Tag: Alerts

Phone Alerts Responders After Car Hits Tree, Killing All 6

LINCOLN, Neb.—A passenger’s cellphone automatically alerted responders after a car hit a tree early Sunday in a Nebraska crash that killed all six of its young occupants, authorities said. Five men in the Honda Accord died at the scene of the crash around 2:15 a.m. in Lincoln, about 3 miles east of the state Capitol,…


Japan Issues Highest Risk Alerts in Hiroshima Due to Torrential Rains

TOKYO—Japan on Friday issued the most serious level 5 risk alerts in the western prefecture of Hiroshima, citing unprecedented rains in the region and imminent risk of floods and other disasters. Japan Meteorological Agency issued the warning, adding in a statement that the rain front could stay over the country for about a week. On…