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Nevado del Ruiz: Residents evacuated from slopes of volcano
BBC NEWS   03 April 2023   Colombia   Nevado del Ruiz  
The Colombian Geological Survey has registered thousands of tremors a day
<p>Families living on the upper slopes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia are being evacuated after an increase of seismic activity.<br />Colombia's Geological Service (SGC) has raised the alert level from yellow to orange, warning that an eruption ...
DR Congo: Volcano evacuation order sparks mass exodus in Goma
Displaced residents wait to register to receive aid distributed by a local politician and businessman in Goma [Guerchom Ndebo/AFP]
<p>Tens of thousands of people have fled the Congolese city of Goma after officials ordered the evacuation of parts of the city due to the risk of further eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo.<br />The evacuation order came after powerful aftershocks rocked the ...
Mont Blanc: Glacier collapse risk forces Italy Alps evacuation
BBC NEWS   07 August 2020   Italy  
The bottom section of glacier is at risk of collapse (pic: Fondazione Montagna Sicura via Reuters)
<p>Italian authorities have evacuated about 75 people, mostly tourists, from an Alpine valley as huge blocks of ice threaten to crash down from a glacier.<br />Planpincieux glacier, in the Mont Blanc massif, has weakened because of intense summer heat alternating ...
Heavy rainfall hits southern Kyushu; evacuation orders issued
Japan Today   01 July 2019   Japan   Kyushu island  
Photo: KYODO
<p>Heavy rain hit southern Kyushu on Monday, prompting local governments to issue evacuation orders and advisories to around 1.2 million people.<br />The Japan Meteorological Agency meanwhile warned of possible landslides and floods also hitting other areas ...
Northern California residents face new evacuation warning after Oroville threat
The Guardian   20 February 2017   United States   Americas  
Trucks that hauled rocks drive off the Lake Oroville dam after an evacuation order was lifted for communities downstream. Photograph: Jim Urquhart/Reuters
<p>San Joaquin river approaches flood stage as water level decreases at Lake Oroville dam after evacuations of 188,000 people last weekend.</p> <p>Residents returning to homes damaged by flooding should be prepared to evacuate again as yet another powerful ...
180,000 people are told to evacuate over "Imminent Failure" Of California's Oroville Dam - Live Feeds
BBC NEWS   13 February 2017   United States   Americas  
The structure of the Oroville Dam in California has weakened following heavy rainfall (AP)
<p class="story-body__introduction">More than 180,000 people in northern California have been told to evacuate their homes after an overflow channel at the tallest dam in the US was weakened by heavy rainfall.</p><p>The emergency spillway of the 770 ft (230m) ...
Mount Sinabung Volcano Eruption: Over 1,200 Villagers In Indonesia Forced To Evacuate
Volcanic ash spew from Mount Sinabung as it erupts, as seen from Kuta Tengah Village in Karo Regency, Indonesia's North Sumatra province, on June 16, 2015. Reuters/YT Haryono
<p>More than 1,200 villagers living near Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra, Indonesia, were forced to evacuate on Monday after the volcano erupted over the weekend, causing trails of hot ash to flow down the mountain. Earlier this month, authorities raised the ...
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