News about evacuation

Hungary evacuations as flood waters surge toward Budapest Hungary began evacuating villages and reinforced leaking dykes along the rising Danube River on Saturday, as central Europe's worst floods in over a decade headed toward Budapest.
09 June 2013 14:43
Cyclone rips into Bangladesh after mass evacuations A cyclone ripped into the Bangladeshi coast on Thursday as hundreds of thousands of people hunkered down in evacuation shelters including in a region of Myanmar torn by communal unrest.
16 May 2013 12:15
Evacuations lifted as California blaze nearly controlled All evacuation orders were lifted Sunday in California as firefighters battling a massive wildfire near Los Angeles said they had contained 60 percent of the blaze.
07 May 2013 10:01
N. Korea urges South evacuation, warns of nuclear war North Korea on Tuesday urged foreigners living in South Korea to consider evacuating, saying there was a risk of "thermo-nuclear war" breaking out on the Korean peninsula.
09 April 2013 12:55
Over 140 Kazakhstan citizens evacuated from Syria Over 140 Kazakhstan citizens have been evacuated under Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry’s support so far: Foreign Ministry.
18 February 2013 19:09
Major floods hammer northern Australia A man was missing in raging floodwaters and hundreds of homes were evacuated in northeastern Australia as storms pelted Queensland state Sunday, with the army put on standby as the weather worsened.
28 January 2013 11:05
C. Africa leader appeals for help to halt rebel advance The United States evacuated its embassy in the Central African Republic as the nation's embattled leader appealed for French and US help after rebels seized large swathes of the mineral-rich country.
29 December 2012 12:15
Australian child takes grenade for 'show and tell' An Australian school was evacuated Wednesday after a child took a hand grenade into the classroom for a "show and tell" lesson.
06 December 2012 11:08
Evacuations as powerful typhoon nears Philippines A powerful typhoon barrelled towards the Philippines Monday, prompting authorities to order the immediate evacuation of thousands of people from coastal and low-lying areas.
03 December 2012 18:44
Britain faces more floods as hundreds evacuated Britain was bracing for more torrential rain on Wednesday as hundreds of people spent the night away from their flooded homes following two days of heavy downpours.
26 September 2012 16:22
After drenching New Orleans, Isaac threatens dam Authorities in two states along the US Gulf Coast urged residents to seek shelter Thursday amid fears a dam could fail, as a weakening Isaac doused an already drenched region.
31 August 2012 16:05
200,000 evacuated as typhoon threatens Shanghai China evacuated 200,000 people from Shanghai as the third typhoon in a week bore down on the east coast, that could be the most powerful storm to hit since 2005.
07 August 2012 19:20
50,000 flee as record rain in Japan kills three At least three people have died and 50,000 have been ordered to evacuate their homes as unprecedented rains pound the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu.
12 July 2012 18:35
Kazakhstan agreed with Syria on evacuation of 132 Kazakhs Kazakhstan and Syria have agreed on a plan of evacuation of Kazakhstan citizens in case of unforeseen events.
22 February 2012 13:31
Threat of flooding remains in the Southern Kazakhstan A threat of flooding and rivers' overflows still remains in Southern Kazakhstan low-mountain area.
20 February 2012 16:24
More than one million evacuated in China floods More than one million people in China have been evacuated following downpours that have raised water levels in rivers to critical highs.
17 June 2011 16:48
Fire in ArcelorMittal mine; 319 people evacuated There was a fire in Kostenko mine owned by ArcelorMittal Temirtau. 319 people had to be evacuated.
27 April 2011 14:15
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