3 d. ago Alaska tsunami warning sends community scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

A tsunami warning in Alaska has forced local communities to evacuate to higher ground following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake.

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1 week ago 'Wall of water' threat hangs over Texas as evacuees are told to get to higher ground: Live updates

Nim Kidd, Chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, advised Kerr County to brace for more of the deadly rains which have already claimed the lives of at least 80 people.

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2 w. ago Texas flooding latest: desperate search for survivors after dozens killed and girls at summer camp missing

At least 24 people have died amid torrential rains and dozens of people at an all-girls summer camp are among those still missingThe Associated Press reports on the rescue operation by Texas Game Wardens at Camp Mystic on Friday afternoon and evacuated campers who had sheltered on higher ground. Elinor Lester, 13, said she was evacuated with her cabinmates by helicopter after wading through floodwaters. She recalled startling awake around 1.30 am as thunder crackled and water pelted the cabin windows. Lester was among the older girls housed on elevated ground known as Senior Hill. Cabins housing the younger campers, who can start attending at age eight, are situated along the riverbanks and were the first to flood, she said. Campers in lower cabins sought shelter up the hill. By morning, they had no food, power or running water, she said. When rescuers arrived, Lester said they tied a rope for the girls to hold as they walked across a bridge with floodwaters whipping up around their...

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2 w. ago Crete wildfire latest: Tourists and homeowners forced to evacuate as flames rage across Greek island

Greek fire department warns that risk of further wildfires remains high after more than 1,500 evacuated

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2 w. ago Crete wildfire latest: Emergency alert sent to tourists as more than 1,500 evacuated from holiday island

Greek fire department warns that risk of further wildfires remains high after more than 1,500 evacuated

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2 w. ago Crete wildfire latest: Hundreds evacuated from hotels and homes in Greece as fires tear through holiday island

Greek fire department warns that risk of further wildfires remains high after more than 1,500 evacuated

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2 w. ago Greece wildfire latest: Hundreds evacuated from hotels and homes in Crete as fires tear through holiday island

Greek fire department warns that risk of further wildfires remains high after more than 1,500 evacuated

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4 w. ago Moment Just Eat rider throws food delivery onto train on track above after it was stranded in sweltering heat

The video, captured yesterday, showed the food delivery rider come to the rescue of desperate passengers stuck on a Thameslink service heading for Brighton.

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4 w. ago Desperate passengers trapped on Thameslink trains amid 34C highs evacuated on tracks

Over 1,800 passengers were evacuated after being stuck on sweltering trains with no air conditioning when a fault brought an entire rail line to a halt in 34C heat

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4 w. ago Thameslink passengers evacuated after being 'trapped on train with no air con' in scorching heat

Nearly 1,800 passengers had to be freed after a train became stuck at Loughborough Junction

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4 w. ago Heatwave hell as passengers are 'slow cooked' on stuck trains for hours amid 34C heat

Met Office forecasters have warned  that while record-breaking temperatures look set to be reached today, Britons should prepare for a substantial downpour in the aftermath.

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