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Trump said about the record amount for the elimination of damage from “Harvey” According to the President of the United States, “no one has ever seen this amount of water”. 18фотографий18фотографий18фотографий Moscow. August 30. INTERFAX.RU — U.S. President Donald trump said that the elimination of the damage caused by the storm “Harvey”, will cost a record amount. “Perhaps, in the history of our country never had anything so expensive. Never had anything so historic for damage and severity of the disaster as “Harvey,” said the American leader during the trip to the victim from the elements Texas. He called the storm a “monstrous” element, and added that “no one has ever seen this amount of water”. According to him, “it happened in Texas, and Texas can handle anything”. In turn, the Governor of Texas Greg Abbott stated that “after what I saw the President of the United States, his heart

The death toll in the floods in Texas has reached 30 people WASHINGTON, 30 Aug — RIA Novosti, Alexei Bogdanovsky. The death toll in the floods in Texas reached 30 reported in its online version of the newspaper New York Times, citing local authorities of the state. 12фотографий12фотографий12фотографий According to the newspaper, we are talking about the total number of deaths during the eight days of the storm, “Harvey”, which then turned into a tropical storm and was accompanied by record rainfall. “I think that number (the victims — ed.) will increase significantly when roads are passable,” said the newspaper chief medical examiner of the County of Galveston Erin Barnhart. Houston, the fourth most populous metropolis of the United States (6.5 million inhabitants), faced with floods because of the storm “Harvey”. “Harvey” became the most destructive hurricane in the U.S. over the past 12 years, since the country in 2005

In Houston declared a curfew due to flooding WASHINGTON, 30 Aug — RIA Novosti, Alexei Bogdanovsky. Power of the fourth largest U.S. city of Houston imposed a curfew in connection with the flood, said at a press conference, broadcasted by the American TV channels, mayor Sylvester Turner and chief of police Art Acevedo. 12фотографий12фотографий12фотографий A curfew will be in effect until further notice from 22.00 to 5.00, explained chief Acevedo. The mayor said that this is done to avoid theft left residents houses and accidents with drivers on flooded roads. “The curfew will be in effect until until it will no longer be necessary”, — said the mayor. Houston, the fourth most populous metropolis of the United States (6.5 million inhabitants), faced with floods because of the storm “Harvey”. “Harvey” became the most destructive hurricane in the U.S. over the past 12 years, since the country in 2005 was hurricane

Criminals dressed as nuns, attempted to Rob a Bank in Pennsylvania Moscow. August 29. INTERFAX.RU — Two criminals dressed as nuns, attempted to Rob a Bank in Pocono, Pennsylvania, writes VICE with reference to the WTFX — the local branch of Fox. According to him, on Monday afternoon, two criminals, one of whom had a gun, entered the Bank and demanded the teller’s money. The robbers, however, were frightened off by the alarm, triggered after one of the Bank staff pressed the “panic button” and they left with nothing. #Wanted for attempted armed bank robbery today in #Tannersville PA: 2 H/F, ~5′-5’2″; wore nuns’ habits/veils, had a blk handgun. 215-418-4000 pic.twitter.com/Ujoxnjy3D2 — FBI Philadelphia (@FBIPhiladelphia) 28 Aug 2017 During the download an error has occurred. Currently, the police are looking for the attackers. According to preliminary information, they were two Latin American women who are not nuns. VICE notes that

Moscow police stopped the BMW, from which he could shoot a machine gun MOSCOW, 29 Sep — RIA Novosti. The police stopped the BMW car, from where the witness was allegedly carried out shooting from automatic weapons on the MKAD, told RIA Novosti press-service gumvd across Moscow. Earlier, the witness told the police that on the ring road allegedly fired from the car, police began looking for him. “In the course of conducting activities under the plan “Interception”, the BMW car, from which, according to preliminary information, the shooting was carried out, police officers were detained in the street Dmitry Ulyanov,” — said the Agency interlocutor. On site works investigative team, clarified the circumstances of the incident.

The police began checking information about the shooting on the ring road The police checks the information about the shooting in South-West Moscow, told RBC on duty in a press-service GU MVD of Russia in Moscow. As reported RBC in the Department, at 19:40 the witness told police he heard the shots. He suggested that the shots were fired from automatic weapons. The police said that the outfit had already left for the scene of the alleged incident, but “it is unknown what they know”. “Now, declared the plan “Interception”, but only in the Western administrative district,” — said the attendant in a press-service GU of the Ministry of interior. The police Agency TASS reported that the shooting allegedly occurred on the 43-km of Minsk ring road. A source in law enforcement bodies has informed Agency that the shooting could be from BMW. TVC channel told the police that the

The water began to overflow the dam in Houston because of record rains Moscow. August 29. INTERFAX.RU — IN the us Houston, Texas, due to the loss of record-breaking rainfall has increased the risk of a dam break on one of the reservoirs, writes on Tuesday The Washington Post. 12фотографий12фотографий12фотографий The water began to overflow the dam on the reservoir Addicks, located in the West of Houston. The authorities expect that the same thing will happen with Barker reservoir, which is located just South of the first. Both reservoirs flow into the river, Buffalo Bayou and is surrounded by parks and residential areas. As of Monday evening, the water level in both has reached the maximum 32 meters and 30 meters. According to the National weather service, in the South-East of the city the rainfall exceeded 125 cm, this is the highest figure since 1978. This is the scene near

Case Serebrennikov engaged in Service of protection of the constitutional order of the FSB The work of Director Kirill Serebrennikov connected service for the protection of the constitutional system and the fight against terrorism of FSB of Russia, told RBC a source familiar with the case, and confirmed by two people close to the secret service. 9фотографий9фотографий9фотографий According to the newspaper, to follow efficiently the business Service for the protection of the constitutional system began immediately, but after the first searches and arrests. Currently, the secret service checks the contacts of the defendants in the case, said two sources. This service “provides operational activities of the Ministry of culture,” said another source close to the Agency. According to the source “Vedomosti” in the security services and the former employee of FSB, the service (protection of the constitutional system and combat terrorism) are actually engaged in operational work in an environment