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Super Typhoon Ragasa: Thousands evacuated in Philippines; HK airport to sh
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The super typhoon packing 295km/h wind gusts, is moving westwards and is forecast to make landfall over the thinly populated Babuyan group of islands off the northern coast of Luzon in the Philippines between 2 pm and 5 pm today before heading towards southern China.
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Pakistan: Floods hit over dozen villages in Punjab, thousands evacuated
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hundreds of people from Bait Ashraf and Jarh Leghari villages in Taunsa waited for help after their homes and roads went under water. Some residents moved to higher ground with limited supplies.
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Spain: Thousands evacuated as wildfire rages “out of control” in Canary Is
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The archipelago of seven islands is located off the northwest coast of Africa and southwest of mainland Spain. The islands are 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Morocco at their closest point.
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One killed, thousands evacuated as Typhoon Doksuri lashes Philippines
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A strong Typoon 'Doksuri' caused widespread floods and landslides on Wednesday, killing at least one person in Philippines, CNN reported citing the authorities.
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Philippines: Thousands evacuated near Mayon Volcano after it spews ash
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In the northeastern Albay province of the Philippines, more than 6,000 residents have been compelled to evacuate rural towns within a six-kilometre (3.7-mile) radius of the Mayon volcano's crater after it spewed ash and came back to life, reported Al Jazeera.
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As Cyclone Mocha nears Myanmar, Bangladesh, thousands evacuated
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Ahead of Cyclone Mocha which is predicted to make landfall on Sunday (May 14) with gusts of up to 175 km/h (108 mph), thousands of people have been getting ready to get evacuated from the region, Al Jazeera reported.
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Thousands evacuated as Bangladesh braces for Cyclone Sitrang
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Thousands are been evacuated from Cox's Bazar coast in Bangladesh and moved to the cyclone shelters on Monday as Cyclone Sitrang heads towards Bangladesh, media reports said.
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US: 3 reported missing, thousands evacuated in Colorado wildfires
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colorado [US], January 2 (ANI): Three people have been reported missing and possibly dead after wind-stoked wildfires struck Boulder County, Colorado in the US.
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California wildfire destroys several homes, thousands evacuated as Arizona
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 19 (ANI): A fast-moving wildfire in Northern California destroyed several homes on Wednesday, while another blaze in Arizona-- the seventh-largest wildfire on record-- expanded to 114,000 acres.
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Typhoon Kammuri makes landfall in Philippines, thousands evacuated
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Luzon [Philippines], Dec 3 (ANI): Authorities evacuated thousands of people from their homes to safer places as a powerful typhoon, 'Kammuri', made landfall on Luzon, Philippines' largest and most populous island on Monday evening.
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Thousands evacuated in Texas after Explosion at Port Neches Chemical Plant
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 28 (ANI): A series of explosions at a Texas petrochemical plant outside Houston has prompted the authorities to issue an order for evacuations within a 4-mile radius of the facility because of the potential for more explosions.
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Mozambique: Thousands evacuated as Cyclone Kenneth made landfall on Thursd
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Maputo [Mozambique], Apr 26 (ANI): Within a month of recovery from the devastating trail of Cyclone Idai that left more than 1000 dead, the Mozambican government on Thursday announced the evacuation of more than 30,000 people residing as Cyclone Kenneth made its landfall in the eastern co
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