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3:06am, 2nd August, 2019

English town evacuated after water cascades through damaged dam

Police evacuated thousands of residents from an English town on Thursday after torrents of water cascaded from a nearby reservoir after a dam was damaged, with officials warning that subsequent flooding posed a risk to life.

Derbyshire town evacuated after water cascades through damaged dam

11:34am, 1st August, 2019

UK

Derbyshire town evacuated after water cascades through damaged dam

Police evacuated thousands of residents from an English town on Thursday after torrents of water cascaded from a nearby reservoir after a dam was damaged, with officials warning that subsequent flooding posed a risk to life.

Derbyshire town evacuated after reservoir dam damaged

10:14am, 1st August, 2019

UK

Derbyshire town evacuated after reservoir dam damaged

An English town was being evacuated on Thursday after the wall of a nearby reservoir was damaged with officials warning that subsequent flooding posed a risk to life.

English town evacuated after reservoir dam damaged

9:33am, 1st August, 2019

World

English town evacuated after reservoir dam damaged

An English town was being evacuated on Thursday after the wall of a nearby reservoir was damaged with officials warning that subsequent flooding posed a risk to life.

Cargo ship on fire near Spain's Mallorca, crew being evacuated

4:29am, 15th May, 2019

World

Cargo ship on fire near Spain's Mallorca, crew being evacuated

Spanish emergency services were evacuating the crew of Italian-flagged vehicle transport ship "Grande Europa", which caught fire 25 miles south of the main city of Palma on the island of Mallorca on Wednesday, the services said in a tweet.

325 detained migrants evacuated as war reaches Tripoli

3:37pm, 24th April, 2019

World

325 detained migrants evacuated as war reaches Tripoli

The United Nations refugee agency evacuated 325 African refugees on Wednesday from Qasr Ben Gashir detention centre in southern Tripoli because of deteriorating security and escalating violence.

Schools evacuated, subway services halted as quake rocks Taiwan

2:52am, 18th April, 2019

World

Schools evacuated, subway services halted as quake rocks Taiwan

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's coastal city of Hualien on Thursday, shaking buildings and temporarily halting subway services in the capital Taipei, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.

Thousands more evacuated from California's largest wildfire

8:17pm, 3rd August, 2018

US

Thousands more evacuated from California's largest wildfire

Thousands more mountain residents were evacuated from the path of California's biggest wildfire on Friday as fatigued firefighters battled gusting winds driving one of the state's worst fire seasons in a decade.

Hundreds of Syrian 'White Helmets' evacuated by Israel to Jordan: reports

1:18am, 22nd July, 2018

World

Hundreds of Syrian 'White Helmets' evacuated by Israel to Jordan: reports

About 800 members of Syria's White Helmets civil defense group and their families were evacuated via Israel to Jordan on Sunday from southwest Syria, where a Russian-backed Syrian government offensive is under way, media said.

Pro-Assad villages evacuated in deal with Syrian insurgents

4:11am, 19th July, 2018

World

Pro-Assad villages evacuated in deal with Syrian insurgents

Two pro-government villages in northwestern Syria were evacuated on Thursday, state television reported, in an agreement between the Damascus government and insurgents who had laid siege to them for several years.

Hundreds of thousands evacuated in Japan as 'historic' rain falls; four dead

4:07am, 6th July, 2018

World

Hundreds of thousands evacuated in Japan as 'historic' rain falls; four dead

Hundreds of thousands of people across a wide swathe of western and central Japan were evacuated from their homes on Friday as torrential rain flooded rivers and set off landslides, killing at least four people.

Homes evacuated as British moorland fire rages

2:46am, 27th June, 2018

UK

Homes evacuated as British moorland fire rages

LONDON (Reuters) - More than 30 homes have been evacuated near Greater Manchester in northern England as firefighters battle a blaze which has been spreading for days in hot weather across the hills of Saddleworth Moor.

London station evacuated after reports of man on track with bomb - police

5:18am, 22nd June, 2018

UK

London station evacuated after reports of man on track with bomb - police

LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Friday London's Charing Cross rail terminal had been evacuated after reports of man on the tracks claiming to have a bomb.