FEMA fires employee for instructing hurricane relief team 'to skip houses advertising Trump'

FEMA fires employee for instructing hurricane relief team ‘to skip houses advertising Trump’

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staff member was terminated after advising their disaster response team to bypass homes with signs supporting former President Donald Trump while assessing Florida’s hurricane-hit areas in the wake of Hurricane Milton, the agency said on Saturday.FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell denounced the staff member’s conduct as “reprehensible” and confirmed their…

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Newark Airport Delay: Hurricane Milton impact: New York airport faces delay due to equipment issues

Newark Airport Delay: Hurricane Milton impact: New York airport faces delay due to equipment issues

Representative Image (Picture Credit: Reuters) Flights at Newark Liberty International Airport serving the New York metropolitan area experienced delays on Friday evening due to an unspecified equipment issue, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).As of 7 pm, inbound flights were experiencing an average delay of 90 minutes and departing flights were facing about 30-minute…

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Hurricane Milton: Hurricane Milton hits Florida, leaving over 1 million without power

Hurricane Milton: Hurricane Milton hits Florida, leaving over 1 million without power

Hurricane Milton approaches Florida (Picture Credit: Reuters) Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday along Florida‘s Gulf Coast, unleashing powerful winds, life-threatening storm surge, and widespread flooding across the state.With maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (205 kph), the storm made landfall near Siesta Key in Sarasota County, according to the…

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