Arizona

A freight train carrying gasoline and propane derailed for an unknown reason and caught fire near Lupton, Arizona, USA. The Interstate 40 road was closed to traffic in both directions and drivers were directed to alternative routes. BNSF…

A sandstorm hit Maricopa County, Arizona, in the United States. The sandstorm left 11,000 homes without power, and reduced the visibility, causing traffic delays. The sandstorm had a width of 80 kilometers and a height of 6,000 feet,…

Heavy rains caused flooding in Apache Junction, Arizona, USA. During the disaster police were called to help Sue Teders, who was trapped in her vehicle with her dog. The police, who broke the window to save Teders managed to get the woman…

Forest fires broke out at two different points on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Coconino, in the north of the US state of Arizona. Approximately 2,500 houses were evacuated while the flames were suppressed by air and land. "We all felt the…

A state of emergency was declared in the region as the fires in Coconino County, Arizona, USA, spread rapidly with the effect of strong winds. While 766 houses have been evacuated so far, 2,300 hectares of area have been turned to ash by…