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Martial Law Declared In New York As Heavy Snowfall Shuts City Down

New York City temporarily declared martial law over the weekend, as police officials threatened to arrest anybody who were caught outside in the heavy snow storm that gripped the east coast of the United States. Eleven states declared states of emergency after the record-breaking storm Jonas hit the East. New York City went a stage further, with Governor Andrew Cuomo declaring martial law, ordering citizens to stay inside or risk being arrested. Wnd.com reports: He issued an absolute travel ban for anything that is not an emergency vehicle.

Severe Turbulence Injures 7, Forces Plane To Make Emergency Landing

Severe turbulence injured seven people on board an American airlines flight from Miami to Milan. The plane was forced to diverted and make an emergency landing in Newfoundland, Canada. Flight 206 carrying 192 passengers and 11 crew made the emergency landing at St. John’s airport at 9:46pm on Sunday. BREAKING: AA 206 from Miami to Milan has landed at St. John’s #YYT following diversion. Number of injuries reported.

LA Gas Leak ‘Destabilises’, Officials Fear Catastrophic Explosion

Southern California Gas Corporation have said that current efforts to plug the enormous methane gas leak in Porter Ranch, California are destabilizing the situation and risking a bigger “blowout” at the facility.  A blowout would increase the already dangerous levels of methane in the air that millions of Californian’s breathe in, in a way that “could be catastrophic,” the Public Utility Commission say.

Coast Guard Suspends Search for 12 Missing Marines

The US Coast Guard abandoned its search on Tuesday for the 12 US Marines who went missing after their two heavy lift helicopters crashed off Hawaii last week. The search was conducted for five days after the incident occurred late last Thursday near the island of Oahu. abc news reports The decision to suspend the search at sunset local time came after four life rafts were found in the desperate search for the service members off Oahu. A U.S.

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