Ukrainian authorities have mandated the evacuation of nearly 12,000 civilians from 37 towns and villages in the Kharkiv region, as reports indicate that Russian forces are intensifying their efforts to breach the front lines. Residents in the Kharkiv region have been directed
An arsonist who caused a mass evacuation following a “huge” gas explosion in a terraced street was trying to kill himself, a court heard. Wayne Vines, 57, fiddled with a gas tap inside a cupboard at his home Goole, East Yorks., and
Britain’s toughest Paras were left in tears as they made split-second decisions over who would live or die in the chaotic evacuation of Kabul, a documentary reveals. The largest operation carried out by troops since the Second World War was “a humanitarian
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan – Americans in Taiwan are starting to give a little more thought to what they would or should do in the event of the unthinkable: an attack by China on the island. Yet based on a small sampling of questions
Hundreds of thousands of residents in an area of southern Ukraine controlled by Moscow were forced to evacuate Tuesday after the Kakhovka dam and a hydroelectric power station were blown up in an attack Ukrainian forces are blaming on Russia. Russian officials
Police are evacuating homes in Chester following an “ongoing incident” that has seen bomb disposal called to the scene. We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. For the latest news and breaking news
Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano spewed gas, smoke and ash on Monday (May 22), leading education authorities to suspend in-person classes in parts of three states, a day after the government raised the warning level on the volcano’s activity. Meanwhile, millions of people have
Rosie Viva, who is close friends with pop star Dua Lipa, has discussed the dramatic moment that led to her bipolar disorder diagnosis. The young British fashion model caused a mass evacuation in 2018 when she set off a fire alarm at
Young children have been left shaken up after their primary school was struck by lightning, causing a “small blaze”, in Worcestershire. Pupils from Wilden All Saints School in Stourport-on-Severn were frantically evacuated from the building just moments after they had completed their
More than 24,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as wildfires sweep across Western Canada. Danielle Smith, Premier of the province of Alberta, told reporters that there were 103 active wildfires in the province burning around 122,000 hectares (300,000 acres) yesterday