Guatemala volcano eruption forces mass evacuation
September 14th, 2012 - 6:22 am ICT by IANS
Mexico, Sep 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in Guatemala after the Fuego volcano eruption, which the specialists estimate to be the most powerful since ... Read more...
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Thousands flee flood-hit Australian city
March 4th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, March 4 (IANS) A mass evacuation was underway Sunday from Australia's Wagga Wagga city that has been hit by a devastating flood over the past few days.An evacuation order ... Read more...
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Japan tsunami-hit town to move 1100 evacuees to other areas
April 3rd, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Minamisanriku (Japan), Apr.3 (ANI): The town office of Minamisanriku, one of the coastal communities hardest hit by the tsunami that followed the 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan on March 11, has decided ... Read more...
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Bollywood star Tania Zaetta’s bomb scare shock at Indian event in Sydney
August 11th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 11 (ANI): Australian actress Tania Zaetta, who has acted in Bollywood films, has tweeted about the bomb scare at the Hilton Hotel that robbed her of the chance to give ... Read more...
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Mass evacuation in Pak Punjab as authorities issue red alert on floods
August 10th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
Muzaffargarh, Aug 10(ANI): Thousands of residents are evacuating Muzaffargarh city in Pakistan's Punjab province after local authorities issued an urgent flood warning.Flood warnings were played out from loudspeakers of mosques in ... Read more...
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Haiti estimates quake toll 100,000, fears epidemic
January 17th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Port-au-Prince, Jan 17 (IANS/EFE) The Haitian government plans mass evacuation of survivors to prevent possible epidemic in the capital city, where Tuesday's devastating earthquake left about 100,000 people dead and 600,000 homeless.
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BSF steps up vigil to foil infiltration bids in Jammu and Kashmir
January 10th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
RS Pura (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan 10(ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) has reinforced the night patrolling along the India-Pakistan border in Kashmir Valley to foil infiltration bid by terror groups.The militants ... Read more...
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Last major medical facility in Tamil-held territory in Lanka non-functional
March 15th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Mar.15 (ANI): The last major medical facility in Tamil-held territory has almost stopped functioning due to medicine shortage, the BBC quoted a Sri Lankan health official, as saying at the ... Read more...
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Magna Carta stored in Welsh cave during Second World War found
January 10th, 2009 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 11 (ANI): Researchers delving into the archives of National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth have discovered a copy of the Magna Carta in a nearby underground chamber, along with ... Read more...
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China orders mass evacuation from quake area (Roundup)
May 30th, 2008 - 8:38 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Mianyang(China), May 30 (Xinhua) China Friday ordered evacuation of 1.3 million people from the quake-hit Sichuan province to higher grounds for fear of a rapidly swelling "quake lake" burst as the quake ... Read more...
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1.3 mln quake-hit Chinese to be shifted to higher grounds over the weekend
May 30th, 2008 - 8:34 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 30 (ANI): Up to 1.3 million people in west China's Sichuan Province have been ordered to evacuate to higher ground for fear of a major "quake lake" burst ... Read more...
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China orders mass evacuation from ‘quake lake’ area
May 30th, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Mianyang (China), May 30 (Xinhua) China Friday ordered evacuation of 1.3 million people from the quake-hit Sichuan province to higher grounds for fear of a "quake lake" burst as a result of ... Read more...
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Israel stages largest civil defence drill
April 8th, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Tel Aviv, April 8 (DPA) Sirens wailed throughout Israel Tuesday morning, as the country carried out its largest civil defence drill meant to simulate responses to war and other emergency situations like ... Read more...
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Israel begins largest home-front emergency drill
April 6th, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Tel Aviv, April 6 (DPA) Israel began its largest home-front emergency drill Sunday, meant to simulate responses to war and other emergency situations, such as a large-scale terrorist attack. The five-day drill, ... Read more...
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No Indian national injured in California fires
November 14th, 2007 - 2:47 am ICT by admin
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