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Respond to water-related emergencies. We urge motorists to slow down, maintain a safe following distance, and avoid flooded roads. Pedestrians should avoid walking through flooded areas and stay away from fast-flowing water. Residents are urged to remain vigilant and monitor official weather and emergency updates. And lastly, looking further afield, the UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly backed an African-led campaign to change the way the continent.

Is represented on world maps. The correct map resolution was passed by 160 votes to one with six abstentions. The United States was the only country to vote against the text. The resolution argues that the centuries-old Mercator project distorts the relative size of the continents, making Africa appear smaller than it really is. Schoenby Spries reports. The resolution does not ban the Mercator projection, which was developed in the 16th century for navigation. Instead, it

Argues that its widespread use has contributed to a distorted perception of Africa and promotes alternatives that more accurately represent the relative size of continents. The United States rejected what it called the radical ideological project behind the initiative, objecting particularly to its links to reparations and what the resolution called cognitive justice, an argument rejected by the majority of member states, leaving the United States entirely isolated.