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State of emergency declares in Australian Capital Territory as bushfire th
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Jan 31 (ANI): Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Chief Minister Andrew Barr on Friday declared a statement of emergency in the region, saying that the capital is facing the worst bushfire threat since the devastating fires of 2003, local media reported.
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WHO emergency committee meets over coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jan 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The WHO Emergency Committee held a discussion on Wednesday over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, but it did not come to a concrete decision whether to declare a global state of emergency.
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Australia fires: State of emergency declared in New South Wales, evacuatio
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Jan 02 (ANI): Authorities in New South Wales have declared a state of emergency and are planning to carry out forced evacuations from fire-affected area.
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Venice floods: Mayor blames Climate change for the High Tides
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Venice [Italy], Nov 13 (ANI): An elderly man has died in the worst floods to hit Venice in more than 50 years, as Mayor Luigi Brugnaro blamed climate change for the high tides and is prepared to declare a state of emergency.
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Australia bushfires: State of emergency declared in New South Wales
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Nov 11 (ANI): The Australian state of New South Wales on Monday declared a seven-day state of emergency owing to the threat from deadly bushfires that have claimed three lives and destroyed more than 100 homes.
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Chile extends state of emergency to popular tourist destinations amid unre
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], Oct 21 (ANI): The Chilean government has called a state of emergency in several popular tourist destinations, hours after the emergency measures were declared in Santiago, the country's capital, due to continuous public unrest.
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Govt announces curfew amid protests in Chilean capital
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], Oct 20 (ANI): The Chilean government under a state of emergency on Saturday (local time) announced a curfew in the capital city after a chaotic two days of violent protests over public transport fare hikes.
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Chile President declares state of emergency in capital Santiago following
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], Oct 19 (ANI): Chile President Sebastian Pinera declared a state of emergency in the capital Santiago on Friday night following violent protests over an increase in the price of metro tickets.
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Emergency declared in Florida over Hurricane Dorian
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Florida [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): A state of emergency has been declared in Florida by Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday to prepare for Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to make landfall here early next week.
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Emergency heightened after 7.1 magnitude quake jolts southern California
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 6 (ANI): Authorities here on Saturday activated the state of emergency to its highest level after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on Richter scale jolted southern California, cracking roads, triggering building fires and causing a number of injuries.
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Lanka extends state of emergency by another month
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 22 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Saturday extended the state of emergency by another one month considering the prevailing security situation in the country in the wake of Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 250 people.
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Russia: Emergency declared in Dzerzhinsk after multiple blasts at TNT plan
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 1 (ANI): The Russian city of Dzerzhinsk declared a state of emergency after multiple blasts rocked an explosives factory here on Saturday authorities said.
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