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  • August 2008

    • Gustav Slams Jamaica as Gulf Coast Braces

      CNN  |  7 hours, 12 minutes ago

      Gustav Slams Jamaica as Gulf Coast Braces

      (Newser) - Tropical Storm Gustav pummeled Jamaica today with 65mph winds and may build to a category 3 storm by the time it reaches Cuba tomorrow, CNN reports. The storm killed some 51 in Haiti and eight in the Dominican Republic yesterday. Officials in the National Hurricane Center’s “cone of uncertainty” from Texas to Florida are preparing for a hit as Gustav heads toward Grand Cayman. More »

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      hurricane  • Haiti  • evacuation  • Dominican Republic  • Hurricane Gustav  • National Hurricane Center  • Tropical Storm  • Gulf Coast

    • Evacuation May Come Saturday, La. Gov. Warns

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Aug 28, 08 5:21 CDT

      Evacuation May Come Saturday, La. Gov. Warns

      (Newser) - Some Louisiana residents could be evacuated Saturday ahead of Tropical Storm Gustav, which is expected to make landfall in the state Tuesday, Gov. Bobby Jindal said today. The storm, which could affect New Orleans, might produce damaging winds as early as Sunday, prompting the stepped-up preparations, the Times-Picayune reports. The Louisiana National Guard has been ordered to ready itself. More »

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      New Orleans  • Louisiana  • tropical storms  • evacuation  • Bobby Jindal  • Hurricane Gustav

    • Smell of Smoke Forces Emergency LA Landing

      CNN  |  Aug 5, 08 4:48 CDT

      Smell of Smoke Forces Emergency LA Landing

      (Newser) - An American Airlines flight made an emergency return to Los Angeles today after crew members smelled smoke in the cockpit, CNN reports. The 188 Honolulu-bound passengers used inflatable chutes to exit the plane, with no injuries reported among passengers or crew. A spokesman for the airline said the pilot requested the landing as a precaution. More »

  • July 2008

    • WWII Bomb Found in Budapest; Thousands Flee

      Associated Press  |  Jul 29, 08 8:01 AM CDT

      WWII Bomb Found in Budapest; Thousands Flee

      (AP) - Some 16,000 people were evacuated yesterday in Budapest after construction workers unearthed a huge unexploded bomb from World War II. The 2-ton explosive, being disarmed today by experts, is one of the largest found in the city since 1945. Thousands of unexploded bombs are believed to be buried in the area, which was heavily bombed by US and Russian forces. Close to 10,000 people were evacuated last week after a smaller bomb was discovered. More »

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      World War II  • bomb  • evacuation  • Hungary  • Budapest

    • Forest Fire Rages by Yosemite

      Sacramento Bee  |  Jul 28, 08 4:42 AM CDT

      Forest Fire Rages by Yosemite

      (Newser) - Hundreds of people have been evacuated and 12 homes destroyed as a forest fire rages out of control near Yosemite National Park, the Sacramento Bee reports. The fire, which began Friday, has burned 26,000 acres of forest, including the Mariposa County foothills that serve as the gateway to the famous park. Thousands of firefighters are battling the blaze, apparently ignited by a stray bullet in target practice. More »

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      California  • wildfires  • evacuation

  • June 2008

    • 5.3 Aftershock Shakes Sichuan

      Associated Press  |  Jun 5, 08 4:55 AM CDT

      5.3 Aftershock Shakes Sichuan

      (Newser) - Another strong aftershock has rattled China's quake-devastated Sichuan province amid increased concerns about lake floodwaters, reports AP. There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries from the 5.3 tremblor, which came as authorities began evacuating people downstream from a lake formed by last month's quake. The water level in the "quake lake" is rising, putting over a million survivors at risk from flooding. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • China earthquake  • Sichuan province  • evacuation  • aftershock  • disaster zones

  • May 2008

    • China Aftershocks Level 420K Homes

      BBC  |  May 27, 08 12:58 CDT

      China Aftershocks Level 420K Homes

      (Newser) - More aftershocks rocked China today, destroying another 420,000 homes in battered Sichuan province, BBC reports. The aftershocks, including one that measured 5.7 magnitude, injured six people, although the majority of the homes were empty when the buildings were leveled. Eight people died when the same area was hit by an aftershock of similar magnitude on Sunday. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • China earthquake  • Sichuan province  • evacuation  • aftershock  • Richter scale

    • China Evacuates 80,000 on Flood Fears

      Associated Press  |  May 27, 08 7:09 AM CDT

      China Evacuates 80,000 on Flood Fears

      (Newser) - Chinese officials hurried to evacuate 80,000 people today near quake-hit Beichuan as waters rose in a dammed river, the AP reports. Soldiers are working to blast and dig a channel to drain some of the 34 billion gallons of water now held by the fragile dam, created by a quake-driven landslide. The new evacuations bring the total number of people cleared from the valley to 160,000. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • flood  • evacuation  • landslide  • dam

    • China Flood Warnings Cause Stampede

      BBC  |  May 17, 08 6:59 AM CDT

      China Flood Warnings Cause Stampede

      (Newser) - Rescue efforts in Beichuan, near the epicenter of China’s earthquake, turned to chaos today as fear of flooding caused a stampede of thousands, the BBC reports. A flood warning was issued after a landslide-blocked river threatened to burst its banks, CNN reports. “Everybody just ran. People who were in the process of being rescued had to be left behind,” said a BBC correspondent. More »

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      China  • flood  • China earthquake  • evacuation  • landslide  • stampede

    • Chilean Volcano Keeps Rumbling

      Associated Press  |  May 6, 08 1:53 CDT

      Chilean Volcano Keeps Rumbling

      (Newser) - The southern Chilean town of Chaiten has been totally evacuated after a volcano, active since Friday, belched molten lava and ash more than 12 miles high, the AP reports. Around 4,000 people have already left the area since the volcano—believed dormant for thousands of years—began acting up, and navy ships evacuated any that remained today. More »

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      disaster  • Chile  • evacuation  • volcano  • emergency responders  • volcanoes  • Michelle Bachelet

  • April 2008

    • Sierra Madre Blaze Rages On

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 28, 08 6:49 CDT

      Sierra Madre Blaze Rages On

      (Newser) - A California wildfire that has sparked mass evacuations kept burning up Sierra Madre today, the Los Angeles Times reports. Officials said the blaze was 23% contained, compared to 30% last night, and four of 580 firefighters have suffered minor injuries—but there are no fatalities so far. The fire now consumes 500 acres and has edged "downhill toward the homes in Sierra Madre," an Angeles Forest Spokesman said. More »

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      wildfires  • firefighters  • evacuation  • homes  • California wildfires  • fire

    • 1,000 Flee Raging SoCal Wildfire

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 27, 08 4:21 CDT

      1,000 Flee Raging SoCal Wildfire

      (Newser) - Roughly 1,000 people abandoned 400 California homes today as firefighters battled a blaze in the Sierra Madre foothills, the Los Angeles Times reports. The fire spread through some 400 acres, and containment is not expected for days. Record-setting temperatures are to blame for the blaze marking an early start of the fire season.  "This is not a lazy fire," a fire chief said. "This fire is burning with some energy." More »

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      California  • wildfires  • firefighters  • evacuation  • California wildfires  • fire  • global temperatures  • temperatures

  • February 2008

    • Woman Held in Bomb Threat on British Oil Rig

      Reuters  |  Feb 10, 08 10:58 AM CST

      Woman Held in Bomb Threat on British Oil Rig

      (Newser) - British authorities have detained a 23-year-old woman in connection with a bomb threat that caused an evacuation of hundreds of oil workers from a North Sea oil rig, the BBC says. The woman had been working aboard the platform, which is located about 130 miles northeast off the coast of Scotland, and officials don’t believe the incident is terrorist-related. More »

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      United Kingdom  • terrorist  • evacuation  • bomb threat  • Royal Air Force  • North Sea  • oil rig

    • Chadian Army, Rebels Battle a Second Day

      Associated Press  |  Feb 3, 08 10:17 AM CST

      Chadian Army, Rebels Battle a Second Day

      (Newser) - Gunfire echoed through the Chadian capital of N'Djamena today, as government forces struggled to fight back rebels on the second day of an offensive which they claimed had trapped the president in his palace, the AP reports. A spokesman for France's military—which maintains a presence in its former colony—says the outcome is far from certain: "Nobody can say who will win." More »

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      France  • evacuation  • Chad  • Idriss Deby  • Chadian rebels  • N'Djamena

  • November 2007

    • Malibu Blaze 25% Contained

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 24, 07 6:08 CST

      Malibu Blaze 25% Contained

      (Newser) - Firefighters have contained 25% of the Malibu fire that scorched 4,700 acres yesterday, burned 49 homes, and forced thousands to evacuate, the Los Angeles Times reports. "The effort will be to try to pick it up, catch it and nail it before it continues to move westward," said Los Angeles County Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman. Six firemen also suffered minor injuries. More »

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      Los Angeles  • firefighters  • evacuation  • arson  • California wildfires  • Malibu

    • 'Biblical' Flood Ravages Mexico

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 3, 07 5:58 AM CDT

      'Biblical' Flood Ravages Mexico

      (Newser) - Shortages of food, drinking water, and medicine threaten southeastern Mexico, where muddy flood waters cover 80% of the state of Tabasco and almost a million people have had to flee their homes. "The scene here is terrible, it's biblical," a Red Cross official told the Guardian , as a huge effort was mounted to rescue 300,000 people still trapped on roofs by surging waters. More »

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      Mexico  • flood  • rescue  • Felipe Calderon  • evacuation  • Red Cross  • Tabasco

  • October 2007

    • Million Flee as Storm Hits China

      Associated Press  |  Oct 7, 07 9:47 AM CDT

      Million Flee as Storm Hits China

      (Newser) - More than a million Chinese fled their homes as Storm Krusa slammed the southeastern coast after claiming five lives in Taiwan. Damage and injury reports were sketchy as gusts hitting 89 mph ripped through communities. Officials had canceled flights and called back ships and fishing boats in the area to minimize damage. More »

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      China  • disaster  • storm  • Taiwan  • evacuation

  • September 2007

    • 1.8M Chinese Flee Typhoon

      Associated Press  |  Sep 18, 07 2:37 CDT

      1.8M Chinese Flee Typhoon

      (Newser) - The Chinese government is evacuating 1.8 million people ahead of what is expected to be one of the most powerful typhoons to strike the mainland in years. Typhoon Wipha is bearing down on the densely populated coast  with wind gusts at 165 mph and waves up to 36 feet high. Wipha is predicted to make landfall south of Shanghai early tomorrow. More »

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      China  • Taiwan  • evacuation  • Shanghai  • typhoon  • Typhoon Wipha

  • August 2007

    • Jewish Squatters Protest West Bank Evacuation

      Haaretz (Israel)  |  Aug 7, 07 4:10 CDT

      Jewish Squatters Protest West Bank Evacuation

      (Newser) - As Israel moves closer to an evacuation of the West Bank, hundreds of Jewish protesters barricaded themselves in Hebron's market today, Haaretz reports, using barbed wire, oil drums, and burning tires. Police evicted two families as teenagers on rooftops lobbed rocks, eggs, and light bulbs at forces trying to break up the rally. At least 15 people were hurt. More »

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      Israel  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • protests  • Mahmoud Abbas  • West Bank  • Jews  • evacuation  • squat

  • June 2007

    • Storms Swamp Central Texas

      Associated Press  |  Jun 28, 07 9:36 AM CDT

      Storms Swamp Central Texas

      (Newser) - Rain continues to pelt central Texas, where 11 people have died in the flooding over the past 10 days and yesterday saw another 18 inches of precipitation on the town of Marble Falls. Some 150 National Guard troops are in the area, where rooftop rescues had to be suspended briefly because the weather grounded helicopters. More »

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      Texas  • weather  • flood  • storm  • evacuation

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