Today, it's all grim news:
Another weather update: over 12 people are dead after severe storms battered the South and Midwest, dumping multiple inches of rain, fierce, hurricane-speed winds, tornadoes, and even hail in some areas of the South and multiple feet of snow in the Midwest and Northeast. Three people were killed by falling trees in Alabama, one in Mississippi after a tree branch hit her SUV, and another man from Arkansas drowned after driving into deep floodwaters. Two more people died in Tennessee, and five deaths caused by weather were reported in Kentucky, which got hit by rain and fierce winds plus snow and hail. Much of Southern California is also recovering from an intense blizzard that has been pummeling the area, as it dumped over 15 feet of snow on Yosemite National Park (which ended up shutting down afterwards). Many mountain roads are also still blocked with snow, so Californians are getting stuck and snowed in after the unprecedented, 'once in a lifetime' snow event.
On another note, Roel Degamo, the local governor, and five others were killed in a shooting in the Philippines, after six suspects entered his property dressed in army clothes and opened fire. This is just the latest of the Philippines' long record of attacks on politicians, and they are ramping up after the local elections that took place last year. Three politicians have been killed since then, including Degamo.
Lastly, over 18 people were killed in a fuel depot fire in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. The depot supplies over 25% of Indonesia's oil, and it is located right next to the densely populated neighborhood of Tanah Merah. It caught fire late at night, and raged through the community for two hours until a massive team of over 260 firefighters and 52 fire trucks were able to extinguish it after thousands of people were evacuated from the area. Over a dozen people are still missing, and rescue crews are quickly searching through the rubble for any survivors that have not been accounted for.
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