evacuation

Wildfire engulfs parts of main town in Canada’s Jasper National Park

By Jacob STONE with Anne-Marie PROVOST in Montreal MONTREAL, July 25, 2024 (AFP) - An "out of control" wildfire has…

Papua New Guinea faces new devastating landslide; evacuation underway for 7,900

PORT MORESBY, May 28, 2024 (AFP) - Papua New Guinea moved to evacuate an estimated 7,900 people from remote villages…

Israel’s Rafah evacuation order sparks global alarm

RAFAH, Palestinian Territories, May 6, 2024 (AFP) - Israel called on Palestinians to leave eastern Rafah Monday ahead of a…

Indonesia volcano eruption shuts more airports, ash reaches Malaysia

Indonesia, May 1, 2024 (AFP) - Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano forced more than half a dozen airports to…

Russia offers to relocate border city residents after shelling

By Victoria LUKOVENKO KYIV, Ukraine, Jan 5, 2024 (AFP) - Russian officials in the southern border city of Belgorod offered…

China calls for ‘restraint’ from all parties after N. Korea shelling

BEIJING, Jan 5, 2024 (AFP) - China called Friday for "restraint" from all sides after Seoul said North Korea had…

URGENT: South Korea stages live fire drills on border island: Yonhap

SEOUL, Jan 5, 2024 (AFP) - South Korean marines on the border island of Yeonpyeong conducted live-fire artillery drills Friday,…

Icelandic volcano could destroy town of Grindavik: experts

https://youtu.be/50Y8CbUvkCI By Jeremie RICHARD REYKJAVIK, Nov 12, 2023 (AFP) - An Icelandic town home to some 4,000 people near the…

Israel army orders evacuation of northern city after Lebanon clashes

JERUSALEM, Oct 20, 2023 (AFP) - The Israeli army announced plans to evacuate the northern city of Kiryat Shmona on…

Thousands flee north Gaza after Israel evacuation warning

By Adel Zaanoun, with Amit Meyer in Jerusalem GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, Oct 14, 2023 (AFP) - Thousands of Palestinians…

Hurricane Idalia poses grave threat to Florida with 15-foot storm surge and potential catastrophic devastation

STEINHATCHEE, United States, Aug 29, 2023 (AFP) - Hurricane Idalia intensified Tuesday as it churned toward the west coast of…

Athens district evacuated as Greek fire death toll hits 20

ALEXANDROUPOLI, Greece, Aug 22, 2023 (AFP) - Thousands of people in an outer district of Greece's capital Athens were under…

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