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Wildfire threat prompts voluntary evacuations in Henderson County
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — Residents in parts of Henderson County are being urged to evacuate voluntarily as nearby wildfires continue to spread in Polk County, local officials announced Sunday. Henderson County Emergency Management…
Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano after it belched explosive plumes of lava, rocks and ash for days,…
Bomb Threats at Frederick Middle Schools Force Evacuations, Police Investigating
Frederick, MD — On the morning of November 15, 2023, bomb threats were reported at West Frederick Middle School and Crestwood Middle School, prompting immediate evacuations. Frederick Police Department, in coordination with…
Private Citizens Organizing Israel Evacuations and Airlifts As State Department Flounders
TRENTON, NJ – Hundreds of New Jersey residents are stranded in Israel after commercial airlines grounded flights in and out of the war-torn country. Thousands of Americans nationwide have family members and…
At least two die as heavy rains hit Slovenia, forcing evacuations
KAMNIK, Slovenia (Reuters) -At least two people died as torrential rains hit northern and western Slovenia on Friday, causing floods, cutting power and disrupting traffic. Two men from the Netherlands died, possibly…
IAEA warns of dangers around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as evacuations under way
(Reuters) -The head of the U.N.’s nuclear power watchdog warned on Saturday that the situation around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear station has become “potentially dangerous” as Moscow-installed officials began evacuating people from…
Japan issues special typhoon warning as ‘unprecedented’ storm approaches
TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special typhoon warning on Saturday for Kagoshima prefecture on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s main islands, as the region braces for a powerful and…
Ukraine to expand mandatory evacuations on front lines
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine plans to expand the number of districts on the war’s front lines where civilian evacuations will be mandatory, as those areas could be occupied and face central heating…
Wildfire burns homes, triggers evacuations in New Mexico town
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -A wind-driven wildfire burned dozens of homes in Ruidoso, New Mexico on Tuesday and triggered evacuations of schools and neighborhoods in the mountain resort town. As of 7…
Heavy rains in Australia trigger fresh round of flood evacuations
SYDNEY -Heavy rains drenched east Australia on Tuesday, triggering evacuation orders for thousands of flood-weary residents for the second time this month as authorities warned the intense weather is likely to persist…
Gas leak spurs evacuation at ConocoPhillips field in Alaska
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska -A days-long natural gas leak has forced a partial evacuation at one of the biggest oil fields in North Slope, Alaska, media reported on Tuesday, with one…
U.S. faces snags in bid to speed up at-risk Afghan evacuations
By Jonathan Landay and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON – A lack of flights and the search for a new U.S. reception center are among the hurdles facing the White House as it races…
Bomb Threat Forces Evacuations On Capitol Hill
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and two other buildings in Washington, D.C., were forced to evacuate Wednesday due to at least one bomb threat. A bomb threat was received…
Island Hit With ‘Lava Tsunami’ As Volcano Sparks Evacuations
A volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma that erupted in September is currently spewing molten rock and threatening the island’s inhabitants, prompting evacuations, according to the Associated Press. Rivers of…
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