1Large quantities of partially treated effluent flowed into the Tarawera River in the Eastern Bay of Plenty today from a Kawerau sludge pond whose bank collapsed after an earthquake.
2There has been another fire bombing of a Police officer's home in Kawerau. This is the third incident of Molotov cocktails being thrown at houses in the town in recent days.
3A river boat capsized during a thunderstorm near Huntsville, Alabama today killing eleven people. Meanwhile in Williston, Vermont a train derailment killed at least five people and injured over one hundred, when a culvert was washed away during a flood.
4The much-vaunted security system for the Los Angeles Olympic Games has run into a problem - the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) will not begin security duty until a dispute over pay is resolved.