evacuation
Paris’s Eiffel Tower evacuated, operator confirms
World
September 23, 2020
Paris’s Eiffel Tower evacuated, operator confirms
Paris’s Eiffel Tower has been evacuated, a spokesman for the company operating it told Reuters on Wednesday, confirming a security…
Zamalek’s evacuated Sharbatly building residents return home
Egypt
September 16, 2020
Zamalek’s evacuated Sharbatly building residents return home
Egypt’s Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir oversaw the return of residents to their apartments in Zamalek’s Sharbatly building, after the building…
Tens of thousands evacuated as wildfires rage in California
World
October 25, 2019
Tens of thousands evacuated as wildfires rage in California
California firefighters battled through the night to contain a fast-moving wildfire driven by high winds that was threatening to engulf…
146 migrants land in Italy in UN-organized Libya evacuation
Middle East
April 30, 2019
146 migrants land in Italy in UN-organized Libya evacuation
ROME (AP) — A group of 146 asylum-seekers have arrived in Italy as part of a U.N.-backed humanitarian evacuation from…
Iran orders 70 villages evacuated in Khuzestan due to flood risk
Middle East
April 2, 2019
Iran orders 70 villages evacuated in Khuzestan due to flood risk
GENEVA/DUBAi (Reuters) – Flood risks have forced the Iranian government to order the evacuation of 70 villages in the oil-rich…
Coalition allows evacuation of wounded Houthis before Sweden hosts Yemen talks
Middle East
December 3, 2018
Coalition allows evacuation of wounded Houthis before Sweden hosts Yemen talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition said it approved evacuating wounded Houthi fighters from Yemen for treatment on Monday,…
1,200 tourists being evacuated from Indonesia quake islands: disaster agency
World
August 6, 2018
1,200 tourists being evacuated from Indonesia quake islands: disaster agency
More than one thousand tourists were being evacuated from Indonesia’s tiny Gili islands on Monday after a powerful quake…
‘Unprecedented’ rain strands at least 1,000, kills at least 66 in Japan
World
July 8, 2018
‘Unprecedented’ rain strands at least 1,000, kills at least 66 in Japan
Unprecedented rains that have killed at least 66 people also stranded 1,000 in the western Japanese city of Kurashiki on…
At least 27 killed, 47 missing as torrential rain pounds Japan
World
July 7, 2018
At least 27 killed, 47 missing as torrential rain pounds Japan
At least 47 people were missing and five were in a critical condition as torrential rain that has killed 27…
Thousands evacuate as Storm Alberto powers toward Florida
World
May 28, 2018
Thousands evacuate as Storm Alberto powers toward Florida
Subtropical Storm Alberto is expected to slam into the Florida Panhandle about mid-afternoon Monday, and wallop parts of the southeastern…