About this recording
Published 2026-08-03. Today’s StormScapes Top 10 covers major disaster updates happening across the U.S. and around the world. Spokane is facing a historic urban wildfire disaster with more than 700 buildings destroyed, mass evacuations, missing residents and hundreds of additional structures potentially damaged. Venezuela’s earthquake disaster has reportedly passed 6100 deaths, with nearly 61000 people treated in hospitals. This archived recording reflects reporting at publication; conditions may have changed.
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