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News Articles: evacuation

Two people work on boarding up a house in South Tampa Bay, Florida, on Tuesday, before Hurricane Ian hits the area.

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  • Weather

Some don't evacuate, despite repeated hurricane warnings, because they can't

People with disabilities, people who can't afford it and people who don't want to abandon their pets are among the many who can't easily get up and leave before a hurricane.

September 28, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
The Manly Ferry makes its way through heavy swells across Sydney Harbour, Australia, Sunday, July 3, 2022.

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  • World

Heavy rains, floods prompt evacuations of Sydney suburbs

Thousands of residents in Sydney suburbs were told to evacuate their homes on Sunday after heavy rains caused floodwaters to rise and rivers to overflow.

July 03, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
President Biden speaks with President Vladimir Putin over the phone Saturday about the escalating crisis near the Ukraine border. Biden told Putin the U.S. and its allies would "respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs" if Russia invaded, the White House said.

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  • World

Biden warns Putin of a decisive response if Russia invades Ukraine

The two leaders spoke by phone for roughly an hour after the State Department ordered most of its embassy staff in Kyiv to leave. U.S. officials are concerned a Russian invasion is imminent.

February 12, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
A plume of smoke from the Winston Weaver Co. fertilizer plant fire drifts west on Tuesday in Winston-Salem, N.C. The uncontrolled fire at the fertilizer plant has forced thousands of people to evacuate the area around the plant.

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  • National

Explosion fears remain as North Carolina fertilizer plant burns for a third day

Winston-Salem officials said there is more ammonium nitrate at the plant that there was at 2013 Texas plant explosion that killed 15 people.

February 02, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Refugees from Afghanistan are escorted to a bus after arriving and being processed Monday at Dulles International Airport in Virginia. The federal government is reportedly offering COVID-19 vaccines for Afghan arrivals at a site near the airport.

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  • National

The U.S. Has Set Up A Mass Vaccination Site For Afghans Arriving In Virginia

Thousands of evacuees are entering through Dulles International Airport. A Biden administration official said the U.S. has opened a COVID-19 vaccination site nearby.

August 27, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster transport plane carrying medical supplies lands in Moscow in May 2020. The same type of plane airlifted refugees from Afghanistan this past week — one of whom gave birth on the aircraft.

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  • Asia

A Baby Born To Mom Fleeing Afghanistan Is Named After The Evacuation Flight

An Afghan baby girl born during a U.S. evacuation flight has been named "Reach," after the cargo jet's call sign, Reach 828.

August 26, 2021
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By:
  • Nell Clark
People sleep in the bleachers at the Savannah Civic Center during Hurricane Dorian.

Dozens Shelter At Savannah Civic Center

Some people who stayed in the Savannah area during Hurricane Dorian took shelter at the Savannah Civic Center Wednesday night. About 50 people were...

September 05, 2019
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  • Emily Jones
Buses continued to move people out of mandatory evacuation area Wednesday.

'We All Just Become Family' Say Evacuees Of Dorian Waiting In Shelters

As of noon Wednesday, 5,600 people were staying in shelters set up by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency due to Hurricane Dorian.

September 05, 2019
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Sophia Saliby
Georgia Army National Guardsmen are preparing at Ft. Stewart to bring relief to coastal communities recovering from Hurricane Dorian.

Hurricane Dorian Arrives Off Georgia's Coast

Thousands of Georgians were in wait-and-see mode Wednesday evening as the eye of Hurricane Dorian approached the southeastern shoreline. Two hundred...

September 05, 2019
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington ,
  • Emily Jones ,
  • and 1 more
Kayla Simmons fled Fort Stewart with more than a dozen animals.

Animal Evacuees Avoid Hurricane Irma

Hundreds of animals and their humans have evacuated to the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricultural Center in Perry, Georgia, ahead of Hurricane...

September 21, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Cureton
About 20 people sheltered at Riverside United Methodist Church as #hurricaneirma began to blow through Middle Georgia.

Macon Shelters Shield People From Storm

Hundreds of thousands of Georgians are without power as rain and wind whips through the state, downing trees and damaging power lines. In Macon, many...

September 11, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Cureton

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