Evacuation

Joshimath declared as ‘landslide-subsidence zone’: What does this mean for the residents of Uttarakhand town?

The tiny town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand is on edge with 610 of a total of 4,500 buildings developing cracks. Authorities have declared it a landslide-subsidence zone, evacuating residents after they were deemed unfit for habitation. But what exactly does this mean and how dangerous it is?

Russia to evacuate citizens from 'annexed' Kherson region as Ukraine advances

The move comes as the Ukrainian armed forces have reported steady territorial gains along the southern front, including the recapture of 75 settlements in the Kherson region in the last month

Escape from the Taliban: How India evacuated 55 Sikhs from Afghanistan

The evacuated Sikhs came to India through a special aircraft operated by Ariana Afghan. On their arrival in Delhi, some of them recounted the horrors they experienced at the hands of the Taliban

Japan urges residents to evacuate as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches

According to the authorities, Typhoon Nanmadol has the potential to be the most destructive tropical storm to strike Japan in decades

Uttar Pradesh: Fire breaks out at Hotel Levana in Lucknow's Hazratganj

Firefighting and rescue operations are underway at the hotel and three ambulances and fire tenders are present at the spot

Cuba seeks help to contain fuel depot fire that has killed at least one, injured over a hundred

Some 1,900 people have been evacuated from the affected area, according to officials from the western Matanzas province, where lightning struck a fuel tank late Friday, triggering an explosion

Torrential rains lash Hunan province in China; ten dead, hundreds of thousands displaced

The downpours, which began on 1 June, have forced the evacuation of around 286,000 people, with more than 2,700 homes collapsed or seriously damaged

Ukraine aims to evacuate civilians from Mariupol as Russia starts 'the second phase of the special operation'

Russia says its focus was now to 'provide a land corridor to Crimea,' and towards a breakaway pro-Russian region of Moldova, Transnistria, where they claim Russian-speaking people were 'being oppressed'

Parachute demo at Nationals Park causes brief Capitol evacuation

The alert from the US Capitol Police sent congressional staffers fleeing from the Capitol and legislative building

Operation Ganga: Air India pilot shares evacuation flight video; earns praise online

Shivani Kalra was the captain of the flight which brought back 249 Indian students from Budapest