With earthquakes, tsunamis and flooding as potential threats, the city has a complex web of disasters to prepare for.

County officials did not immediately respond to questions regarding how the update may have been impacted by the bomb threat and evacuation. The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department ...

"Under (emergency protocols), all the mayors must implement the forced evacuation, especially for susceptible areas," he told AFP by telephone, adding as many as 40,000 in the province lived in ...

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"I felt like my life had less value. Does it mean that my life is expendable? Does it mean that an evacuation for me is less important than everybody else?" Al-anizi has used a wheelchair since he ...

A number of fast-moving grassfires have broken out across Victoria in hot and windy conditions. The majority of the fires are spread across the state's west, including the Otway Ranges and Wimmera ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Several dozen residents of an Oakland hills neighborhood, impacted by a remaining evacuation order for the Keller Fire, were finally able to return home on Sunday evening.

West Midlands Police said the partial evacuation was a "precautionary measure" so the vehicle could be searched and assessed. The vehicle was later deemed to be safe by the Explosive Ordnance ...

UPDATE — Oct. 25, 2024: The evacuation order for all six properties has been lifted. Residents of six properties in North Vancouver's Deep Cove area were ordered to evacuate Sunday evening as ...

LEGAZPI CITY — The Albay government ordered on Tuesday, Oct. 22, the evacuation of residents living in high-risk areas due to the threat of the continuous rains brought by Tropical Storm Kristine.

The District of North Vancouver issued an evacuation order for six homes on Sunday night due to flooding from the atmospheric river that hit over the weekend. Residents of the six homes on ...