BERLIN—At least 84 people have been exposed to a suspected irritant gas at a high school in southwestern Germany, according to German news agency dpa. Both students and teachers experienced mostly slight health effects at the school in the town of Singen, dpa said. Three students and a teacher, however, had to be taken to…
Miami Beach Condo Building Evacuated Near Deadly Collapse
MIAMI BEACH—An evacuation order has abruptly forced out residents of a 14-story oceanfront building on the same avenue where a condominium collapse killed nearly 100 people last year. The city posted an unsafe structure notice Thursday evening at the Port Royale condominium, Miami Beach spokesperson Melissa Berthier said in an email. A structural engineering report…
Powerful Typhoon Hits North Philippines, Thousands Evacuated
MANILA, Philippines—A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern Philippines on Sunday and was barreling across the main Luzon island toward the capital in a densely populated path where thousands have been evacuated to safety. Typhoon Noru hit the coastal town of Burdeos on Polillo Island in Quezon province shortly before nightfall. With sustained winds of…
Powerful Typhoon Pounds Southern Japan; Thousands Evacuated
TOKYO—A powerful typhoon slammed ashore in southern Japan on Sunday as it pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain, causing blackouts, paralyzing ground and air transportation and prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Nanmadol was heading north after making landfall in Kagoshima city on Japan’s southern…
3 Missing, Thousands Ordered to Evacuate as Rain Pounds Northern Japan
TOKYO—At least three people were missing and thousands in northern Japan were ordered to evacuate on Thursday after torrential rains pounded the area, flooding roads and causing rivers to burst their banks in some regions. More than 500 mm (19 inches) of rain had fallen in one part of Niigata prefecture in the 24 hours…
Residents Evacuated as Volcano of Fire Spews Lava
About 500 residents evacuated voluntarily from the slopes of Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire Tuesday as red-hot rock and ash flowed down the slopes toward an area devastated by a deadly 2018 eruption. The National Institute of Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology, and Hydrology said in a statement that around 3 a.m. local time on Tuesday the volcano’s…
6,500 Evacuated as Fears Grow Blazing Fertilizer Plant May Explode in North Carolina
By Mark Price From The Charlotte Observer CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The city of Winston-Salem is working to evacuate 6,500 people as fears grow a smoldering fertilizer plant might explode near thousands of homes. Fire trucks patrolled the mandatory evacuation area early Tuesday, blowing their horns and loudspeakers blasting a warning for people to evacuate as quickly as…
Thousands Evacuated as Fears Grow Blazing Fertilizer Plant May Explode
By Mark Price From The Charlotte Observer CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The city of Winston-Salem is working to evacuate 6,500 people as fears grow a smoldering fertilizer plant might explode near thousands of homes. Fire trucks patrolled the mandatory evacuation area early Tuesday, blowing their horns and loudspeakers blasting a warning for people to evacuate as quickly as…
Some 100 Americans Stuck in Afghanistan Still Trying to Evacuate Taliban-Controlled Nation
About 100 American citizens and legal permanent residents who wish to evacuate Afghanistan are still stuck in the country while waiting for a flight back to U.S.-held grounds, a senior State Department official announced on Monday. The official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, said they are working to get people safely out of…
As Condo Crashed Down, They Escaped Through Smoke and Ruin
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Alfredo Lopez and his wife Marian were asleep when the first thundering blast jolted them awake. Moments later, a second boom, much louder than the first, shook their bed on the sixth floor of their Miami apartment. Alfredo rushed to wake his 24-year-old son Michael, urging him to get dressed, before running to…
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