state of emergency

Montreal Flooding: State of Emergency Declared

Montreal authorities have declared a state of emergency in the Canadian city due to flooding caused by torrential rains and…

8 years ago

Colombia Landslide: State of Emergency Declared as Death Toll Rises to 262

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has declared an "economic, social and ecological emergency" as the first victims of the Mocoa…

8 years ago

Louisiana Flooding Kills At Least Three

Three people have died and thousands have been rescued after "historic" flooding swamped Louisiana. The National Guard and emergency teams…

8 years ago

Turkey Coup Attempt: Recep Tayyip Erdogan Declares State of Emergency for Three Months

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared a state of emergency for three months following the failed army coup in Turkey.…

8 years ago

Fort McMurray Fire: State of Emergency Declared in Alberta Province

Canadian government has declared state of emergency in the province of Alberta after a wildfire forced all 88,000 residents of…

9 years ago

Crimea Power Outage: State of Emergency Declared after Multiple Attacks on Power Grid

Crimea has been left without power after pylons carrying power lines which supply electricity from Ukraine were reportedly blown up…

9 years ago

Mali Hotel Siege: President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Declares State of Emergency

Mali has declared a 10-day state of emergency following the attack on Radisson Blu Hotel by suspected Islamist militants in…

9 years ago

Maldives Lift State of Emergency

A 30-day state of emergency has been lifted early in the Maldives after "important progress" in an inquiry into a…

9 years ago

Lake Chad State of Emergency Declared after Boko Haram Attacks

Chad has declared a state of emergency after Boko Haram attacks in the Lake Chad region. At least two people…

9 years ago

Maldives: President Abdulla Yameen Declares 30-Day State of Emergency

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has declared a 30-day state of emergency ahead of a planned anti-government rally. The president’s declaration…

9 years ago

Tyrone Harris Shooting: Ferguson Declares State of Emergency

The city of Ferguson has declared state of emergency amid protests marking the first anniversary of the death of black…

9 years ago

California Oil Spill: Gov. Jerry Brown Declares State of Emergency

Governor Jerry Brown has declared state of emergency in southern California after a pipeline leaked tens of thousands of gallons…

10 years ago

Baltimore Riots: State of Emergency Declared Following Violent Protests

Baltimore has declared a state of emergency amid violent protests linked to Freddie Gray’s death. The African American man was…

10 years ago

Cyclone Pam: State of emergency declared in Vanuatu

Cyclone Pam had destroyed most buildings in Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila, including schools and clinics, said President Baldwin Lonsdale. A…

10 years ago

Michael Brown shooting: Ferguson state of emergency formally lifted

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has formally lifted the state of emergency that he had declared in Ferguson last month. Jay…

10 years ago

Ferguson curfew: Jay Nixon declares state of emergency over St Louis rioting

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, the St Louis suburb where black teenager Michael…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Nigeria declares state of emergency

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the outbreak of Ebola "a national emergency" and approved more than $11 million to…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Liberia declares state of emergency

Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has declared a state of emergency over the Ebola outbreak. Speaking on national television Ellen…

10 years ago

Egypt lifts state of emergency and night-time curfew

Egypt's government has decided to lift the state of emergency and the night-time curfew. The move came two days earlier…

11 years ago

Peru extends snow state of emergency to more regions

Peru’s government has decided to extend to nine more regions a state of emergency called to cope with unusually cold…

11 years ago

Nigeria: President Goodluck Jonathan declares state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a spate of deadly attacks by…

12 years ago

Burma: Meiktila state of emergency following three days of violence between Buddhists and Muslims

Burma has imposed a state of emergency in Meiktila following three days of communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims. A…

12 years ago

East Coast winter storm kills six people and threatens disruption

A severe winter storm that whipped up tornadoes in the southern US has brought heavy snow to the Midwest and…

12 years ago