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Woman, 4 children killed as flood swamps Texas neighborhood

Edit Boston Herald 01 May 2016
Firefighters lifted them out of the water at a rescue point but Davis' cousin and the woman's four great-grandchildren who lived down the street in Palestine, Texas, didn't make it ... "The water got up here extraordinarily quickly ... "The water came down the hill," Muniz said ... Palestine Mayor Bob Herrington signed an emergency declaration on Saturday, saying that he had not seen so much water rise so fast in the 59 years he'd lived there....

6th body found after Texas flash floods

Edit Boston Herald 01 May 2016
Firefighters lifted them out of the water at a rescue point but Davis' cousin and the woman's four great-grandchildren who lived down the street in Palestine, Texas, didn't make it ... "The water got up here extraordinarily quickly ... "The water came down the hill," Muniz said ... Palestine Mayor Bob Herrington signed an emergency declaration on Saturday, saying that he had not seen so much water rise so fast in the 59 years he'd lived there....

Pune gym sets example, saves drinking, bathing water

Edit Indian Express 01 May 2016
THE practice of saving water has been initiated in Star gym, a gymnasium in Katraj, since its opening in 2009 ... How i save water ... Offers half-a-glass of water to visitors After death over water scuffle, residents still live in panic in Delhi's VVIP zone Fewer Drops to Drink ... The stored water is then kept for birds....

It's time for a `measured' life

Edit The Times of India 01 May 2016
The scorching heat and dipping ground water levels have pushed the city's western corridor to rationing water. So much so that high-rises and gated communities along the IT hub are now resorting to `metering' of water - a practice not so popular so far in this part of town, thanks to `missing' official water connections ... "Water supply has be come expensive, especially along the western corridor of the city that lives on tanker supply ....

Chief Secys of all states to discuss drought plan

Edit Indian Express 01 May 2016
In view of the drought that has directly affected a quarter of the country’s population — about 300 million people living in 10 states — the committee of secretaries headed by the Cabinet Secretary is expected to meet on Monday to outline plans for water storage and conservation ... PM Modi calls for ‘save water’ movement Mann ki Baat....

Water problem a 'curse'

Edit Topix 01 May 2016
HAVING lived without water for many decades, the villagers on the south-end of Taveuni have grown used to the absence of water that even after Severe TC Winston, they continued with normal daily chores. This includes the women who walk about 500 metres to the nearest spring to wash loads of clothes or out to sea for the same reason ... ....

Texas Man Films Dramatic Moment He Narrowly Escapes Deadly Texas Floods, Water Splits Road In ...

Edit Inquisitr 01 May 2016
One Texas man is lucky to be alive after he narrowly escaped being washed away with the road as flood waters ravaged the area ... Childers got out of the vehicle to film the road as a crack formed from flood waters underneath ... Allen Childers shared a video of the unexpected moment a paved road is split in half by rushing flood waters ... As the water pushes against the large pipes, the powerful water begins tearing the pipes from the ground....

Mi-17 choppers to spray water over burning forests

Edit Indian Express 01 May 2016
With major fires blighting around 1,900 hectares of forests in Uttarakhand, the government today decided to press two MI-17 helicopters into service as NDRF, SDRF and Army personnel struggled to douse the flames which have claimed six lives till now ... IAF deploys Mi-17 chopper to control blaze, PMO assures help Uttarakhand forest fires claim 5 lives; NDRF forces deployed to control flames Gujarat....

'Alaskan Bush People' recall their adventure in ‘Browntown or Bust’

Edit The Examiner 01 May 2016
Last night’s special episode of the Discovery series of "Alaskan Bush People" was titled “Browntown or Bust.” All nine members of the Brown family have lived on remote Chichagof Island in Alaska ... The Browns aka Wolfpack has their own way of speaking and living ... They faced illness from Ami and Billy ... These creatures are found on the bottom of the sea and contain a lot of water. They had to poke them with a knife and let the water out....

Block Development Officers bat for plastic tanks to prevent waste of water

Edit The Times of India 01 May 2016
Talukas across the district have been demanding the Nashik zilla parishad to install plastic tankers in the villages to cut down on the time consumed while distributing water as well as prevent unnecessary wastage due to leakage and spillage ... Water is currently being transported to villages across the district in small cans, which is time consuming as well as causes spillage....

Tests show elevated lead levels at 5 more Hamilton schools

Edit NJ dot com 01 May 2016
HAMILTON -- Test results at five Hamilton schools show higher than acceptable levels for lead in drinking water, the district said. The elevated levels were detected at drinking water fountains or faucets at the Wilson, Klockner, Lalor and Mercerville elementary schools ... The district will assess the need for water coolers to augment the remaining fountains and faucets still available....

‘We trusted the police with Jack. I wish I’d never called them’

Edit The Observer 01 May 2016
Nine months to the day after A-level student Jack Susianta, 17, drowned in the river Lea in east London, after jumping into the water as police officers chased him, his close-knit family and friends spent Friday evening in prayer ... Jack’s spirit lives ......

Mane event: 33 lions flown home after rescue from life in the circus

Edit The Guardian 01 May 2016
Big cats arrive in South Africa, where sanctuary beckons, after having suffered cruel treatment in Colombia and Peru ... The animals will now be released into a bush sanctuary for big cats ... “They lived in small cages on the backs of trucks for their entire lives ... Twitter. Their poor physical state means the lions will never be able to hunt again and will have to be cared for with food and water for the rest of their lives ... Twitter. ....
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