Evacuation Warnings in China

It is possible that more than one million people might have to evacuate dozens of villages in a Sichuan province if the lake bursts and floods the area due to the recent earthquake. The lake has a wall of debris that is clogging a river. On Saturday, officials will start a three-day drill that will test the government communications systems to make sure that residents in the valley can hear future evacuation orders.

So far, it is estimated that 68,858 people were killed in the earthquake and there are 18,618 people that are missing. The earthquake left 5 million people homeless and many people were separated from their families.

Celebrities Serve Thanksgiving Meals to Homeless

Celebrities, including, Kirk Douglas, Harrison Ford, Nia Long, and Calista Flockhart, spent this past Wednesday serving hot meals to homeless people on Skid Row. Wearing red aprons and plastic gloves, they worked with volunteers to pass out nearly 3,000 plates of food to men, women, and children. A house band played music as people drank bright green and orange punch at rows of tables outside.

Woman Kills a Panhandler Asking for Money

It is reported in Cincinnati at a woman named Geraldine Beasley shot and killed a panhandler who asked her for 25 cents. The Panhandler was a homeless man who was standing outside of a gas station on Monday, Aug 6th, asking people for money. Geraldine complained about the man to someone else and when he approached her she pulled out a gun and killed him. Geraldine was charged with murder on Wednesday and held on a $500,000 bail. She has previously been charged with traffic charges, eviction cases and civil judgments against her. She was also fined in 2003 for improperly transporting a loaded gun after officers found one in her van.