Major Disaster Declared for Tennessee

Tennessee wildfires kill 14, damage or destroy 2,500 buildings, force mass evacuations

The WH has declared a major disaster exists in the US state of Tennessee following the losses and damage caused by the deadly wildfires during the period of November 28 to December 9, 2016,

The blazes killed at least 14 people and damaged or destroyed more than 2,500 homes, businesses and other buildings, forcing about 15,000 people to evacuate the town of Gatlinburg in Sevier County, eastern Tennessee.

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Red Alert for Severe Smog in N. China

Severe smog plagues N. China, triggers ‘red alert’ in Beijing, 22 other cities 

The red alert will be activated at 8 p.m. Friday for Beijing and 22 other cities and is expected to last through December 21, according to government media.

Taiyuan, the provincial capital of north China’s coal-rich Shanxi province, has also issued a red alert for severe air pollution, and will activate emergency measures at midnight Friday.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said another 20 cities including Shijiazhuang, Tianjin and Zhengzhou were expected to issue red alerts, with nine others on orange alert.

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