Wildfire evacuees return to Canada’s north
Ottawa, Canada—Residents of the northern Canadian city of Yellowknife started returning home Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), three weeks after wildfires ...
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Canada orders people to evacuate north city as wildfires advance
Ottawa, Canada—Residents of one of the largest cities in Canada’s far north were ordered Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to flee ...
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Marikina orders residents to prepare for evacuation
Marikina orders residents to prepare for evacuation The Marikina City government advised residents to prepare for evacuation early Thursday, amid ...
Read moreUkraine evacuates thousands after key dam destroyed
Kherson, Ukraine - An attack on a major Russian-held dam in southern Ukraine on Tuesday unleashed a torrent of water that ...
Read moreMore than 13,000 flee attacks in jihadist-hit western Niger
Niamey, Niger - More than 13,000 women and children have fled islands on the Niger River in western Niger following ...
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Sudan buses jack up prices to P1.5m per evac trip
The cost of renting a bus to evacuate people from war-torn Sudan and bring them to Egypt has gone up ...
Read moreFilipinos among 150+ evacuated from Sudan war
More than 150 people, including foreign diplomats and officials, rescued from battle-scarred Sudan arrived Saturday in Jeddah, the Saudi foreign ...
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US, other nations scramble to evac citizens as Sudan battles rip capital
FLEEING KHARTOUM. A grab taken from an AFPTV video shows a convoy leaving Khartoum towards Port Sudan, on April 23, ...
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Russia announces civilian evacuation from key Ukraine city
By Emmanuel Peuchot Russia announced the evacuation of civilians from a key southern Ukrainian city Tuesday as it acknowledged the ...
Read moreEvacuation calls as Russians advance in Ukraine’s Donbas
Ukrainian officials have called on civilians to urgently evacuate the city of Sloviansk as Russian troops press towards it in ...
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