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by Suzanne Cordeiro © Agence France-Presse SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, United States (AFP) — A black-clad gunman armed with an assault rifle opened fire on a small town Texas church during Sunday morning services, killing 26 people and wounding 20 in the last mass shooting to shock the United States. Authorities did not identify the gunman, saying only that he was a “young white male, maybe in his early 20s,” who was wearing a bulletproof vest and found dead […]
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, United States (AFP) — A total of 26 people were killed during a gunman’s shooting rampage at a Texas church during Sunday services, Governor Greg Abbott said, warning the toll may rise. “We are dealing with the largest mass shooting in our state’s history. There’s so many families who have lost family members. Fathers, mothers, sons and daughters,” Abbott said. “The tragedy, of course, is worsened by the fact that it occurred in […]
by Suzanne Cordeiro Agence France Presse SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, United States (AFP) A gunman went into a Baptist church in Texas during Sunday morning services and shot dead some two dozen worshippers, the sheriff said, in the latest mass shooting to shock the United States. “Approximately 25 people” were dead, including the shooter, Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt told NBC News. At least 20 people were wounded. The motive was not immediately known, he added. […]
by Nova Safo Agence France-Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) – Texas delayed a confessed serial killer’s execution Wednesday to investigate last-minute revelations that potentially connect him to another murder for which someone else is awaiting execution. Anthony Shore was to be put to death for raping, torturing and murdering three girls and a young woman in Houston between 1986 and 1995. But prosecutors feared he was going to posthumously via a note — and falsely — confess […]
(Eagle News) – The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) helped local residents in Texas who were still reeling from the devastating floods caused by Hurricane Harvey when they conducted its “Aid for Humanity” on September 23, Saturday. Thousands of goodwill or care packs consisting of food, cleaning and hygiene supplies, first aid kits and flashlights, were given in two venues where the Aid for Humanity, under the auspices of the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s […]
by Michael Mathes with Elodie Cuzin in Beaumont Agence France Presse ORANGE, United States (AFP) — Emergency workers in storm-hit southeast Texas on Thursday staged dramatic rescues by air and water in towns that were until now cut off by raging floodwaters unleashed by monster storm Harvey, which finally started to move inland. Nearly a week after the storm smashed into the US Gulf Coast as a Category Four hurricane, thousands of rescuers and civilians […]
CROSBY, United States (AFP) — First their neighborhood was deluged by Harvey’s torrential rains. Then, officers turned up at the door with more bad news: there is a risk of a chemical blast at a nearby plant and it’s time to evacuate. Two days on, some among the area’s poorer residents are still living in an emergency shelter set up in the center of Crosby, around five miles (eight kilometers) from the Arkema plant where […]
https://youtu.be/3TgghX45zr4 (Eagle News) — “Adversity is a blessing in disguise and certainly is the greatest character builder,” read a sign on the wall of this big furniture shop in Houston, Texas. And for the owner of this shop, Gallery Furniture, Jim McIngvale, helping in times of disaster is a way of life. Because of this act of kindness, his neighbors and others affected by the epic flooding in Houston, had a roof over their […]
by Jennie Matthew Agence France Presse WINNIE, United States (AFP) — When flood waters first seeped into their house, grandparents Bernard and Annie Redeo weren’t too worried. But when it rose a foot deep, they made a run for it: fleeing in the pitch-black to neighbors. They found refuge with a single mom of two. It was 5 am, still dark outside and torrential rain was hammering the small farming town of Winnie, Texas […]
HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Harvey slogged across southeastern Texas and into Louisiana on Wednesday (August 30), sending more people fleeing for shelter after hitting the United States energy hub of Houston with record rains and flooding that drove tens of thousands from their homes. The slow-moving storm has killed at least 22 people and sent more than 32,000 to shelters since coming ashore on Friday near Corpus Christi, Texas, as the most powerful […]
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) – Monster storm Harvey hit the south Texas coast late Friday and then stalled, gushing torrents of rain over Houston, the country’s fourth largest city with six million people in the greater metropolitan area. The storm continues to pour rain as it heads slowly through neighboring Louisiana. How much rain? Up to 52 inches (132 centimeters) of rain fell from Saturday through Wednesday morning in parts of coastal Texas, and more […]
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) – The operators of a flooded chemical plant outside Houston warned Wednesday they are dealing with a “critical issue” triggered by Harvey’s torrential rains and have no means to prevent a possible explosion at the site. As a precautionary measure officials had already ordered the evacuation of an area within 1.5 miles (three km) of the organic peroxides plant in Harris County, which is owned by French group Arkema. Rich Rowe, […]
