11 h. ago Carolina fires updates: Emergency declared in North and South Carolina as wildfires force evacuations

A blaze near Carolina Forest, a community just west of tourist spot Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, stretched across 1,600 acres

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17 h. ago Multiple wildfires in North and South Carolina force evacuations

Emergency unfolds amid warnings throughout south-east over dry and windy conditions that exacerbate wildfiresFire officials on Sunday were battling to contain the blazes ravaging North and South Carolina, which have forced evacuations in some areas.The emergency unfolded amid warnings throughout the south-east over dry and windy conditions that exacerbate wildfires. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Carolina fires updates: Wildfires burn in Myrtle Beach area threatening homes and forcing evacuations

A blaze near Carolina Forest, a community just west of tourist spot Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, stretched across 1,200 acres

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24 h. ago Woman dies in Wetherspoons after 'hitting the deck' forcing pub evacuation

Shocked customers in the Try Dowr JD Wetherspoons pub in Lemon Quay, Truro were asked to leave just before 2pm yesterday (March 1) after a woman collapsed and died in the boozer

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5 d. ago Chile hit by nationwide blackout, forcing Santiago metro evacuations

Chile’s biggest blackout in 15 years hits from Arica to Los Lagos, testing one of South America’s top power gridsA sweeping blackout has hit Chile, stranding commuters, paralyzing countless businesses and leaving most of the South American country without electricity. The government did not immediately offer an explanation for the widespread power failures that left millions of people without electricity all the way from the northernmost Chilean port of Arica to the southern Los Lagos agricultural region. Chile’s national disaster response service, Senapred, reported only that a “disruption in the supply of electricity” had provoked a “massive power outage” across more than a dozen regions in the country, including Chile’s capital of Santiago, where authorities said there would be no subway service until further notice. The country’s electricity distributor, Saesa, which serves more than a million people across Chile, confirmed that a nationwide power failure had affected all of its...

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6 d. ago Horrified passengers flee as Delta Air Lines plane cabin 'fills with smoke' mid

A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to make an emergency landing and evacuate its passengers via emergency slides after the cabin of the plane filled up with smoke mid-air

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6 d. ago Delta Air Lines plane cabin 'fills with smoke' as passengers forced to urgently evacuate

The Delta plane was forced to divert to an airport in Atlanta, Georgia, where 94 passengers two pilots, and three flight attendants fled the cabin using the emergency exit slides

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6 d. ago Delta passengers forced to evacuate on slides after 'smoke fills cabin' at Atlanta airport

Delta Air Lines passengers were forced to evacuate after smoke filled the cabin at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday. 

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8 d. ago Huge fire lights up the sky in Manchester as lorries go up in blaze, forcing families to evacuate

The blaze that broke out just after 8am at the Roundthorn Industrial Estate in the Wythenshawe area of the city 'involved heavy good vehicles', the fire brigade said.

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1 week ago Godstone sinkhole: Council give major update after 62ft crater forces families to evacuate

A new update has been issued to residents of Godstone, Surrey after a huge 62ft sinkhole opened up in the middle of their village, forcing dozens of homes to be evacuated

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1 week ago Godstone sinkhole devastating update as local residents given warning about their homes

A sinkhole suddenly appeared in the village of Godstone, Surrey, on Monday, forcing evacuations and road closures, and now residents are still waiting to hear when they can return

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1 week ago Huge sinkhole opens up near London, forcing residents to evacuate

Huge sinkhole opens up near London, forcing residents to evacuate  NHK WORLD

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1 week ago Godstone sinkholes: Major incident declared in Surrey as second crater opens up in street

Concerns grow as original sinkhole continues to grow forcing evacuations of homes

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1 week ago Godstone sinkholes: Major incident declared after SECOND pit opens up on street where massive crater forced residents to evacuate

A cordon is in place on Godstone High Street and the road has been closed between Oxted Road and Bletchingley Road after a 65ft crate opened up.

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1 week ago Major incident declared after SECOND sinkhole opens up on street where massive crater forced residents to evacuate

A cordon is in place on Godstone High Street and the road has been closed between Oxted Road and Bletchingley Road after a 65ft crate opened up.

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1 week ago Major incident declared after Surrey sinkhole grows forcing evacuations and sucks in garden

A second sinkhole has now reportedly opened up at the site on the opposite side of the street

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1 week ago Massive 60ft sinkhole opens in middle of UK high street as buildings forced to evacuate

A giant 60ft sinkhole has opened up in the middle of a UK high street.

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1 week ago BREAKING Giant UK sinkhole forces high street evacuation as tarmac crumbles around buildings

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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1 week ago Giant UK sinkhole forces high street evacuation as tarmac crumbles around buildings

Homes have been evacuated and water in the area has been turned off. It is thought that the hole is around 19m long and three metres wide, with SES Water confirming water has been turned off

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2 w. ago MoD in legal battle over evacuation of Afghan special forces commandos to UK

Hundreds of former Afghan soldiers are being brought to the UK as part of ongoing evacuation

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