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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 2007
Page
8
In a photo released by Chris Warrington floodwaters engulf the Midwestern Hotel in Minnesota City as Sunday dawns. The image captures the rising flood scene amid widespread regional deluge.
Severe storms drenched the upper Midwest with up to a foot of rain washing away bridges and roads. Four people died in Minnesota including two in vehicles near Stockton and Witoka, with additional possible fatalities under investigation in Houston and La Crescent areas as evacuations continued in Winona County and surrounding towns.
A blaze on the 17th floor of a dismantled former Deutsche Bank building near Ground Zero killed two firefighters. The governor said difficulty in fighting the fire stemmed from polyurethane sheets mandated by federal agencies to control asbestos at the toxic site.
An ongoing two week Southeast heat wave has killed at least 44 people nationwide. Memphis authorities report two more Tennessee deaths bringing the state total to 13. The latest victims include a 74 year old man and a 60 year old man with asthma found in his home.
In Pisco the Espino family faithful huddled in a church tribute to a minibuses fleet owner when the 8.0 quake struck. The building collapsed as hundreds died. the Espino clan, including three generations, survived unscathed, while rescuers searched rubble through the night.
Israel announced on Sunday it will not allow new asylum seekers from Darfur to stay, ordering all such entrants to be sent back to Egypt. The policy shift drew criticism from observers who argue Israel has a moral obligation to shelter people fleeing mass murder. Local authorities reported up to 50 migrants daily, with 48 returned overnight to Egypt.
Bernard Kouchner arrives in Baghdad in a highly symbolic visit the first by a senior French official since the war began. He says Paris seeks to turn the page and discuss future democracy sovereignty and reconciliation while offering ideas but no concrete proposals. He meets Prime Minister Maliki as Washington eyes progress reports on Iraq.
Afghan Interior Ministry says a 31-year-old German woman abducted from a Kabul restaurant was freed by police early Monday near western Kabul after a video surfaced in which she pleaded for help. A group of kidnappers was arrested in connection with the case.
Bangkok voters backed a new charter in a nationwide referendum as exit polls showed about 68 to 70 percent yes. The approval ends military rule and sets December general elections, with polls suggesting the generals will cede power after the vote.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper travels to Montebello for talks with Presidents Bush and Calderon. He plans to publicly press Canada’s claim to the Northwest Passage amid Arctic warming, with aims to expand economic cooperation. Russia meanwhile shows Arctic activity with submarines under the pole.
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