At least 36 people are dead in wildfires in Portugal, and at least another three have died in neighboring Spain. Officials there say there were 105 separate fires, most of them started by arsonists. Peripheral winds from the passing of Hurricane Ophelia over the weekend fanned the flames. Among the dead is a one-month-old infant. […]
A mother and her young daughter died when their trailer was toppled by a tornado at Sunday morning near Lafayette, Louisiana. The strong thunderstorm system also brought hail and the threat of flooding to the area. According to the St. Martin Parish sheriff’s office, 38-year-old Francine Gotch and her three-year-old daughter, Neville Alexander, were killed […]
UPDATE (4:10 p.m. ET) The attacker has been identified as radical Muslim cleric Abu Izzadeen, according to the New York Post. Izzadeen is a native Briton born Trevor Brooks. UPDATE: (2:20 p.m. ET): The death toll is up to four, including the attacker, and at least 20 people are injured. Police are calling it a terror […]
