Typhoon Morakot reached south-east China on Sunday, prompting mass evacuations. One million people were ordered to evacuate just hours before the typhoon made a landfall in the province of Fujian. The preliminary...
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On Sunday night, over 2,000 Lillooet residents were evacuated on short notice, but the fire continues to spread. Today, the entire Lillooet District was evacuated. No structures have been lost overnight. The fire...
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The untypical July weather in British Columbia, Canada, involving heat waves and thunderstorms, is sparking more fires throughout the province. A fire started by a lightning strike last Wednesday is burning next to...
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A Buckhead MARTA train station in Atlanta, Georgia is being evacuated due to a suspicious package. More information as story developsUpdate 12:14 p.m. - "MARTA spokeswoman Andrea Coleman said the package was...
The British Columbia wildfires have now spread to 6,000 hectares, and three more communities have been ordered to evacuate due to the aggressive blaze. The fire is heading east to Liza, Marshall and Carol Lakes,...
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The eruption of the Galeras Volcano in the Narino Province of Colombia is prompting evacuations of the estimated 8,000 people. The Galeras Volcano is considered to be the most active volcano in Colombia. No damages or loss of life have been reported yet. "The 4,276-meter-high...
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A huge wildfire is blazing in northern British Columbia and lower Alaska and has forced many to evacuate their homes, and has also closed the Alaska Highway. Firefighters are working hard to contain the blaze,...
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Evacuations continuted in New South Wales as 16,000 have now been evacuated, and over 100 have been rescued as the flood waters have continued to rise in this region of Australia. Two people have been reported...
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Firefighters worked through the night, dropping water from helicopters and battling the blaze on the ground, to hold back the California wildfires that forced the evacuation of 1,200 homes. About 2,000 homes were...
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The Myrtle Beach wildfires in Horry County, South Carolina has caused a state of emergency as the bush fire has destroyed thousands of hectares of land - in the state's busiest tourist area. Much of the damage is...
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The Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario is preparing to evacuate 700 children out of fears that continued exposure to toxic fumes is making them sick. In 1979, 30,000 gallons of hydrocarbon oil was...
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Llaima, one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile, has erupted over the weekend. Dozens of people are reported to have been evacuated due to the risk of mud avalanches as lava melts the snow on the...
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Update: As the nation keeps an eye on the Red River flooding, a dike in Fargo, North Dakota failed. Floodwater swamped a school before it was stopped by a backup dike.More Red River flooding coverage here."No one was...
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According to Philippine Ambassador to Israel, Petronela Garcia, "Effort will continue in succeding days to evacuate Flipino nationals who decided to leave Gaza. Some Filipinos not wanting to leave husbands...
The Argentine government has declared a state of emergency in the Tierra del Fuego province due to forest fires that have now engulfed over 500 hectares of land and forced the evacuation of over 70 people. Teirra...
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