Radioactive wastewater leak prompts evacuation in Florida
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This aerial photo taken from an airplane shows a reservoir near the old Piney Point phosphate mine. Photo / AP
This aerial photo taken from an airplane shows a reservoir near the old Piney Point phosphate mine. Photo / AP
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By: Adriana Gomez Licon
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency on Saturday after a significant leak at a large pond of wastewater threatened to flood roads and burst a system that stores polluted waters.
Officials in Florida ordered more than 300 homes to be evacuated and closed off a highway near the large reservoir in the Tampa Bay area north of Bradenton.
Thursday, 01 April 2021 - 8:53
Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana stated that 25 Sri Lankans were arrested by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) for transporting narocotics on two raids which were conducted near the island of Minicoy.
During the first raid which was carried out on 05 March, 06 Sri Lankan nationals were arrested when the ICG inspected a fishing vessel that set sail from Chilaw.
It was also revealed that more than 200 kilograms of heroin were dumped in the sea during the raid.
The second raid which took place on 15 March, had the The second raid was carried out by the Indian Coast Guard on March 15, when the attention of the ICG was drawn to three fishing vessels that had set sail from Tangalle of Sri Lanka.
Limestone County residents frustrated with pond-like flooding in yards, streets
âThe road is eroding. It getâs narrower and narrower every time it floods. I worry about someone running off in our ditch again or in our pond or somebody dyingâ
Flooding frustrations in Limestone County By Madison Scarpino | March 31, 2021 at 7:02 PM CDT - Updated March 31 at 7:03 PM
LIMESTONE CO., Ala. (WAFF) - Many of you have been dealing with rising waters with the recent storms. People in one Ardmore neighborhood say it takes days for floodwaters to recede.
âItâs been constant. Constant,â said resident Amy Martin.
Martin lives on Mooresville Road in Ardmore.
TX Marine Warning and Forecast
April 1, 2021
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410 AM CDT Thu Apr 1 2021
.GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. WHAT.Northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and
seas 9 to 12 feet. WHERE.Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the Rio Grande
extending out 60 nm. IMPACTS.Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the
vessel for severe conditions. WHAT.Northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and
seas 9 to 12 feet. WHERE.Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the Rio Grande
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For the past five years, popular San Antonio drag performer Kristi Waters has been crowned the Best Drag Queen in the Brit Sis Awards, an annual show voted by the local LGBTQ+ community.
The former fifth-grade teacher took home the crown during the fifth annual Brit Sis Awards, which took place on March 21 at the Heat Night Club, according to the show s Facebook page. Last year, she was also named Best Drag Performer by the San Antonio Current, which Waters said meant a lot, but the Brit one always feels special because it feels like home. Winning the [Brit Sis] award always feels special, said Waters, who was born in Corpus Christi and has lived in San Antonio for the past 10 years. It is nice to have that recognition by the LGBTQ+ community. It s nice knowing my work keeps being recognized.