable violations.”
- An 18-year-old female from Ohio died after contracting a [link url=”http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/22/ohio-teen-visiting-north-carolina-whitewater-center-brain-eating-amoeba-dead/86241928/” title=”suspected brain-eating amoeba“] while visiting the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC last week. The teen reportedly [link url=”http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/22/ohio-teen-visiting-north-carolina-whitewater-center-brain-eating-amoeba-dead/86241928/” title=”contracted Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, known as PAM,“] a severe brain infection caused by an amoeba called Naegleria fowleri.
- Lightning [link url=”http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/22/lightning-kills-at-least-93-as-monsoon-sweeps-india/” title=”struck and killed at least 93 people“] in India during severe storms over the past two days. Lightning strikes are fairly common during India’s June-October monsoon, but the number of people hit this week is unusually high. More than 2,500 people in India[link url=”http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/22/lightning-kills-at-least-93-as-monsoon-sweeps-india/” title=”were killed by lightning in 2014,“] according to the National Crime Records Bureau.
- Severe storms are set to hit the Mid-Atlantic today, with [link url=”http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/severe-storm-flash-flood-threat-to-focus-on-mid-atlantic-thursday/58304817″ title=”flash floods a possibility“] in many regions. Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland and Delaware are all targets for violent thunderstorms and pockets of flash flooding. [link url=”http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/severe-storm-flash-flood-threat-to-focus-on-mid-atlantic-thursday/58304817″ title=”Damaging winds and hail“] are also possibilities, and the affected region could widen to include West Virginia, Pennsylvania and/or Kentucky.
- A tornado [link url=”http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/tornado-watch-chicago-midwest-braces-severe-weather-n597351″ title=”tornado touched down“] southwest of Chicago Wednesday night as the Midwest braced for more severe weather. The dangerous weather is [link url=”https://weather.com/storms/tornado/news/severe-weather-forecast-midwest-east-june22-23-wind-damage-hail-tornado” title=”expected to continue into Thursday morning“] in parts of the Midwest. [link url=”http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/live-blog-powerful-severe-thunderstorms-produce-tornadoes-around-chicago-indianapolis-derecho/58330582″ title=”Heavy thunderstorms are forecasted to track eastward“] across portions of Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia.
- Fighter jets [link url=”http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/06/22/plane-bound-for-lax-diverted-to-tucson-after-report-of-interference-with-flight-crew/” title=”escorted a passenger plane“] yesterday to an emergency landing after a dangerous passenger disturbance unfolded. The flight began in San Antonio and was en route to Los Angeles but was diverted to Tucson after [link url=”http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/06/22/plane-bound-for-lax-diverted-to-tucson-after-report-of-interference-with-flight-crew/” title=”a passenger got into a confrontation with the flight crew.“] The passenger was aimlessly walking around the plane and eventually stopped near the cockpit door.
- Halliburton Energy Services, Transocean Deepwater Inc. and related companies have agreed to [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/settlement-addresses-punitive-damages-2010-oil-spill-40046344″ title=”pay $1.24 billion in punitive damages“] in association with the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The funds will become available to property owners and some fishermen affected by the spill. A federal court hearing [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/settlement-addresses-punitive-damages-2010-oil-spill-40046344″ title=”is set for November 10“] on the agreement.
- Florida officials reported yesterday that they [link url=”http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/06/22/florida-officials-say-they-sure-theyve-captured-alligator-killed-toddler/86265504/” title=”captured the alligator that killed a toddler“] earlier this month. On June 14, a 2-year-old boy was attacked and dragged away by an alligator outside of a Disney resort with his parent nearby. Th boy was later found dead. The state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission [link url=”http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/06/22/florida-officials-say-they-sure-theyve-captured-alligator-killed-toddler/86265504/” title=”issued a statement yesterday“] that the alligator was located and killed.
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Map showing location #ReservoirFire and #FishFire near Los Angeles. More info at https://t.co/YAVwPQEFCR #wildfire pic.twitter.com/12KVZuhE6B
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