Posts Tagged ‘evacuates’

Iceland Evacuates Town As Volcano Threatens To Erupt

LONDON (AP) — Residents of a fishing town in southwestern Iceland left their homes Saturday after increasing concern about a potential volcanic eruption caused civil defense authorities to declare a state of emergency in the region. Police decided to evacuate Grindavik after recent seismic activity in the area moved south toward the town and monitoring […]

Israel Pounds Gaza, Evacuates Town Ahead Of Expected Ground Offensive Against Hamas

Israel’s defense minister has ordered troops to prepare to see Gaza “from the inside,” hinting at a ground offensive. Source

Libya: Army evacuates Derna to complete search & rescue operations

Libya’s Ministry of the Interior said “the army has evacuated the city of Derna of all its residents and journalists to facilitate search and rescue operations.” In the statement, reported to Anadolu Agency, ministry spokesperson, Tariq Al-Kharraz said: “The army evacuated Derna of residents and journalists to make room for local and international rescue teams to work […]

Ankara evacuates more than 1,200 people as Greece wildfires spread to Turkiye

Nine villages and more than 1,200 people have been evacuated as wildfires, raging in Greece, spread to neighbouring Turkiye, local media reports. According to the report, the wildfires raging in Greece are also affecting neighbouring border province of Canakkale in Turkiye. More than 1,500 hectares have burned, and 48 people had to be treated for […]

Panic in Ukraine as Russia evacuates civilians near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Fears of a nuclear meltdown are growing in Ukraine as Vladimir Putin evacuates towns near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, amid warnings that his troops have placed explosives and artillery at the site. Moscow has evacuated 1,680 citizens, including 660 children, from areas around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ahead of Kyiv’s much-anticipated counteroffensive to drive […]

Yemen evacuates nationals from Ukraine amid Russian war

Yemen said, Monday, it had evacuated 22 nationals from Ukraine amid Russia’s war on the Eastern European country, Anadolu News Agency reports. In a statement, the Yemeni Foreign Ministry said 18 citizens left Ukraine through Poland, while four others were evacuated through Romania. There are no official estimates of the number of Yemenis in Ukraine. […]

China Evacuates ‘Wobbling’ Skyscraper, Prompting Demands for Justice

Tenants forced to evacuate a skyscraper in China’s southeastern city of Shenzhen last week after the building began shaking for unknown reasons are now seeking compensation for losses sustained due to early lease terminations and business losses, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday. “[M]any tenants selling electrical goods in Shenzhen’s fifth-highest tower … […]

Greece evacuates villages as forest fires rage

Authorities in the Corinth region of southern Greece have moved people from six villages to safety as fire fighters battled a forest fire with scores of trucks and 21 aircraft, they said on Thursday. No deaths were reported in the blaze that broke out on Wednesday night at a small seaside holiday resort on the […]

Pentagon Evacuates 120 Personnel From Israel As Security Situation Unravels

The Pentagon has evacuated 120 military and civilian personnel who had been in Israel for planned upcoming joint exercises, CNN’s Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr is reporting. She says the US personnel departed from Tel Aviv under emergency circumstances given the closure of commercial air travel and the worsening security situation as fighting intensifies between Israel […]

Palestinian cars vandalized after Israel evacuates settlement outpost

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EXCLUSIVE: US Evacuates ISIS militants from Syria and Iraq to Afghanistan

On Sunday, February 4, 2018, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami stated that the U.S. is transferring ISIS to Afghanistan to justify its presence in the Central Asian region. Brigadier General Amir Hatami emphasized that U.S. had created ISIS to dominate Syria and Iraq, but after the ISIS defeat in those […]

Dr. Liza’s Fair Aid charity foundation evacuates over 70 children from Donbass over past year

According to the president of the fund, the effort to evacuate citizens from Donbass has become easier compared with previous years      The Fair Aid charity fund set up by Elizaveta Glinka, who died a year ago in a Russian military plane crash en route to Syria, has evacuated 77 seriously ill children from Donbass […]

FCC Evacuates Meeting Room Just Before Net Neutrality Vote

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) abruptly stopped its meeting Thursday and evacuated its meeting room “on advice of security” as it prepared to vote to repeal the Obama-era net neutrality rules. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai was in the middle of delivering his statement when he recessed the meeting. Those in the room were instructed to […]

Hurricane Irma: Navy Evacuates Over 5,000 Personnel From Florida Base

The US Navy is evacuating thousands of personnel ahead of Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm which is one of the strongest recorded in the state’s history. Over 5,000 active duty contractors, families and civilians situated at Naval Air Station Key West have received mandatory orders to evacuate. President Trump has declared a pre-landfall emergency […]

Crimea to hold Poll about Electricity from Ukraine

nsnbc : Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed authorities in Crimea and Sevastopol to hold an opinion poll before it is determined whether to sign a contract about electricity with Ukraine. The poll comes against the backdrop of sabotage against a main power line in November 2015.  The announcement about the decision by Russia’s Presidency was […]

Will NATO Mobilize In Syria And Iraq Following Paris Attacks?

Has NATO been given the perfect pretext to mobilize in Syria and Northern Iraq following the Paris attacks ? RT America reports: Numerous reports are linking the devastating terrorist attacks in Paris, which left over 150 civilians dead in the French capital, to the Islamic State. But what would such a connection mean for France […]

US tank enters MSF hospital in Afghanistan’s Kunduz, ‘evidence potentially destroyed’

     A US military vehicle has allegedly forced its way into the hospital in Afghanistan which was devastated by US airstrikes two weeks ago. The move was an unwelcome surprise for Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) which operates the site. Members of a joint investigation team from the US, NATO and Afghan government were […]

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