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Toll in Japan rains hit 3, some evacuation orders lifted

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Apo - The death toll from heavy rains in Japan rose to three on Thursday, as authorities urged local authorities to stay on alert despite the lifting of some evacuation orders.

Two dead as Japan orders 870,000 to flee heavy rains

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Apo - Two people were confirmed dead on Wednesday as heavy rains pounded southwest Japan, prompting flood and landslide warnings and orders for 870,000 people to seek safety.

Two dead as Japan orders 670,000 to flee heavy rains

By AFP

Apo - Two people were confirmed dead on Wednesday as heavy rains pounded southwest Japan, prompting flood and landslide warnings, and orders for 670,000 people to seek safety.

WWII bomb forces evacuation in central Berlin

By AFP

Berlin - An unexploded US aerial bomb from World War II was found in central Berlin during construction work on Friday, forcing the evacuation of surrounding city blocks, police said.

'Cracking' Sydney tower residents evacuated again

By AFP

Sydney - Residents in a recently completed Sydney high-rise apartment block that made "cracking noises" on Christmas Eve were moved out again Thursday as engineers work "round the clock" to fix the issue.

Christmas dashed for residents of Sydney 'cracking' tower

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Sydney - Some residents of a recently completed Sydney high-rise apartment block were Tuesday spending their Christmas in makeshift camps, after they were evacuated by authorities when "cracking noises" in the building were heard.

WWII bomb defused in Germany after 18,500 evacuated

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Frankfurt Am Main - A German bomb disposal team on Sunday successfully defused an unexploded World War II bomb that had forced the evacuation of 18,500 people in the city of Ludwigshafen.

Thailand cave rescue: What now for the boys?

By AFP

Mae Sai - The rescuers dubbed it "mission impossible" but they defied the odds to locate the 12 boys and their football coach deep in a cave complex. However the hard part may yet be ahead: getting them out safely.

Evacuated Syria rebels, civilians head to Afrin

By AFP

Afrine - Syrian rebels and civilians bussed out of an area near Damascus were heading Sunday to a northwestern pocket of the country held by pro-Turkish forces, a monitor and rebel sources said.

WWII bomb forces mass evacuation in central Berlin

By AFP

Berlin - German police began evacuating thousands of people around Berlin's central railway station on Friday, as bomb disposal experts prepare to move in to defuse an unexploded World War II explosive unearthed on a building site.

WWII bomb forces mass evacuation in central Berlin

By AFP

Berlin - The planned disposal of an unexploded World War II bomb Friday will force a mass evacuation around Berlin's central railway station and likely spark transport chaos in the German capital.

WWII bomb to force mass evacuation in central Berlin Friday

By AFP

Berlin - The discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb will force a mass evacuation around Berlin's central railway station Friday, covering several government ministries and a hospital, police said.

Hotels and Bolshoi evacuated in Moscow bomb alerts

By AFP

Moscow - The Bolshoi theatre was evacuated on Sunday, along with major Moscow shops and hotels, after a series of bomb alerts in the Russian capital, local news agencies reported."This is another wave of anonymous calls about bombs...

Some IS foreign fighters have left Raqa under deal: local official

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Ak - Some foreign Islamic State group fighters have left the one-time jihadist bastion of Raqa in Syria under a deal as the city's capture nears, a local official said Sunday.

Foreign, Syrian IS fighters to evacuate Raqa in deal: local official

By AFP

Yildiz - Syrian and foreign Islamic State group fighters are to evacuate their one-time bastion Raqa as part of an agreement brokered by tribal leaders, a senior local official told AFP Saturday.

All Florida residents 'should be prepared to evacuate': governor

By AFP

Miami - Florida Governor Rick Scott warned Friday that all of the state's 20 million inhabitants should be prepared to evacuate as Hurricane Irma bears down for a direct hit on the southern US state."The storm is powerful and deadly," Scott said.

2,200 evacuate rebel-held Damascus district

By AFP

Damascus - More than 2,200 civilians and rebels evacuated an opposition district in Damascus on Sunday, state media said, bringing the government closer to cementing its control over the Syrian capital.

First evacuations from Damascus rebel district

By AFP

Damascus - Syrian rebels and their families began evacuating from a district of Damascus for the first time on Monday, bringing the government closer to recapturing all of the capital.

First evacuations from Damascus rebel district

By AFP

Damascus - Syrian rebels and their families began evacuating from a district of Damascus for the first time on Monday, bringing the government closer to recapturing all of the capital.

First evacuations from Damascus rebel district

By AFP

Damascus - Syrian rebels and their families began evacuating from a district of Damascus for the first time on Monday, bringing the government closer to recapturing all of the capital.

Scared Syria evacuees stuck at site of deadly bombing

By AFP

Birut - Hundreds of frightened Syrian evacuees from two besieged government-held towns were stuck at a rebel-held transit point on Thursday where dozens of their fellow townspeople were killed in a weekend bombing.

Syria evacuations resume after deadly bombing

By AFP

Aleppo - The evacuation of civilians and fighters from besieged Syrian towns resumed on Wednesday after a weekend bombing at a transit point killed 126 people, 68 of them children, an AFP correspondent reported.

Syria car bombing kills at least 24 evacuees

By AFP

Birut - A suicide car bombing killed at least 24 people Saturday in an attack near buses for Syrians evacuated from two besieged government-held towns, a monitor said.

Thousands of Syria evacuees stuck on road as deal falters

By AFP

Birut - Thousands of Syrians being evacuated from four besieged towns were still stuck on the road on Saturday a day after leaving their homes, as the hard-won deal ran into trouble.

Evacuation of Syria towns begins with prisoner exchange

By AFP

Birut - A deal to evacuate four besieged Syrian towns began on Wednesday with an exchange of prisoners between rebels and government forces, local sources and state media said.

Evacuation of Syria towns begins with prisoner exchange

By AFP

Birut - A deal to evacuate four besieged Syrian towns began on Wednesday with an exchange of prisoners between rebels and government forces, local sources and state media said.

Evacuation of Syria towns begins with prisoner exchange

By AFP

Birut - A deal to evacuate four besieged Syrian towns began on Wednesday with an exchange of prisoners between rebels and government forces, local sources and state media said.

Evacuation of last rebel-held district of Syria's Homs begins

By AFP

Homs - Hundreds of rebels and civilians began leaving the last opposition-held district of Syria's Homs on Saturday under a controversial deal that will bring the whole city under government control.

Evacuation of last rebel-held district of Syria's Homs begins

By AFP

Homs - Hundreds of rebels and civilians began leaving the last opposition-held district of Syria's Homs on Saturday under a controversial deal that will bring the whole city under government control.

70,000 being evacuated in Greece as WWII bomb defused

By AFP

Thessalon - Greek authorities on Saturday began evacuating some 70,000 people in the city of Thessaloniki ahead of an operation to defuse a bomb from World War II.

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GETTING OUT: Cars back up on southbound Highway 63 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, on Wednesday as thousands of residents flee an out-of-control wildfire believed to have mostly destroyed the city in Canada's oil sands region.

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