Evacuation

Severe wildfires that ignited on Wednesday in the Kozuchi and Kirikiri areas of Otsuchi, located in Japan's Iwate Prefecture, have devastated 1,176 hectares of land. The rapidly spreading flames have rendered at least eight buildings…

NASA has carried out its first-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station (ISS) after an astronaut developed health problems. A SpaceX capsule carrying the four-member Crew-11 team departed the station and safely landed in…

Civilians continued to evacuate parts of Aleppo as Syrian government forces launched targeted operations against Syrian Democratic Forces positions in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods. Authorities declared a curfew…

Typhoon Fung-wong struck southern Taiwan after battering the Philippines, injuring 51 people and forcing more than 8,000 to evacuate. Authorities said the storm brought strong winds and heavy rain, cutting power to over 11,000 homes and…

A forest fire on Italy’s Sardinia island forced the sea evacuation of 102 people, including 12 children and a pregnant woman. The blaze, driven by strong winds, spread from Villasimius to Punta Molentis beach. Tourists were rescued by the…

Torrential rains in central South Korea have triggered deadly floods and landslides, leaving 4 people dead and 1 missing. Over 5,192 residents from 3,413 households have been evacuated to safer areas. The most affected regions…

Around 5,000 people were evacuated after a forest fire broke out in Yerapatra on the Greek island of Crete, spreading to nearby homes. Four elderly residents were hospitalized with respiratory issues. Strong winds hampered firefighting,…

Wildfires in the Çeşme and Ödemiş districts of Izmir, Türkiye, continue to rage as firefighting teams battle the flames by air and land. In Çeşme’s Ildır neighborhood, strong winds helped spread the fire, prompting the evacuation of several…

In Türkiye’s Izmir province, wildfires between Menderes and Seferihisar forced evacuations after spreading rapidly due to strong winds. Emergency teams rescued an elderly man in a wheelchair and a citizen with his cat trapped in burning…

In Cologne, Germany, 20,500 people were evacuated after three unexploded World War II bombs were discovered during roadworks in the Deutz district. Authorities launched the city’s largest evacuation since 1945 to safely defuse the…