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Iceland evacuates people amid volcanic threat, declares state of emergency
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Nearly 800 quakes were recorded between midnight and 2 p.m. on Friday, with the shallowest at a depth of 3-3.5 kilometres (1.86-2.18 miles), according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
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Israel opens new hotline for Arabs amid crisis
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Israel's Authority for Economic Development in Minority Sectors at the Ministry of Social Equality has launched an emergency hotline for information and support to Israel's Arab communities with the aim of helping the local Arab authorities deal with the state of emergency and the ongoing fi
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Israel opens new hotline for Arabs needing help with ongoing crisis
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Authority for Economic Development in Minority Sectors at the Ministry of Social Equality launched an emergency hotline for information and support in Israel's Arab communities with the aim of helping the local Arab authorities deal with the state of emergency and the ongoing fighting in
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State of emergency declared in Israeli prison over missing bars
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to the Israeli Prison Service, the missing bars were one of three layers, and that the other two layers were intact. The IPS added that there was no evidence of cutting or displacement. The discovery was made during a routine inspection.
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US: Small city near Seattle declares state of emergency over false alarms
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A state of emergency was declared in a small city in US’ Washington state this week after a warning system for a dam protecting the city from being flooded falsely went off a fourth time since 2020, city officials said, CNN reported.
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Canada: 35,000 people under evacuation orders in British Columbia as wildf
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Following the state of emergency declared by Canada's British Columbia province due to the wildfire, the evacuation order in the province has surged to 35,000 from a day earlier, reported Al Jazeera.
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US: As Hurricane Hilary nears, state of emergency declared for southern Ca
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As Hurricane Hilary approaches, the Southwest is expected to get heavy rain through early next week, with the most intense conditions on Sunday and Monday
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Canada wildfires: British Columbia declares provincial state of emergency
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Canada's British Columbia province declared a state of emergency as the firefighters battled wildfires that forced thousands of people to evacuate from their homes.
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Myanmar junta reduces ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's prison sentences by
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Myanmar Junta reduced the prison sentences of the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi by six years in clemency connected to a religious holiday.
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Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by another six months
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Members of Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council (NDSC) on Monday decided to extend the state of emergency in the country and the term of the junta led by Min Aung Hlaing for another six months, Myanmar Now reported citing an announcement broadcast by state-run media. The decision
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US: Kentucky declares state of emergency amid widespread flooding
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A state of emergency was declared throughout Kentucky in the US on Wednesday by Governor Andy Beshear (D) as the state, which continues to be battered by heavy downpours, witnessed widespread flooding, according to The Hill.
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Canada's Alberta declares state of emergency over wildfires
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
By Saturday at 5 pm Mountain Time (7 p.m. ET), more than 24,000 Albertans had been evacuated from their homes, with 110 active wildfires across the province, and 36 out of control.
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