31 h. ago Japan tsunami live updates: At least 23 people injured after rare 7.5

Nuclear power plants urgently carry out checks after earthquake prompts tsunami warning

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32 h. ago STV journalists to strike over plans to axe north of Scotland news show

A total of 94 percent of NUJ members at STV are in favour of strike action over plans to make 60 staff redundant.

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33 h. ago Japan tells residents to evacuate as powerful earthquake strikes north

90,000 people advised to take shelter after 7.5-magnitude quake, but tsunami warnings downgraded A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake has shaken north-eastern Japan, prompting orders for about 90,000 residents to evacuate and tsunami warnings that hours later were downgraded to advisories.The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) initially said a tsunami as high as 3 metres (10ft) could hit Japan’s north-eastern coast after the earthquake struck off the coast at 11.15pm (2.15pm GMT). Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Japan tsunami live updates: Warning issued over 3 metre wave after rare 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes

Nuclear power plants urgently carried out checks on Monday after an earthquake prompted a tsunami warning

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36 h. ago Japan earthquake measuring 7.6 on Richter scale prompts tsunami warning with 'everything wobbling'

A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's north-east coast, with fears a huge tsunami could follow

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36 h. ago Japan issues tsunami warning after powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes offshore

Japan is bracing for three-metre tsunami waves after a powerful earthquake struck off the country's northeast coast

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36 h. ago Japan tsunami live updates: Warning issued over 3 metre wave after rare 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes

Nuclear power plants urgently carried out checks on Monday after an earthquake prompted a tsunami warning

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2 w. ago Southall warehouse fire declared major incident as fireworks and cylinders explode

Over 150 firefighters are currently tackling a raging inferno at a warehouse in Southall which contains a number of explosives - residents have been evacuated and pupils sent home

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2 w. ago Pagham crash LIVE: Car smashes into gas substation as multiple homes evacuated

Firefighters have raced to the scene of a crash at a gas substation in West Sussex which has impacted a number of homes and forced residents near the scene to evacuate

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2 w. ago Multiple deaths as powerful earthquake strikes in Bangladesh leaving people 'weeping in the streets'

A powerful earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday outside the crowded capital Dhaka, killing at least three people, health officials said.

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2 w. ago Major fire sparks University of Warwick's halls of residence evacuation as roof in flames

Students at the University of Warwick have been evacuated after one of the halls of residence buildings was on fire as footage shared on social media showed flames coming through the roof

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2 w. ago Mount Semeru spews out 54,000ft ash plume in triple eruption as people run for their lives

Mount Semeru, located on the border of Lumajang and Malang districts in East Java, Indonesia has erupted three times with thousands of residents evacuated

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3 w. ago England star tells Wales All Blacks are 'very beatable' as Japan player in tears after blowing match

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3 w. ago Evacuated residents 'thought bomb had gone off' as tree plunged into house during Storm Claudia

Emergency services attended after the 'last Elm tree in Mossley' came down in the high winds

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3 w. ago Residents evacuated and properties damaged after tree falls in Cheshire

Firefighters are at the scene in Bollington

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3 w. ago Ammonia gas leak from a tanker truck in Oklahoma sickens dozens and forces evacuations

A toxic gas leak from a tanker truck blanketed a small Oklahoma city overnight, forcing hundreds of nearby residents to evacuate and sending several dozen people to the hospital

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3 w. ago Oklahoma ammonia spill as dozens hospitalised with over 1,000 residents evacuated

A toxic chemical spill in Weatherford, Oklahoma, has been confirmed to have been a tanker that has leaked ammonia in the car park of a a Holiday Inn Express, as several have been rushed to hospital

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4 w. ago Texas dam compromised as officials plead residents to evacuate before failure

Residents in southeast Texas were evacuated after the discovery of an eight-inch hole in the dam’s embankment

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4 w. ago Texas dam compromised as officials plead for residents to evacuate before failure

Residents in southeast Texas were evacuated after the discovery of an eight-inch hole in the dam’s embankment

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