power. according to reports, firefighting crews struggled to reach the site because of continued fighting around the plant. nearby shelling and explosions are raising fears about a possible nuclear disaster. this comes as u.n. inspectors are expected to give a full report as soon as today on their efforts to avert potential and catastrophic disaster. still ahead here on way too early, we re going to take a look at what president biden had to say during his two labor day stops in a pair of battle ground states. plus, the very latest on a mass stabbing attack in canada. this morning, police are still searching for one of the suspects. those stories and a check of the weather when we come right back.
Cape Town fire largely contained Wind drops, giving firefighting crews a better chance of dousing the blaze 20 April 2021 - 08:20 Firefighters have been working since Sunday morning to extinguish the runaway fire that engulfed Rhodes Memorial and UCT s library, and by Tuesday morning it was largely contained Image: Ruvan Boshoff
Early Tuesday morning the blaring of fire engine sirens and sound of choppers in the sky were heard in Cape Town, as fresh crews were deployed to fight the wildfire on Table Mountain, which is “largely contained” on its third consecutive day, according to the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services.
portugal. dozens of people have died in forest fires. nbc s lucy kafanov is monitoring the situation from our london office. lucy, what do we know? reporter: one person had apparently been counted twice. this is still being called the greatest wildfire tragedy in recent years, certainly one of the deadliest. there are several fires still blazing as we speak. please believe one fire began last night when lightning struck a tree during a dry thunderstorm, 120 miles north of lisbon. the fire spreading very quickly, engulfing the area, surrounding the nearby town. it appears many of the victims, at least 30 of them according to authorities, burned to death in their cars as they were trying to escape, their vehicles engulfed by flames on a small road between two of the smaller towns nearby in this very mountainous region. firefighting crews are struggling to cope, the fire described as very violent in at
school girls. around 80 u.s. troops have now arrived in the region in hopes of bringing the girls back home. officials say a wildfire burning near sedona, arizona, could nearly triple in size. firefighting crews are letting the so-called slide fire burn through the flatter portions of scenic oak creek canyon as they focus on saving nearly 300 structures and protecting other nearby communities in alaska. officials say the funny river fire near the keni national wildfire refuge is 20% contained, torching more than 78,000 acres so far. all eyes on ukraine this weekend, as millions head to the polls for tomorrow s critical presidential election. and how the vote there could impact growing tensions between russia and the west. and the leader of the boy scouts of america speaking out, where he says he stands on the group s controversial policy against gay scout masters.
i m milissa rehberger. here s what s happening. more firefighting crews are joining the battle against a colorado wildfire that s charred about 85 square miles and burned more than 100 homes. at least one person has been killed in that fire, a woman whose body was found inside her cabin. mitt romney spent the day in pennsylvania. he continued to hammer his economic message in multiple events across that street. now back to our program. what do all these deaths have in common? well, the owner, bimla boyd. in 2005, eric mason left tv news for a new line of work. the investigative reporter became a private investigator.