Pennsylvania rivers turn toxic after flooding swamps 10 sewage processing plants
The White House Declares states of emergency in New York and Pennsylvania
Virginia Governor declares a state of emergency as flooding prompts mass evacuations in Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland and Virginia, killing at least 6 people.
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Disaster Calendar 2011 – September 9
[September 9, 2011] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,650 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
- Northeast, USA. Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee have dumped more than 12 inches of rain in parts of New York and Pennsylvania since Monday, submerging small towns along the Susquehanna River near Wilkes-Barre.
- Earlier, NWS issued flood warnings for Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Flash flood warnings were issued for parts of Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Flash flood watches were also issued for Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.
- The White House Declared states of emergency in New York and Pennsylvania.
- Virginia Governor declared a state of emergency as flooding prompts mass evacuations in Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland and Virginia, killing at least 6 people.
- More than 130,000 people were evacuated from flooded areas, and at least 6 were reported killed as a result of flooding, including three in Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania Gov. Corbett warned residents to avoid floodwater because 10 sewage treatment plants were submerged releasing their loads into the rivers and turning the water toxic.
- Floodwater from Chenango and Susquehanna rivers spilled over dikes in Binghamton, N.Y., submerging streets, said a report.
- New York Gov. Cuomo surveyed the damage which “included thousands of destroyed homes and businesses,” the Press & Sun Bulletin said.
- The town of West Pittston in Pennsylvania was almost entirely submerged.
Other Major Incidents
- West Coast, USA (and Mexico). A massive blackout affected at least 5 million residents in Arizona, southern California and Mexico.
- The blackout knocked out about 4,300 megawatts of power, creating havoc on roads and forcing trains and flights to be cancelled.
- In San Diego, 2 sewage pumps failed due to the blackout, contaminating a lagoon and a river feeding into San Diego Bay and prompting the officials to close nearby beaches, reports said.
- Economic losses from the blackout could be as high as $118 million, according to estimates by the National University System Institute for Policy Research, a report said.
- Fukushima, Japan. Radioactive material released into the sea at Fukushima NPP following the triple core meltdown is at plant were at least three times the amount declared by Tokyo Electric Power Co, Japanese researchers reported.
- TEPCO had reported that 4,720 trillion becquerels of cesium-137 and iodine-131 were released into the Pacific Ocean between March 21 and April 30, but researchers at Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) say the amount was 15,000 trillion becquerels (terabecquerels).
- Texas, USA. BEAR CREEK (#536), Cass County. Satellite images show about 40,000 acres have burned. “The 40,000-acre Bear Creek Fire in Cass County has exhibited extreme fire behavior for the past few days… The fire is burning very actively in heavy timber and is threatening numerous houses.” At least 8 homes have been destroyed so far.
- Fire Management Details(Texas Forest Service, TFS)
- Date: Friday, September 9, 2011
- National Preparedness Level: 3
- Southern Area Preparedness Level: 4
- TFS Preparedness Level: 5
- Fire Stats
- Total Number of Fires YTD: ~ 19,557 4,376
- Acres burned: ~ 3,669,801 [“That’s roughly the size of Connecticut.” Rick Perry said.]
- Structures Destroyed by Fire: 4,376 units [FEWW Estimate: ~5,300]
- Fires in the past 7 days: TFS has responded to 186 fires for 156,517 acres. “Fire departments reported 266 fires for 6,206 acres in the online fire reporting database.” TFS reported.
YTD Fire Stats. Source: TFS
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