LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://leonetwork.org2024-03-29T10:07:47Zhttp://leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:1DFC810A-B4B6-48E7-ADDA-2969E04E8A7B‘It’s time for us to go’: the Mexican fishing village swallowed by the sea2023-10-20T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>El Bosque, Tabasco, Mexico</h3><p>October 20, 2023</p><p>El Bosque, a Mexican fishing village with a population of 400 people, is being swallowed by rising sea levels, and experts predict that the entire village could be underwater within a year, leaving residents displaced and without adequate housing alternatives.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/A9998049-2CC0-4E2A-A196-47DD40A66F22'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/1DFC810A-B4B6-48E7-ADDA-2969E04E8A7B'>Read more...</a></p></div>18.615 -92.68556uuid:2D35E298-3064-4631-BCCA-8A252809409AIntense Rainfall Brings Floods to Russia's Far East Primorye Region 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Vladivostok, Primorskiy, Russia</h3><p>August 31, 2023</p><p>Intense rainfall in Russia's Far East Primorye region caused floods, power outages, and evacuations, with water levels exceeding the norm by eightfold in some areas, following previous flooding caused by tropical storm Khanun.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/7DF38C9A-B357-42BE-B49A-CF1DC00F3FB3'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/2D35E298-3064-4631-BCCA-8A252809409A'>Read more...</a></p></div>43.10562 131.87353uuid:EB895F22-CB64-493F-8EC5-7893FD5394ABStay or flee: the decisions First Nations people are making in the face of B.C. wildfires2023-08-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Sorrento, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>August 23, 2023</p><p>With wildfires raging across the Interior of B.C., and many First Nations being ordered to evacuate, community members say the decision to stay or go can be tough.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/1EFF143D-6086-4615-A5BB-894A067F580C'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/EB895F22-CB64-493F-8EC5-7893FD5394AB'>Read more...</a></p></div>50.878489 -119.470264uuid:6980C493-C8DF-4B81-9000-B6943B3E9432Canada wildfire: all 20,000 Yellowknife residents evacuating2023-08-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>August 17, 2023</p><p>Canadian fire crews on Thursday battled to prevent wildfires from reaching the northern city of Yellowknife, where all 20,000 residents are leaving by car and plane after an evacuation order was declared.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/FB63C37E-53FF-45F0-83E3-C9194D744C89'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/6980C493-C8DF-4B81-9000-B6943B3E9432'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.456 -114.35255uuid:0D8DFBB4-4DA0-4D35-93A0-95069798956CThe evacuees in Hønefoss must be prepared to be away from their homes for several days2023-08-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Braskereidfoss, Hedmark, Norway</h3><p>August 10, 2023</p><p>Storelva in Hønefoss continues to rise. The municipality is now evacuating several new residents for fear that homes will be taken by the water.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/60BC8C86-B8C7-4981-8861-FFB36252CBD1'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/0D8DFBB4-4DA0-4D35-93A0-95069798956C'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.7247 11.80197uuid:FE2017FE-33B3-41A9-A72B-B9EA9B69553ENorway: Mobile home washes away after severe flooding from Storm Hans2023-08-09T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Hemsedal, Buskerud, Norway</h3><p>August 9, 2023</p><p>A mobile home washed away in severe flooding after Storm Hans hit Hemsedal, Norway, on Tuesday, 8 August. The extreme weather has battered parts of Scandinavia and the Baltics for several days. Rivers have overflown, roads have been damaged and people have been injured by falling branches. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/79ABEB1A-60A7-4FD1-809F-D368DFC169A8'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/FE2017FE-33B3-41A9-A72B-B9EA9B69553E'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.86293 8.55337uuid:C9B8D477-1522-4A05-BFB7-E17D3CADA324More than 271 structures impacted by Lahaina fire2023-08-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Lahaina, Hawaii, United States</h3><p>August 8, 2023</p><p>More than 271 structures have been impacted by the Lahaina fire, the U.S. Civil Air Patrol and Maui Fire Department reported after flyovers of Lahaina town on Wednesday..</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/B688DE1E-0CBE-443F-95E9-6459CD7F90C4'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/C9B8D477-1522-4A05-BFB7-E17D3CADA324'>Read more...</a></p></div>20.87429 -156.67663uuid:05750FF2-29D5-4E68-8173-FBF4282A207BRecord flooding from Suicide Basin destroys one home, swamps others and cuts off access 2023-08-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Juneau, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 5, 2023</p><p>A home collapses into the Mendenhall River on Saturday due to a record amount of flooding from Suicide Basin since an annual cycle of water release began there in 2011. Officials said nobody was injured when the house collapsed, but other structures along the riverbank are at risk. (Screenshot from video by Sam Nolan).
</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/27D86326-4AEE-4243-B7C0-F7CF0785331A'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/05750FF2-29D5-4E68-8173-FBF4282A207B'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.30195 -134.419734uuid:9F62ED19-07FD-43E4-8504-E9D60752336BWarm temps and wind fan Interior fires2023-07-29T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Salcha, Alaska, United States</h3><p>July 29, 2023</p><p>An evacuation alert was also issued Friday for residents of the Lower Salcha River, from river mile 3 to 40. The Middle Salcha remains under a SET status, from river</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/81285389-9CB3-4AAD-99F3-9E80D8EEFB9A'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/9F62ED19-07FD-43E4-8504-E9D60752336B'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.52399 -146.9021uuid:86E9AE5E-E0DD-41DF-AC7A-6238F0FDA958Calm but overwhelmed: wildfire evacuees from Behchokǫ̀ start to arrive in Yellowknife 2023-07-25T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Behchokǫ̀, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>July 25, 2023</p><p>Behchokǫ̀, a community of about 2,000 people northwest of Yellowknife, issued an evacuation order shortly before 6 p.m Monday evening. A wildfire is burning about 25 kilometres to the east of the Behchokǫ̀, and 45 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/DAF4D818-BDA6-4596-920F-C8C4C7A85B56'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/86E9AE5E-E0DD-41DF-AC7A-6238F0FDA958'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.785553 -115.926376uuid:2DFD53C2-2FB2-473F-AA02-74DC1C5FD5BDCabins lost in wildfire near Tulita, N.W.T., as smoke forces some residents to leave 2023-07-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Tulita NWT</h3><p>July 10, 2023</p><p>At last measurement, the fire had burned about 14,000 hectares and remains within 10 kilometres of Tulita, but is on the far side of the Mackenzie River. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/827DC77B-2519-496E-B3DC-847700E32769'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/2DFD53C2-2FB2-473F-AA02-74DC1C5FD5BD'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.9005555555556 -125.576388888889uuid:966C40FC-05E7-4F54-9F91-91BC59ECEFDDHuge landslide misses Swiss mountain village of Brienz ‘by a hair’2023-06-16T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Brienz, Bern, Switzerland</h3><p>June 16, 2023</p><p>Rockfall buries access road but stops just in front of hamlet, which had been evacuated in anticipation.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/4B2F4058-4E9F-4B06-9D51-E765B35753C3'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/966C40FC-05E7-4F54-9F91-91BC59ECEFDD'>Read more...</a></p></div>46.7545 8.03847uuid:828D8782-7809-4803-84F3-9AB9D73D2EC7Evacuations and anxiety as wildfires rage near Cree communities in Quebec 2023-06-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Quebec, Canada</h3><p>June 7, 2023</p><p>From thick smoke to a complete evacuation, several Cree communities in northern Quebec are dealing with impacts of the wildfires raging in the region. "The fire is moving aggressively, and it's still moving quickly, headed towards Oujé-Bougoumou. This has created a lot of fear and anxiety in the community. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/1D347A28-3C74-402D-801A-469D3D648FFD'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/828D8782-7809-4803-84F3-9AB9D73D2EC7'>Read more...</a></p></div>50.26773500128 -71.9274606668578uuid:975CC1F3-E997-4AF8-BDA4-DCD6FA0A4C82'No relief in sight' from N.W.T. wildfire near Hay River, Kátł'odeeche First Nation 2023-05-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>May 17, 2023</p><p>Shane Thompson, the N.W.T.'s minister of Environment and Climate Change as well as Municipal and Community Affairs, gave an update on the out-of-control wildfire burning near Hay River and the Kátł'odeeche First Nation since Sunday.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/2BA9D2B8-4586-433F-9710-F316B483A0DC'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/975CC1F3-E997-4AF8-BDA4-DCD6FA0A4C82'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.81555 -115.79993uuid:E3A86EBF-1935-46A8-B8DE-6ABA436A6A91Wildfire in eastern Spain forces hundreds to evacuate homes2023-03-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Villanueva de Viver, Castellón, Spain</h3><p>March 23, 2023</p><p>A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plumes of smoke into the air.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/B30979AA-2183-49D2-85B5-16629A659C17'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/E3A86EBF-1935-46A8-B8DE-6ABA436A6A91'>Read more...</a></p></div>40.059329 -0.647448uuid:A0430845-ACB1-4C8C-967E-063FD598C0EFSevere Erosion in Newtok2022-09-30T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Newtok, Alaska, United States</h3><p>September 30, 2022</p><p>A site visit to Newtok on September 30, shows severe erosion from impacts of storm (typhoon Merbok). The images show both severe permafrost melt and river erosion. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/95D8D2B2-7E3D-4626-974D-BA4B854DD0BB'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A0430845-ACB1-4C8C-967E-063FD598C0EF'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.94108 -164.64111uuid:AB98729A-17AF-4106-AB6B-9BDA0F5064FECity set to begin cleanup after landslide2022-09-27T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Juneau, Alaska, United States</h3><p>September 27, 2022</p><p>The City and Borough of Juneau on Tuesday began the multi-day process of cleaning up after a Monday night landslide in the area of Gastineau Avenue.The landslide damaged three homes and displaced residents, but there were no injuries reported.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/71877455-3946-4D86-A356-DDB65AE37843'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/AB98729A-17AF-4106-AB6B-9BDA0F5064FE'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.30194 -134.41972uuid:6C1A8963-2645-45E6-9163-EE35B548DC48‘Half of Golovin underwater,’ residents shovel sand out of homes2022-09-19T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Golovin, Alaska, United States</h3><p>September 19, 2022</p><p>GOLOVIN RESIDENTS ARE IN CLEANUP MODE as their community works to restore power, phone service and clear debris. After the flood waters receded from the weekend’s severe fall storm, some locals are left with feet of sand in their homes. “At my place we’ve got three feet of sand we’re still shoveling out with the crew here, trying to get the sand out of the living area so we can get the sheetrock to go ahead and dry off,” Alaska Senator Donny Olson of Golovin said.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/80273FF6-816E-4CF9-8A36-A5591E2C2B63'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/6C1A8963-2645-45E6-9163-EE35B548DC48'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.54333 -163.02917uuid:E7177B74-35C7-4B99-B2AE-6028D65C9070Powerful storm slams Western Alaska 2022-09-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Nome, Alaska, United States</h3><p>September 17, 2022</p><p>A historically powerful storm slammed into Western Alaska Friday night and into Saturday, bringing major flooding and high winds to a huge swath of coastal communities. By Saturday evening, the state said it had received no reports of injuries or deaths related to the storm. But damage had torn across hundreds of miles of Alaska’s coastline impacting communities all along the way. Alaskans described water flooding homes and roads. Wind tore off roofs. Houses floated off their foundations. Boats sank.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/9C9A61BC-6D6E-43A5-A7D6-37ACF99B6D5E'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/E7177B74-35C7-4B99-B2AE-6028D65C9070'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.50111 -165.40639uuid:4208854A-6945-4FFF-947C-8260077E6C80President Tokayev Arrives in Kostanai Region as Forest Fires Burn Record 43,000 Hectares 2022-09-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:07:47ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Аманкарагай, Әулиекөл, Kostanay, Kazakhstan</h3><p>September 5, 2022</p><p>The Kostanai Region declared a state of emergency on Sept. 4 after forest fires burned a record 43,000 hectares (the size of Сarribean Barbados island) and forced an evacuation of 1,841 people. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/34BEB465-F24F-4977-96C1-9AA03C9384BA'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/4208854A-6945-4FFF-947C-8260077E6C80'>Read more...</a></p></div>52.40230601 64.081748994