Manchester airport partly evacuated
LONDON: Police evacuated part of an airport on Saturday and declared a “chemical incident” after a man tried to carry some non-identified white powder onto a plane. A check-in area in Manchester Airport was cleared after the substance was discovered in a bag carried by an Asian man planning to fly to London Heathrow. However, police Superintendent Leor Giladi said there was “no imminent danger,” and a source said it was unlikely the incident was terror-related. Britain is on high alert after the terror threat assessment was raised to its second highest level Friday, suggesting an attack is “highly likely.”
Californians return home as skies clear
FLINTRIDGE, California: Hundreds of Southern Californians were back in their homes Saturday as a stampede of storms that brought lightning, vicious downpours and tornadoes turned to sunshine. Fears of debris flows northeast of Los Angeles subsided. Mandatory evacuation orders for hundreds of homes were lifted after public works experts determined the ground was safe — for now. The homes are in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains burned bare last summer by wildfire. Forecasters said clear skies in California should last through Tuesday evening, when more rain moves into the southern part of the state. It’s not expected to last more than two days, said National Weather Service meteorologist Steve Vanderburg. “We’ll have a few days to dry out and enjoy the sun before another, smaller system moves in,” Vanderburg said.
— Compiled from agencies
