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The Governor of Oregon Tina Kotek declares a 90-day state of emergency in Portland in response to record deaths from fentanyl.
2024-01-31

California declares a state of emergency due to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak.
2022-08-2

The Peruvian government declares a state of emergency at Las Bambas copper mine after a week of camping by indigenous people. The government suspends civil liberties, including the right of assembly and protest.
2022-04-27

Tokyo enters a fourth state of emergency that will cover the duration of the 2020 Summer Olympics in an attempt to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases. The state of emergency will remain in place until August 22.
2021-07-12

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announces that the state of emergency will be lifted in nine prefectures on June 21. However, the government will maintain its quasi-emergency measures in seven prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka.
2021-06-17

Malaysian Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdullah of Pahang declares a state of emergency in the country until August 1 amid an increase in COVID-19 cases, suspending parliament for the first time since 1969 for the remainder of the pandemic.
2021-01-12

During a protest in Durham, North Carolina, to show solidarity with the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, a Confederate monument was pulled down and destroyed; a woman has been arrested and charged in connection with the event.
2017-08-14

Governor of Washington Jay Inslee declares a state of emergency after severe flooding and high winds across the western part of the state close several major highways, damage homes and property, and impact electricity service.
2015-12-9

Governor Terry McAuliffe declares a state of emergency as Virginia prepares for potentially dangerous flooding from a separate Nor'easter storm system and the possible landfall of Hurricane Joaquin.
2015-09-30

The Government of Thailand declares 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding provinces from tomorrow as anti-government protests continue.
2014-01-21