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Texas floods: 9 soldiers killed at Fort Hood
2016-06-05 18:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: The soldiers who died when an Army truck overturned in floodwaters at Fort Hood hailed from different states and had different levels of experience. But most of them shared at least one thing in common, according to details released by officials over the weekend: They were motor transport operators, tasked with driving troops and cargo on bases and battlefields. Staff Sgt. Miguel Angel Colonvazquez; Specialists Yingming Sun and Christine Faith Armstrong; Pvts. First Class Brandon Austin Banner...
Fort Hood death toll rises to 9 in Texas floods
2016-06-04 16:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: With the recovery of four bodies on Friday, the death toll rose to nine in the overturning of an Army truck in floodwaters at Fort Hood, Texas, the Army said. Twelve soldiers were on a training mission when their vehicle became stuck in the flooded creek in a remote section of the post. Soldiers in a following vehicle rescued three of their comrades after the truck overturned, Maj. Gen. John Uberti told reporters. "In this incident, we`ve lost nine soldiers," a grim-faced Uberti said. U.S....
French PM Valls says Seine river stable after floods kill four
2016-06-04 13:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Floods that inundated parts of France this week, killing four and forcing thousands from their homes, could start easing as the Seine river stabilized after reaching a peak on Saturday, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said. The floods, the worst the French capital has seen since 1982, forced its famous Louvre and Orsay museums to move scores of artworks and precious artifacts to safety. It also disrupted traffic in several areas. The Seine river rose to about 6.10 meters (20.0 ft) on Saturday...
France floods: third person dies as river levels begin to fall
2016-06-04 13:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A third person has died in France from the countrys worst flooding in decades, as the death toll across Europe reached at least 17 in a week. The French prime minister, Manuel Valls, did not give any details about the latest victim of the floods, which caused the river Seine in Paris to rise to 6.1 metres (20ft) overnight. A 74-year-old man and an 86-year-old woman were killed in flooding in France earlier this week, along with 11 people in Germany, two in Romania and one in Belgium. A further...
U.S. Army searches for four soldiers swept away in deadly Texas floods
2016-06-03 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Army searched on Friday for four soldiers missing after the truck they were riding in overturned in a swollen creek at Fort Hood army base in central Texas, killing five others. Three more soldiers in the vehicle carrying 12 from the 1st Cavalry Division were rescued and are expected to be released from hospital as early as Friday, a military officer told a news conference at the post. "This tragedy extends well beyond Fort Hood and the outpouring of support from around the country...
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