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steve harrigan is live in eagle pass, texas with more, hello steve. my, some airboats moving around behind me. just seen some activity. somebody has just been -- a body pulled from the river behind me. as the first time i have seen it for the boat went out, the radio call went off for the sheriff department, fire trucks came. and a funeral home pickup truck came pulled the body out, put it on a stretcher and put in that pickup truck and drove it away for thats the first time ive seen t...

for governor. we will talk to him in a few minutes about the frightening alleged attack on as a spectator tried to allegedly stab him with a sharp object. hes blaming cashless bail in new york state for letting that man out. he then was charged federally. this also ahead in the next hour, the migrant surge at our southern border is not slowing down despite the brutal, dangerous, deadly summer heat down south. fox news rode along with the texas department of public safety agents overnig...

The International Conference on Dam Safety (ICDS) organised by the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti has concluded at Rajasthan International Centre (RIC) in Jaipur. The closing session

Flood damage in Edenville, Mich., after a dam failed on May 19, 2020. AP Photo/Carlos OsorioHeavy rainfall in the Northeast on June 9-11, 2023, generated widespread flooding, particularly in New York’s Hudson Valley and in Vermont. One major concern was the Wrightsville Dam, built in 1935 on the Winooski River north of Vermont’s capital city, Montpelier. The reservoir behind the dam rose to within 1 foot of the dam’s maximum storage capacity, prompting warnings that water co...

Nearly three years later, some Sanford residents still don’t have access to the places they used to call home after dam failures in 2020 caused devastating floods.

There are 161 Berkshire County dams rated by the state as a "high hazard" to life and property should they fail. Plus at least one that the state didnt know

Water. the death toll in this weekends storms in the carolinas is now 17. 15 of those were in south carolina where the recovery effort from historic rains is just beginning. correspondent steve harrigan is in columbia tonight. >> as the water in south carolina recedes, the losses are beginning to take shape. the death toll climbs as more submerged cars are discovered. the structural damage is harder to estimate. there are ten dam failures across the state, putting pressure on roads and bridges t...

You have waters spilling the banks. if you put enough force and we had that across the region, you can cause dam failures. you have fractures that take place in the dam. a lot of dams in the united states, 75% to 80% of them are privately owned. in south carolina, 90% of the dams are privately owned. a lot of them are dated when it comes to severe weather events and dealing with the rain events. you look at the flooding. murray boulevard in charleston. the before and after. remarkable to think t...

Mistake. the international aid group doctors without borders calls it a war crime. were also following the escalating crisis in syria, where russias sudden military intervention is now complicating u.s. efforts to fight isis. and tonight were also learning the united states is taking a closer look at implementing a no-fly zone. and here in the united states, were watching the disaster unfolding in south carolina, where record flooding is now blamed for at least 14 deaths and multiple dam failure...

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