Evacuation orders remained in place for about 50,000 people in Garden Grove, California, located south of Los Angeles.
A natural gas leak in Castaic in Southern California forced major shutdowns and raised concerns for nearby communities. All lanes of the 5 Freeway have since reopened.
San Jose police confirmed that three people were shot: one adult male, one adult female and one 16-year-old girl. They were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A leaking tanker truck spewed dangerous ammonia gas in a hotel parking lot, forcing hundreds of residents in a small Oklahoma city to evacuate and sending several dozen people to the hospital, authorities said Thursday.
Damage to remote Alaska villages hammered by flooding last weekend is so extreme that many of the more than 2,000 people displaced won't be able to return to their homes for at least 18 months, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said in a request to the White House for a major disaster declaration.
Israel on Tuesday issued an order calling for residents of Gaza City to evacuate, saying the Israeli military will operate "with great force" within the city.