Passerby saves woman trapped in her car submerged in the Texas canal
A good Samaritan jumps into a Texas irrigation canal to save a woman trapped in a sinking car. The driver, a 49-year-old woman, was traveling southeast in Electra City when she lost control of the vehicle. She skidded off the road and plummeted into the South Side Canal. News Channel 6 reported. A 49-year-old woman […]
NYC sprays ‘Christmas’ perfume near Gowanus Canal — but waste site still stinks
That stinks. The city has sprayed “Christmas” scented perfume around the Gowanus Canal, but holiday spirit alone may not be enough to counteract the stench seeping out of Brooklyn's notoriously polluted waterway. During an odor-elimination operation that began in February and ended last month, the city's Department of Environmental Protection used mist sprayers to release […]
Nine killed when family in overloaded SUV crashes into Florida canal
Nine members of a family, including several young children, were killed Monday when a packed SUV went off a road, struck a guardrail and landed upside down in a canal in South Florida, authorities said. Only one passenger survived the fatal accident and was hospitalized in serious condition. “I’ve been in the fire department for […]
Brooklyn school near Gowanus Canal flagged for toxic air
A special needs elementary school near Brooklyn’s toxic Gowanus Canal has become the latest nearby facility to receive an air pollution warning, according to information obtained by The Post. Records show that air and soil samples from two buildings occupied by PS 372 on Carroll Street found traces of carcinogenic vapors and other hazardous substances, […]
Famed Brooklyn church, 20 other sites by Gowanus Canal test ‘toxic’ by state
The famous church where Al Capone once got married and 20 other sites near Brooklyn’s toxic Gowanus Canal are in need of a thorough cleanup after dangerously unsafe air tests, The Washington Post has learned. The state Department of Environmental Conservation found in late April that carcinogenic vapors were leaking from contaminated soil into the […]
Florida Teens Rescue Man After Truck Plunges Into Canal
Two Florida teenagers rescued the driver of a car that fell into a canal Wednesday night, WSVN reported. Two young men saved a man’s life after his truck plunged into a canal in Florida, and the local community and authorities have praised the young heroes for their bravery and quick actions. Tony Cooper and his […]
Red Sea, Panama Canal issues are worse than people realize, expert says
Check out what’s being clicked on FoxBusiness.com Logistics experts say the problems affecting global trade, particularly the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and the Panama Canal drought, are far more serious than many realize. The disruption could be widespread and could lead to further product delays in the U.S. over the coming months as […]
Freight Through Suez Canal Down 45% After Houthi Attacks
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reported on Thursday that the volume of cargo passing through the Suez Canal has fallen by 45% in two months due to persistent attacks on Red Sea shipping by Iran-backed Yemeni terrorist group Houthis. . Anctad Said Ships passing through the Suez Canal have fallen by […]
U.N. Warns Global Trade Being Strangled by Red Sea Attacks, War in Ukraine, and Low Panama Canal Water Levels
The United Nations warned consumers around the world on Friday to prepare to start paying more for almost everything, if they haven't already started. The grim prediction was that attacks in the Red Sea, the war in Ukraine, and the declining waters of the Panama Canal would disrupt global trade, and that the increased on-costs […]