A satellite image shows the nearly mile-long path of damage left by Tuesday's #tornado in #Greenfield, #Iowa
According to Gov. Kim Reynolds, at least 153 homes were majorly damaged or destroyed.
Information on businesses damaged was not yet available. Four people died and at least 35 were injured.
Four fatalities and at least 35 injuries were the result of the #tornado that impacted the #Greenfield, Adair County, #Iowa area during the afternoon hours of Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
#Adair County Vet clinic in #Greenfield is still standing, has only minor damage and is operational. Clinic staff are all okay.
Greenfield's hospital (pic) was among the buildings that were damaged.
Patients were evacuated and, like other injured people, were taken to hospitals in the region.
One passenger has died and 30 have been injured during severe turbulence at Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 with 211 passengers and 18 crew from London to Singapore.
#SingaporeAirlines Boeing 777-312(ER) (9V-SWM) operating flight SQ321 from #London (LHR) to #Singapore (SIN) hit an air pocket and made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport, #Bangkok (BKK) at 3:34 this evening. Resulting in I fatality and 53 injured (7 critical).
House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed House Republican leaders are looking at sanctions in response to the International Criminal Court’s decision to move ahead with arrest warrants including for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Efforts to retaliate against the #ICC are themselves a violation of the Rome Statute (Art 70) for which the prosecutor can bring charges and sentence offenders for up to 5 years, and urge other states to criminally prosecute them.
@ai6yr This is actually no surprise, it was already apparent three weeks ago. The decisive factor is probably South Africa's urgent application and the hearing last Thursday and Friday before the ICC.
(hardly any journals, newspapers reported on it)
#Texas#AnimalRescue > As a result of severe storms that ravaged parts of #Houston, Houston SPCA had taken in almost 100 displaced or injured wild #animals.
SPCA officials expected the surge of #animal intakes to last for a few days as cleanup efforts continued.
Overturned trains north of Poggio Rusco, province of Mantua in Lombardy, Italy.
Still no official confirmation of a (possible) tornado.
Additional reports on the storm cell in the area: trees and branches in the road, bent road signs and damage to sheds, garages and other structures.
#GalvestonCounty#Texas - A barge hit a bridge in #Galveston on Wednesday, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to Pelican Island.