Heatstroke is an emergency, and medical workers try to cool a victim down within 30 minutes, Salas said.
Passengers relax inside the skyline car as the sun sets Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, between Churchill and Gilliam, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)While it’s promoted for tourism, the train is actually a lifeline for
. The community has roads inside town and for a few miles to the outskirts, but no roads go to other cities. So it’s expensive flying or an overnight train ride at a more reasonable price tag.The semi-weekly trains bring tourists, residents, mail, food, fuel and other necessities.From May 2017 to October 2018, part of the rail line washed out because of storms and poor maintenance, stranding an entire community.
Night falls as a train travels Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, near The Pas, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Night falls as a train travels Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, near The Pas, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Staples had to be delivered by air and propane fuel was brought in by ship through the Hudson Bay. Prices in town skyrocketed and lawsuits were filed over who was responsible for the repair costs.
“We had no rail service for about 18 months meaning Churchilleans couldn’t go out by rail to visit their families in other parts of Manitoba,” Churchill Mayor Mike Spence said. “It was devastating.”Officials said Port of Seattle police confirmed through video camera images that the man had boarded the train headed north, and security with Sound Transit confirmed he was seen leaving a station in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Authorities searched baggage claim and other parts of the airport, and operations at the airport weren’t affected, the statement says.At least three people were killed when a private jet
Thursday morning, adding to the long list of aviation disasters this year.About 100 people had to be evacuated after the plane struck at least one home and jet fuel caught fire throughout the neighborhood. The Federal Aviation Administration said six people were aboard the plane. It wasn’t clear how many died, although music agency Sound Talent Group said its co-founder and two other employees died in the crash.