Tag: Evacuations and Evacuees
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‘Devastating’ Damage as Hard Rains and Flash Floods Batter the Southwest
Some towns received more rain in a single day than they typically get during all of November, forcing evacuations across the Four Corners region.
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‘We Are Coming From Hell’: A Ukrainian City’s Evacuees Tell Survival Stories
Safely out of Oleshky after enduring years in the combat zone and a harrowing 24-hour journey, weary civilians reunited with family and friends.
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Evacuees Arrive to Safety From Besieged Ukrainian City of Oleshky
A few days of truce allowed the removal of remaining civilians from Oleshky, which continual Russian attacks have made all but uninhabitable.
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Firefighters Race to Control California Wildfires as Winds Threaten to Spark More
The Norte fire in Orange County grew quickly on Friday afternoon. Officials ordered thousands of residents to evacuate.
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Waves From Powerful Storm Pound Beach Homes in Southern California
Waves from Post-Tropical Storm Rachel crashed into beachfront homes in Long Beach, Calif. over the weekend, prompting evacuations.
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The Rescuers Keeping Two Ukrainian ‘Fortress Cities’ Alive
Emergency workers have to move fast after Russian attacks in eastern Ukraine. Another could come at any moment.
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UK Villages That Host US Bombers Are Abuzz Over Possible Terrorist Plot
Two villages and a town near R.A.F. Fairford were thrust into the spotlight after the authorities said they were investigating a possible terrorist plot targeting the base.