The security services of Israel and Egypt have refused to grant permission to evacuate 29 Ukrainian citizens who were included in the evacuation lists by Ukraine’s Embassy in Israel. Source: Yevhen Korniichuk, Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel, in a comment to Radio Liberty Quote: “To be frank, there are those who want to evacuate, but there […]
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Hundreds evacuate homes after flooding in south-east Australia
Hundreds of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes after flooding inundated parts of Victoria state, as wild weather continues to batter Australia’s south-east. The issue was ordered for badly-hit areas in the small towns of Seymour and Yea, about 70 miles north of Melbourne. Authorities told residents and tourists to leave immediately as […]
Massive earthquake jolts Japan, residents evacuate coast
By Tim Kelly and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -A powerful earthquake and tsunami struck central Japan and its western coast on Monday, triggering warnings for residents to evacuate, knocking out power to thousands of homes and disrupting flights and rail services to the affected region. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 triggered waves […]