Tag: evacuation
514 civil servants told to vacate official residences in capital
The federal government has ordered more than 500 senior civil servants to vacate their official residences in Islamabad, a report published in a local...
Barcelona, Madrid train stations evacuated over suspected bomb
BARCELONA/MADRID: Authorities in Spain were forced to evacuate train stations in Barcelona and Madrid over a suspected explosive device that turned out to be a belt buckle shaped like...
Syria blasts evacuation of White Helmets as ‘criminal’
DAMASCUS: Syria's Foreign Ministry has called the evacuation of members of the White Helmets to Jordan a "criminal process" that revealed the role of...
Heavy rains force evacuation of thousands in Japan; one killed
TOKYO: Japan on Thursday ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents from the outskirts of its ancient capital of Kyoto after "historic" rains battered...
Islam Army rebels start evacuating from northeast of Damascus
DAMASCUS: Hundreds of Islam Army rebels and their families left Dumair town in northeast of Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday to northern Syria, state...
Rift among IS rebels delays evacuation from Damascus’ Douma
DAMASCUS: An inner rift among the Islam Army rebels in the Syrian capital Damascus' Eastern Ghouta countryside has delayed their planned evacuation on Thursday,...
Wildfires in California leave 10 dead, thousands evacuated
SANTA ROSA, Calif: A spate of wildfires fanned by strong winds swept through the US state of California on Monday, leaving at least 10...
Vanuatu in final evacuation of island threatened by volcano
SYDNEY: The last residents on Vanuatu’s northern island of Ambae will be evacuated on Wednesday, officials said, as a volcano that has been spitting...
Vanuatu steps up evacuation as volcano hurls ash
LOLOWAI, Vanuatu: Vanuatu hopes to evacuate all 11,000 people from its northern island of Ambae by Wednesday, with a flotilla of boats ferrying people...
Australia, New Zealand send help for Vanuatu volcano evacuation
SYDNEY: Australia dispatched a naval vessel to Vanuatu on Saturday to help the South Pacific nation evacuate all 11,000 inhabitants from the northern island...
Dam fails in Puerto Rico, 70,000 told to evacuate
SAN JUAN: Some 70,000 people were ordered to evacuate their homes Friday after a rain-swollen dam in Puerto Rico failed in the latest disaster caused...
350 people leave rebel-held Aleppo despite halted evacuations
Some 350 people were able to leave a rebel-held pocket of east Aleppo on Sunday, a medical official said, despite the official postponement of...
