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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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Heavy rains in Japan force more than 1 million people to evacuate

Authorities urged residents in parts of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures to move to safety immediately

World

Cyclone Fani: Huge evacuation as storm makes landfall in India

A tropical cyclone has made landfall in eastern India today. A massive operation to evacuate more than a million people to safety from low-lying areas in Orissa state had been put in place. According to the authorities, cyclone shelters are being set up and major ports are being shut down.

Chile

Chile rocked as major quake leaves two dead and 200,000 without power

Chile remains on alert for aftershocks following a 6.7 earthquake. It prompted the authorities to begin a mass evacuation of coastal areas ahead of a potential tsunami.

United Kingdom

Two stabbed and one arrested at incident at London's Sony HQ

An evacuation of the building has taken place as a precaution

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Nearly 2,000 migrants 'cleared from camp' in northern France

Police today removed more than 1,800 migrants living in makeshift tents at the Grande-Synthe migrant camp in France.

Italy

Forest fire forces 700 people to evacuate near Pisa

A forest fire near the Italian city of Pisa has forced 700 people to evacuate their homes. The fire has destroyed over 600 hectares of woodland so far. The fire broke out on Monday night on Mount Serra. Firefighters are tackling the blaze.

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Elderly woman airlifted from her flooded Pender County home

An elderly woman, who had run out of medication and hadn’t eaten for three days, was airlifted from her North Carolina home after the deadly storm.

Indonesia

Indonesia is hit by third quake in two weeks as death toll rises

Indonesia has been rocked anew by an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Germany

Frankfurt airport evacuated after French family security scare

"Despite a positive explosive test, a four-member French family was released into the security area. The family was found, questioned and allowed to travel further," federal police said on Twitter.

Syria

Israel evacuates hundreds of Syria’s White Helmets to Jordan

Israel has evacuated hundreds of members of the White Helmets civil defence group and their families from a war zone in southern Syria “due to an immediate threat to their lives”.

Japan

Severe floods force thousands to evacuate in Japan

More than 100,000 residents in Kyoto are being forced to evacuate.

Hungary

Budapest residents evacuated over unexploded bomb

Residents were moved from their homes as authorities in the Hungarian capital dealt with an unexploded World War Two bomb

Guatemala

The search for missing continues in Guatemala

Forensic experts begin the grim task of identifying bodies of some of the 109 victims after the Fuego Volcano erupted several times

USA

More fissures open up across island after Kilauea erupution

Nearly 2,000 people who had been evacuated were given a 10-hour window to prepare for the possibility they may not return for quite some time

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