Sources: BBC
The Sri Lankan government declares a state of emergency in response to massive anti-government protests. 2022-05-6
Schools, libraries, zoos, and some stores in the Czech Republic reopen after months of closure as the six-month state of emergency expires and restrictions of movement are lifted. 2021-04-12
Samoa extends the state of emergency until September 27. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi says he fears the practice of congregating in large numbers would likely see the virus entering the (at this time) COVID-19-free country. 2020-08-29
Okinawa declares a state of emergency for two weeks until August 15 and asks people to stay home after the popular tourist destination sees an "explosive spread" of COVID-19 cases. 2020-08-1
The Samoan government lifts its six-week state of emergency after a mass immunization campaign against measles reduced the death and infection rates. 2019-12-29
The death toll from the earthquake passes 650 with over 50 people missing. It is now the deadliest earthquake in South America this century. 2016-04-23
The death toll rises to 570 with 163 people listed as missing. Those made homeless climbs to over 23,500. 2016-04-20
Joaquin, expected to pick up forward speed when it turns north tomorrow, could hit the East Coast this weekend. While forecasts of the storm's trajectory are still uncertain, nearly every state from North Carolina to Connecticut is in the so-called "cone of uncertainty." North Carolina and New Jersey join Virginia in declaring states of emergency. 2015-10-1
A province-wide state of emergency is declared for Manitoba in the wake of hundred-year floods on the Assiniboine River and Red River of the North near Brandon. 2011-05-9
President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos declares a state of emergency in Colombia after ongoing floods and landslides kill at least 136 people and the flooding spreads to the capital, Bogotá. 2010-11-18