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Israel orders new evacuations in Lebanon and pushes further north

Israel orders new evacuations in Lebanon and pushes further north

Israel launched strikes across south Lebanon this Saturday after ordering evacuations from more than a dozen locations, and a day after Lebanese and Israeli military officials held their first direct talks in decades at the Pentagon. The Lebanese army said a “targeted” Israeli strike wounded two soldiers in the south. Story by Jennie Shin. Keywords for this article Source link

Mass Evacuations as Intense Storm Leads to Deadly Floods in China

Mass Evacuations as Intense Storm Leads to Deadly Floods in China

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Hantavirus-Plagued Cruise Ship Begins Evacuations

Hantavirus-Plagued Cruise Ship Begins Evacuations

Early Sunday morning, the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius, anchored off Spain’s Canary Islands, began evacuating passengers after a deadly hantavirus outbreak triggered a multinational public health response and put global health authorities on red alert. “The docking took place at 6:30 a.m. and has been a success in spite of all the adversities,” Health Minister Mónica García said in a statement quoted by Bloomberg News. Health officials have found that “all passengers are asymptomatic,” García added. The U.S. government is evacuating American passengers from a cruise ship tied to a deadly hantavirus outbreak. A CDC team is currently in the Canary Islands assessing potential exposure and monitoring needs. Passengers will be flown back to the U.S. on a medical repatriation… pic.twitter.com/CSrpbpMXLR — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 10, 2026 Ship-tracking data show that the Hondius was anchored in Granadilla Port, Tenerife, and has since docked. Last week, the World Health Organization identified eight hantavirus cases linked to the cruise ship: five suspected and three confirmed by laboratory testing. This includes three deaths. There were 149 passengers …

Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands : NPR

Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands : NPR

Health workers in protective gear arrive to evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Misper Apawu/AP hide caption toggle caption Misper Apawu/AP MADRID — Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations. The vessel is expected to reach the Spanish island of Tenerife, off the coast of West Africa, on Saturday or Sunday. “They will arrive at a completely isolated, cordoned-off area,” said Virginia Barcones, Spain’s head of emergency services, on Thursday. The MV Hondius is a Dutch-flagged vessel and Dutch officials said Friday they were also in close contact with the ship’s owner and authorities of countries whose citizens are on board. The United States has agreed to send a plane to the Canary Islands to repatriate its 17 citizens from the cruise ship, Barcones said. The British government also said it will charter …

A fast-growing Georgia wildfire tops 31 square miles, with evacuations possible : NPR

A fast-growing Georgia wildfire tops 31 square miles, with evacuations possible : NPR

The photo provided by the Office of Gov. Brian Kemp shows smoke produced from a wildfire in Brantley County, Ga., Friday, April 24, 2026. Office of Gov. Brian Kemp/AP hide caption toggle caption Office of Gov. Brian Kemp/AP NAHUNTA, Ga. — One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square miles (80 square kilometers), officials reported Sunday. The Highway 82 Fire has been burning since April 20 and as of Saturday had destroyed at least 87 homes. On Sunday morning, officials said it was only 7% contained. Highway 82 in Brantley County is about 35 miles (56.3 kilometers) north of the state line with Florida. “The fire basically doubled last night in size,” Brantley County Manager Joey Cason said Sunday in a Facebook post. “It is a dynamic fire event that will be impacted by the wind.” Wind gusts of about 15 mph (24.1 kph) were expected Sunday. Cason also said evacuation notices could be issued Sunday and that residents should heed them. “We had folks that did …

Warren presses Trump for answers on American evacuations amid Iran war

Warren presses Trump for answers on American evacuations amid Iran war

Ranking member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee for chair of the Federal Reserve, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, on April 21, 2026. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from the leader of U.S. Transportation Command about its role in evacuating U.S. citizens from the Middle East after the start of the Iran war in a letter shared first with CNBC. The Massachusetts Democrat has been critical generally of the Trump administration’s response to Americans stranded in the region since the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran on Feb. 28. But in a letter sent to TRANSCOM Commander Gen. Randall Reed late Tuesday, she questioned whether accurate information about the response had been provided to her office. According to Warren, TRANSCOM told her office in March it had not been contacted by the State Department to aid in evacuations of Americans working for non-U.S. government entities. On …

‘A nightmare from hell’: Brits stranded in Doha and Dubai tell of missile strikes and evacuations | World News

‘A nightmare from hell’: Brits stranded in Doha and Dubai tell of missile strikes and evacuations | World News

British tourists in Doha and Dubai have spoken to Sky News of their experience of being stranded during the conflict in Iran. Flight operations remained largely suspended for a third day, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded as aviation faced its biggest test since the COVID-19 pandemic. Iran latest: Follow live updates The war in the Middle East expanded further on Monday as Israel and the US pounded Iran in a campaign that US President Donald Trump said would probably take several weeks. Tehran and its allies struck back against Israel, neighbouring Gulf states and targets vital to the world’s production of oil and natural gas. Iran’s retaliation to US and Israeli attacks has threatened British people across the Middle East. Around 300,000 Britons are believed to be in countries targeted by Iran, with 102,000 registering their presence with the Foreign Office, as officials worked on contingency plans, including a potential mass evacuation. Image: A rocket over Dubai on 2 March, 2026. Pic: Reuters You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript …

Pakistani military orders evacuations ahead of security sweep in Tirah | Pakistan Taliban

Pakistani military orders evacuations ahead of security sweep in Tirah | Pakistan Taliban

NewsFeed The Pakistani military is forcing thousands of families to evacuate from Khyber District’s Tirah Valley ahead of a security operation it says will target Pakistani Taliban fighters who now control parts of the region. Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder filed this report. Published On 23 Jan 202623 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Source link