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Germany

Criticism as German plane leaves Kabul with just seven people on board

Just seven people were on board the A-400M aircraft -- which could take up to 150 people -- as it left Kabul on Monday night.

World News

Europe's capitals scramble to evacuate nationals from Kabul airport

From Madrid to The Hague, via Paris, Bucharest, London... European governments have been trying to rescue their nationals from Kabul, and where possible help Afghans who worked for them.

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Torrential rains cause floods, mudslides in Japan

Torrential rain triggered a mudslide and more floods across Japan on Sunday, leaving three people presumed dead and forcing the evacuation of dozens of residents.

Climate

Four dead as forest fires rage near Turkey's tourist hotspots

Authorities have evacuated homes in southern Turkey as forest fires rage near the Mediterranean coastal town of Manavgat.

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Denmark

Man found dead after setting off explosives in Danish town hall

Police investigating a break-in at Middelfart town hall on Friday say a male suspect has been found dead.

Serbia

Huge explosions rock Serbia munitions factory, forcing evacuation

A series of explosions have detonated at a military munitions factory near the central Serbian town of Čačak. No injuries have been reported.

Australia

Australia: Evacuations as severe floods hit Sydney and New South Wales

More evacuations have been ordered after heavy rain brought the worst flooding for decades in Australia's most populous state.

USA

Southern California: 100,000 evacuated due to fast-moving wildfires

An electricity firm says its equipment may have caused a wildfire which forced mass evacuation orders and injured two firefighters.

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Massive blaze tears through California forcing thousands to flee

Firefighters have warned that the blaze is 'zero per cent contained'

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Firefighters continue to battle southern California blazes

Firefighters in Los Angeles County continue to battle the Ranch Fire as it burns through the Azusa foothills. The Ranch Fire has burned at least three thousand acres and has led to the mandatory evacuation of homes in the area.

USA

Homes evacuated amid Southern California wildfire east of Los Angeles

Thousands of people were under evacuation orders on Sunday after a wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles exploded in size and crews battled flames in high temperatures.

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Bolivians clean up after river flood forces evacuation

The Bolivian town of Tipuipaya in the department of Cochabamba is forced to be evacuated after an overflowing Taquina River damaged several houses.

Russia

'We can't go out': Coronavirus evacuee describes life in quarantine

Inna Savintseva is a coronavirus evacuee. She was transferred to Siberia in the face of a risk of contamination and cannot leave her hospital room.

World News

Watch: British evacuation jet from Coronavirus zone lands in UK

A planeload of about 200 French citizens from the virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan has landed in southern France.

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Evacuations underway with Australia's wildfires set to worsen

It's one of the largest in Australia's history.

Italy

Italy: 54,000 Brindisi residents evacuated as WWII bomb defused

More than 54,000 residents were evacuated from the southern Italian city of Brindisi as experts defused a British bomb dropped during WWII.

United Kingdom

UK braced for more flooding

Severe flood warnings have been issued in England as flooding continues to force people from their homes

United Kingdom

Dam repairs continue but threat to English town remains

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the town of Whaley Bridge with police officers going door-to-door to notify residents.

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'Thousands evacuated since start of flood season in China'

China has saved and evacuated more than 25,000 people since the start of this year's flooding season, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on Tuesday.

Germany

16,000 evacuated in Frankfurt to defuse WWII bomb

16,000 people were evacuated from an area of Frankfurt to allow for an unexploded WWII bomb to be defused.

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