71 m. ago Cannes Film Festival is hit by blackout caused by 'sabotage' as police hunt perpetrators

The Cannes Film Festival was briefly brought to a halt following a major power outage that has struck south-eastern France just hours after a fire at an electrical substation overnight.

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49 h. ago Multiple people dead after private jet crashes in San Diego neighborhood: More than 100 evacuated from homes

It was not immediately known how many people were aboard the plane when it crashed.

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49 h. ago San Diego plane crash: 'Multiple' people dead as aircraft crashes into residential street

Neighbours report ‘loud boom’ with homes evacuated

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51 h. ago San Diego plane crash: Huge fire erupts as aircraft crashes into residential street

Neighbours report ‘loud boom’ with homes evacuated

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51 h. ago Small plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood, setting home and vehicles on fire

A small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, setting about 15 homes on fire as well as vehicles, and forcing evacuations along several blocks

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6 d. ago A Swiss village is evacuated because of a threat of a mudslide

Swiss authorities have evacuated around 100 people from their homes after a mudslide threatened their Alpine village of Blatten in the Lötschental Valley

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7 d. ago Primary school evacuated after student brings in a grenade for show and tell

Army bomb disposal experts and police were called to the primary school in Derbyshire

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8 d. ago Walthamstow fire: Dozens evacuated from homes as 100 firefighters tackle huge blaze at block of flats

Woman and baby treated at the scene as two floors and roof of block in east London engulfed by blaze

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9 d. ago Car ploughs into flats as locals evacuated from homes over gas leak fears

Two people have been rushed to hospital after a car crashed into a block of flats in Fife.

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9 d. ago Major Canada wildfire kills two and forces 1,000 people to evacuate homes

Manitoba experiences unusually hot conditions after authorities warned this fire season could be devastatingA major wildfire burning in central Canada has killed two people and forced 1,000 more to evacuate their homes, kicking off a fire season authorities warn could prove devastating.Canadian federal police confirmed on Wednesday that two people died in the small community of Lac du Bonnet, in the central province of Manitoba, which is experiencing unusually hot, dry and windy conditions. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school in western Maryland

Flooding in rural western Maryland forced the evacuation of an elementary school as downtown homes and businesses were inundated with rising floodwaters in Westernport

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1 week ago Minnesota wildfires explode over nearly 20,000 acres as National Guard responds

Dozens of residents were evacuated from their homes as three wildfires quickly spread amid red flag conditions

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1 week ago Tube power cut: Full scale of chaos revealed as 20 stations shut and trains left in tunnels in network collapse

Six Tube lines and Elizabeth line affected after fire at electricity substation

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1 week ago The mystery electric substation fires that 'bear the hallmarks of Russian sabotage': How spate of suspicious blazes are 'straight out of playbook' of Putin's GRU spy wing

EXCLUSIVE: A mysterious spate of electrical substation infernos that have swept across the UK could potentially be the work of Russian saboteurs, a British spymaster has hinted.

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1 week ago Electrical substation fire delays London commuters above, below ground on multiple lines

Electrical substation fire delays London commuters above, below ground on multiple lines  Yahoo

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1 week ago Hundreds of homes are left without power after huge fire at electrical substation

Several people were evacuated from nearby properties as crews attempted to battle the blaze shortly after 6am.

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2 w. ago ‘Fighting with nature’: Iceland’s Grindavík play again after 18

The town was ripped apart and the economy decimated. But now the football club will make an emotional returnIt was about 7pm when UMF Grindavík’s players finished training in the club’s indoor hall. There had been seismic activity in the area all day but, in this harbour town to the south of Iceland’s famous Blue Lagoon, everybody had become wearily used to that. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions had been a discomfiting, menacing backdrop to the previous three years. Everyday life had continued but now, on 10 November 2023, nature was to have its say. Four hours after its football team had completed their session, the danger had become intolerable and Grindavík was evacuated. Their once-thriving home quickly turned into a ghost town.Nobody would dream of using the hall for football now. Its pitch is cleaved in two by a fissure up to 25 metres deep; one of the most striking images in a settlement that has been ripped apart. A chasm has destroyed their outdoor practice pitch too. But...

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2 w. ago ITV Emmerdale's John Sugden next confirmed victim as child left fighting for life

Emmerdale viewers are in for more drama this week as John Sugden and Mackenzie Boyd's feud rages on.

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2 w. ago "Tenement timebomb" victims demand law to protect homeless evacuees

Residents from previous evacuations tell of months in temporary homes, running up major bills and too stressed to work

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3 w. ago Flames engulf Maida Vale electrical substation in eyewitness video

Eyewitness video captured an electrical substation engulfed in flames in Maida Vale, London, on Tuesday (29 April).

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