Montreal authorities have declared a state of emergency in the Canadian city due to flooding caused by torrential rains and…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has declared an "economic, social and ecological emergency" as the first victims of the Mocoa…
Three people have died and thousands have been rescued after "historic" flooding swamped Louisiana. The National Guard and emergency teams…
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared a state of emergency for three months following the failed army coup in Turkey.…
Canadian government has declared state of emergency in the province of Alberta after a wildfire forced all 88,000 residents of…
Crimea has been left without power after pylons carrying power lines which supply electricity from Ukraine were reportedly blown up…
Mali has declared a 10-day state of emergency following the attack on Radisson Blu Hotel by suspected Islamist militants in…
A 30-day state of emergency has been lifted early in the Maldives after "important progress" in an inquiry into a…
Chad has declared a state of emergency after Boko Haram attacks in the Lake Chad region. At least two people…
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has declared a 30-day state of emergency ahead of a planned anti-government rally. The president’s declaration…
The city of Ferguson has declared state of emergency amid protests marking the first anniversary of the death of black…
Governor Jerry Brown has declared state of emergency in southern California after a pipeline leaked tens of thousands of gallons…
Baltimore has declared a state of emergency amid violent protests linked to Freddie Gray’s death. The African American man was…
Cyclone Pam had destroyed most buildings in Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila, including schools and clinics, said President Baldwin Lonsdale. A…
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has formally lifted the state of emergency that he had declared in Ferguson last month. Jay…
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, the St Louis suburb where black teenager Michael…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the outbreak of Ebola "a national emergency" and approved more than $11 million to…
Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has declared a state of emergency over the Ebola outbreak. Speaking on national television Ellen…
Egypt's government has decided to lift the state of emergency and the night-time curfew. The move came two days earlier…
Peru’s government has decided to extend to nine more regions a state of emergency called to cope with unusually cold…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a spate of deadly attacks by…
Burma has imposed a state of emergency in Meiktila following three days of communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims. A…
A severe winter storm that whipped up tornadoes in the southern US has brought heavy snow to the Midwest and…