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People had hours before the tsunami hit Hawaii. How they spent it worsened evacuation gridlock

People had hours before the tsunami hit Hawaii. How they spent it worsened evacuation gridlock

HONOLULU (AP) — David Sun-Miyashiro was at home on the 31st floor of a Honolulu apartment building, high above danger, when his phone alerted him to a possible tsunami from a massive earthquake far across the Pacific Ocean.
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Prairies wildfire smoke prompts special air quality statement for southern Ontario

Prairies wildfire smoke prompts special air quality statement for southern Ontario

A special air quality statement has been issued for parts of southern Ontario, triggered by wildfire smoke from the Prairies.
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Russia's 'land of fire and ice' was largely spared by the nearby earthquake and tsunami

Russia's 'land of fire and ice' was largely spared by the nearby earthquake and tsunami

MOSCOW (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck Wednesday off Russia’s Far East coast, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, cutting power to a few areas and sending some panicked residents fleeing buildings but causing only a few injuries.
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Beijing officials say 31 older people trapped in a senior center died in floods

Beijing officials say 31 older people trapped in a senior center died in floods

BANGKOK (AP) — A group of elderly people trapped in a flooded nursing home were among at least 70 people who died during powerful storms that lashed Beijing and neighboring provinces.
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Tsunami advisory refloats memories of waves that swamped Port Alberni, B.C., in 1964

Tsunami advisory refloats memories of waves that swamped Port Alberni, B.C., in 1964

Longtime residents of Port Alberni, B.C., know the potential impact of a tsunami all too well. Mike Ruttan was 12 when the town on Vancouver Island was hit with massive waves triggered by 9.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Alaska on March 27, 1964.
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The Latest: Tsunami warnings lifted in most places

The Latest: Tsunami warnings lifted in most places

A tsunami sent waves into parts of Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Russian Far East early Wednesday. The quake was one of the biggest ever recorded.
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Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America, but worst risk appears to pass for US after huge quake

Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America, but worst risk appears to pass for US after huge quake

HONOLULU (AP) — Fears of a devastating tsunami across the Pacific faded Wednesday after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off a sparsely populated Russian peninsula, but communities along South America’s Pacific coast carried out
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Wildfire evacuations underway for about 400 properties near Peachland, B.C.

Wildfire evacuations underway for about 400 properties near Peachland, B.C.

Police are helping firefighters from several local departments evacuate residents from about 400 properties in the Peachland, B.C., area due to a fast-moving wildfire. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations issued a bulletin just after 5 p.m.
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Tsunami warnings fading after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Here's what to know

Tsunami warnings fading after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Here's what to know

HONOLULU (AP) — One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded sent a tsunami crashing into a Russian port and smaller waves barreling across the Pacific to the Americas and south to New Zealand.
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Northern Saskatchewan village evacuates due to wildfire as others return home

Northern Saskatchewan village evacuates due to wildfire as others return home

PRINCE ALBERT — A change in a wildfire burning in northern Saskatchewan has allowed hundreds of people to return home while forcing about 1,000 others to flee.
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