Hundreds more properties have been warned to be ready to evacuate on short notice after high winds fanned a massive wildfire in northeastern British Columbia that is the second largest in the province’s history. The Peace River Regional District issued the latest alert covering 370 more properties in remote areas north of Fort St. John…
Most Evacuation Orders Lifted in Nova Scotia Almost Two Weeks After Wildfires Started
Most evacuation orders were lifted Friday across Nova Scotia, almost two weeks after a series of unprecedented wildfires broke out in the southwestern corner of the province and in suburban Halifax. Officials in Shelburne County, where the largest wildfire in the province’s history continued to burn out of control, lifted all evacuation orders at noon….
Redo of Federal Plane Evacuation Tests Sought as Passengers Squeeze Into Smaller Spaces
Lawmakers who want tougher standards for evacuating aircraft in an emergency have criticized the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for what they consider unrealistic simulations, and now they are calling for a do-over of current evacuation tests. Decades-old federal rules require that planes be designed so that passengers can escape the cabin within 90 seconds in…
Wildfire Evacuation Order Over for Hamlet of Evansburg in West-Central Alberta
Officials have lifted an evacuation order for the hamlet of Evansburg, Alta., about 120 kilometres west of Edmonton. Residents were told to leave on May 1 as dry and windy conditions fuelled wildfires that put the hamlet and surrounding rural area at risk. Some nearby communities remain under a mandatory evacuation order, including Wildwood, Lobstick Resort…
Turkish Evacuation Plane Shot At in Sudan
Sudan’s army claimed that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shot at a Turkish evacuation plane as it was landing at Wadi Seyidna airport outside Khartoum on Friday, damaging its fuel system. Images shared by the Sudanese Armed Forces on social media showed what they said is the damaged aircraft parked on the tarmac. Hundreds…
Second American Dead in Sudan Despite Ceasefire, White House Confirms
White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday that a second American citizen has died in Sudan amid an ongoing violent conflict between the army and a paramilitary group. Kirby, speaking to reporters via video call, did not provide further details on the circumstances of the unidentified American’s death, but he did…
US Helping From Afar as Americans Flee Fighting in Sudan
WASHINGTON—The White House said Monday the United States is helping from afar as thousands of Americans left behind in Sudan seek to escape fighting in the east African nation, after the U.S. Embassy evacuated all of its diplomatic personnel over the weekend and shut down. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, defended the…
US Facilitating Land Evacuation of Private Citizens in Sudan
WASHINGTON—The White House said Monday the United States is helping from afar as thousands of Americans left behind in Sudan seek to escape fighting in the east African nation, after the U.S. Embassy evacuated all of its diplomatic personnel over the weekend and shut down. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, defended the…
Governments Race to Rescue Diplomats, Citizens From Sudan
KHARTOUM, Sudan—The U.S. military airlifted embassy officials out of Sudan on Sunday and international governments raced to evacuate their diplomatic staff and citizens trapped in the capital as rival generals battled for control of Africa’s third-largest country for a ninth day. Fighting raged in Omdurman, the city across the Nile from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, residents…
Sudan Army Okays Foreign Evacuation as Khartoum Battle Rages
KHARTOUM—Sudan’s army said on Saturday it was helping to evacuate foreign nationals from the country after a week of strife that has killed hundreds of civilians, even as its forces battled paramilitary rivals in Khartoum, including with air strikes. The statement citing army chief Abdel Fatteh al-Burhan came after promises by rival Rapid Support Forces…
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