HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Pauline Hungwe huddled in the bathroom of her apartment in Sudan, terrified and only peeking out of a window for a second to see the walls of nearby buildings disintegrate as they were hit by artillery fire.
World powers pull their citizens as violence roils Sudan
April 27, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — Leila Oulkebous' research for her doctorate from one of France's top universities was going well when the explosions started.
Oulkebous had decided to focus her field work on Sudan when the country exploded into violence.
Why the US evacuation from Sudan left Americans behind
April 27, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Warring factions trying to seize control of the east African nation of Sudan have plunged the country into chaos, and thousands are fleeing the capital of Khartoum and nearby battle zones.
Chief: Indiana plastics fire reduced to a single hot spot
April 15, 2023 GMTRICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Fire crews working to fully extinguish an Indiana plastics fire have reduced its smoldering areas to a single hot spot, a fire chief said Saturday as officials prepared to decide if a dayslong evacuation order should be lifted.
Small areas reopen near Fukushima nuclear plant, few return
April 1, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Evacuation orders were lifted in small sections of a Japanese town just southwest of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Saturday, in time for the area’s popular cherry blossom season, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida joined a ceremony to mark the reopening.
Cleanup begins after fiery Minnesota ethanol derailment
March 31, 2023 GMTCrews have started removing contaminated soil and damaged railcars left behind by Thursday's fiery derailment in southwest Minnesota.
South Florida airport partially evacuated for security probe
March 29, 2023 GMTFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Officials briefly ordered a partial evacuation of a South Florida airport Tuesday evening as part of a “security-related investigation.”
The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport posted on Twitter shortly after 8 p.m.
Rising floodwaters lead to more evacuation orders in Arizona
March 23, 2023 GMTSEDONA, Ariz. (AP) — Some evacuation orders were lifted while others remained Wednesday as heavy rains began to dissipate in northern Arizona, but flooding threats lingered.
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office officials said residents in Sedona could go home after determining that Oak Creek waters had gone down enough but said they should still be prepared to evacuate if needed.
Rivers rising in Arizona, some residents told to evacuate
March 22, 2023 GMTRIMROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Some residents of north-central Arizona were told to prepare to evacuate Tuesday afternoon because of rising water levels in rivers and basins.
Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials told residents in the Rimrock and Lake Montezuma areas along Wet Beaver Creek to evacuate or move to higher ground.
At Ukraine’s front, police try to evacuate holdout families
March 21, 2023 GMTAVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Pale and grimy from living in a dank, dark basement for nearly a year, the teenager and his weeping mother emerged to the sound of pounding artillery and headed to a waiting armored police van that would whisk them to safety.
Norfolk Southern announces safety upgrades amid derailments
March 6, 2023 GMTNorfolk Southern announced plans on Monday to improve the use of detectors placed along railroad tracks to spot overheating bearings and other problems in response to a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border a month ago.
Fire at Indonesian oil depot kills 17; thousands evacuated
March 3, 2023 GMTJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A large fire broke out at a fuel storage depot in Indonesia’s capital Friday, killing at least 17 people, injuring dozens of others and forcing the evacuation of thousands of nearby residents after spreading to their neighborhood, officials said.
Train crew had little warning before Ohio wreck, probe finds
February 24, 2023 GMTEAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The crew operating a freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, didn't get much warning before dozens of cars went off the tracks, and there is no indication that crew members did anything wrong, federal investigators said Thursday as they released a preliminary report into the fiery wreck that prompted a toxic chemical release and an evacuation.
Dutch-flagged vessel catches fire off Latvia, crew evacuated
February 22, 2023 GMTTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Dutch-flagged container vessel en route from Lithuania to neighboring Latvia caught fire in the Baltic Sea early Wednesday morning prompting the 15-strong crew to be evacuated and leaving the vessel to drift in the Gulf of Riga, off the Latvian capital.
2 train derailments have similar risks, different outcomes
February 18, 2023 GMTTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Police Chief Jason Wright feared the worst as he rushed to the scene of a freight train derailment in Michigan's Van Buren Township, mindful of a fiery rail crash this month in Ohio that led to evacuations and a toxic chemical release.
White House defends response to Ohio toxic train derailment
February 17, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday defended its response to a toxic freight train derailment in Ohio two weeks ago, even as local leaders and members of Congress demanded that more be done.
Arizona interstate reopens after deadly crash, leak
February 16, 2023 GMTTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The main freeway in southern Arizona reopened in both directions Wednesday evening and officials said people living southeast of downtown Tucson could return home a day after a deadly crash sent acrid plumes into the desert sky and prompted evacuations.
Missouri Capitol library closed due to safety concerns
February 15, 2023 GMTJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Capitol library is closed indefinitely because of safety concerns with the dome ceiling.
Contractors were investigating an overhead crack in January, the Jefferson City News Tribune reported Wednesday.
Hazardous spill closes Tucson interstate, forces evacuation
February 15, 2023 GMTTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The deadly crash of a commercial tanker truck caused hazardous material to leak onto Interstate 10 outside Tucson on Tuesday, shutting down the key highway through Arizona and forcing evacuations near the accident.
Ohio derailment aftermath: How worried should people be?
February 15, 2023 GMTPlumes of smoke, questions about dead animals, worries about the drinking water. A train derailment in Ohio and subsequent burning of some of the hazardous chemicals has people asking: How worried should they be?
Train derailment prompts water utility to take precautions
February 13, 2023 GMTHUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia water utility is enhancing its water treatment process as a precaution following the derailment of a train hauling chemicals that later sent up a toxic plume in Ohio.
Wary residents return home after toxic train derailment
February 10, 2023 GMTEAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Hours after being told she could go home for the first time since a train hauling chemicals derailed and later sent up a toxic plume near the Pennsylvania state line, Melissa Henry nervously walked inside her house.
Fiery Ohio derailment raises railroad safety questions
February 9, 2023 GMTOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The fiery derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals — sending a huge plume of smoke in the air and forcing residents of a small Ohio town to evacuate — has highlighted the potentially disastrous consequences of train accidents and raised questions about railroad safety.
Air near Ohio derailment safe for residents to return home
February 9, 2023 GMTEAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Evacuated residents can return to the Ohio village where crews burned toxic chemicals after a train derailed five days ago near the Pennsylvania state line now that monitors show no dangerous levels in the air, authorities said Wednesday.
Toxic gases connected to Ohio train derailment cause concern
February 8, 2023 GMTDays after crews released and burned toxic chemicals transported by a wrecked train in Ohio, residents remain concerned about the toxic substances that could be lingering in their evacuated neighborhoods.
Officials urge evacuation near derailment, fearing explosion
February 6, 2023 GMTEAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Officials monitoring the smoldering, tangled wreckage of a train derailment in northeastern Ohio urgently warned hundreds of nearby residents who had declined to evacuate to do so Sunday night, saying a rail car was at risk of a potential explosion that could launch deadly shrapnel as far as a mile.
50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio
February 4, 2023 GMTEAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — A freight train derailment in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line left a mangled and charred mass of boxcars and flames Saturday as authorities launched a federal investigation and monitored air quality from the various hazardous chemicals in the train.
North Louisiana families evacuated after train derails
January 28, 2023 GMTKEATCHIE, La. (AP) — About 130 people in north Louisiana were ordered to evacuate Saturday after a train derailed and at least two cars began leaking hazardous products, state police said.
The Union Pacific Railroad train derailed about 10:30 p.m.
Man who claimed he had bomb near Capitol pleads guilty
January 27, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A man who caused evacuations and an hourslong standoff with police on Capitol Hill when he claimed he had a bomb in his pickup truck outside the Library of Congress pleaded guilty on Friday to a charge of threatening to use an explosive.
Fire burns makeshift homes in shadow of Seoul’s skyscrapers
January 20, 2023 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire destroyed about 60 makeshift homes in a densely packed neighborhood surrounded by some of the wealthiest streets of South Korea’s ultramodern capital Friday.
Firefighters extinguished the flames in Seoul’s Guryong village within about five hours, and no injuries or deaths were reported.
2 workers injured after ammonia leak at Little Caesars Arena
January 20, 2023 GMTDETROIT (AP) — Two workers were hospitalized with minor chemical burns Thursday after an ammonia leak led to the evacuation of Little Caesars Arena, the Detroit Fire Department said.
The leak occurred in the arena's basement, firefighters said.
California gets more rain and snow, but dry days are ahead
January 15, 2023 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — More rain and snow fell during the weekend in storm-battered California, making travel dangerous and prompting evacuation warnings over flooding concerns along a swollen river near Sacramento.
Storm-battered California gets more wind, rain and snow
January 15, 2023 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Storm-battered California got more wind, rain and snow on Saturday, raising flooding concerns, causing power outages and making travel dangerous.
Bands of rain with gusty winds started in the north and spread south, with more storms expected to follow into early next week, the National Weather Service said.
Lithuania gas explosion blamed on technical malfunction
January 14, 2023 GMTVALAKELIAI, Lithuania (AP) — A powerful gas pipeline explosion that prompted the evacuation of a village in northern Lithuania was most likely caused by a technical malfunction, the head of the country's natural gas transmission system said Saturday.
Nursing home owner faces new lawsuit in Ida storm evacuation
January 13, 2023 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A nursing home owner who faces criminal and civil complaints over evacuating residents to a squalid warehouse to ride out Hurricane Ida in 2021 is now being sued by federal authorities who say he misspent $4 million.
Explosion in gas pipeline in Lithuania, no injuries reported
January 13, 2023 GMTVILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — An explosion occurred Friday in a pipeline in central Lithuania carrying gas to the north of the country and neighboring Latvia but no injuries or significant supply disruptions were reported.
Serbia: 2nd ammonia leak in month sickens a dozen people
January 13, 2023 GMTBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — An ammonia leak in a town outside Serbia's capital has sickened around a dozen people and forced the evacuation of nearby homes, authorities said Friday.
The leak, the second such incident in less than a month, happened late Thursday in a factory complex in Pancevo, an industrial town northeast of Belgrade, a statement from the local prosecutor's office said.
At least 1 worker missing after propane explosion in Quebec
January 12, 2023 GMTSAINT-ROCH-DE-L’ACHIGAN, Quebec (AP) — An explosion hit a propone facility in Quebec on Thursday, and at least one worker is missing, municipal officials said.
Quebec provincial police said evacuations were underway in St-Roch-de-l’Achigan, a town about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Montreal.
California deluge forces mass evacuations, boy swept away
January 10, 2023 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — As another powerful storm walloped California, a 5-year-old boy was swept away by floodwaters Monday on the state’s central coast and an entire seaside community that is home to Prince Harry, Oprah Winfrey and other celebrities was ordered to evacuate on the fifth anniversary of deadly mudslides there.
Evacuation warnings amid flooding after California storm
January 2, 2023 GMTSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Residents of a Northern California community were ordered to evacuate ahead of imminent flooding, and evacuation warnings were in place elsewhere in rural parts of the region on New Year's Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, breaching levees, snarling traffic and closing major highways.
Passenger laptop fire forces plane evacuation at JFK Airport
December 25, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Emergency responders evacuated a JetBlue flight at JFK International Airport in New York City as a result of a small fire in a passenger’s laptop on Saturday evening, officials said.
Staten Island Ferry engine fire prompts passenger evacuation
December 23, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 900 passengers and crew members were evacuated from a ferry bound for Staten Island from Manhattan after the vessel's engine room caught fire and billowed smoke over the upper New York Bay, authorities said Friday.
Bomb threat disrupts Patti LaBelle concert in Wisconsin
December 11, 2022 GMTMILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — Patti LaBelle was abruptly rushed off stage just a couple of songs into her Christmas concert in Milwaukee after a bomb threat forced authorities to evacuate the theater.
Police shoot, kill man who fired gun inside Waikiki hotel
December 10, 2022 GMTHONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu police officers shot and killed a man who refused to come out of a Waikiki hotel room and had fired several rounds, forcing the evacuation of about 90 tourists and international students.
Iowa plant explosion, fire lead to injuries, evacuation
December 9, 2022 GMTMARENGO, Iowa (AP) — An explosion and fire at an agricultural plant Thursday in eastern Iowa has caused injuries and an evacuation of people near the operation.
EXPLAINER: What do we know about the Colorado bomb threat?
December 2, 2022 GMTDENVER (AP) — More than a year before police say Anderson Lee Aldrich killed five people and wounded 17 others at a gay night club in Colorado Springs, Aldrich was arrested on allegations of making a bomb threat that led to the evacuation of about 10 homes.
EXPLAINER: What hazards are posed by Hawaii’s Mauna Loa?
November 29, 2022 GMTHONOLULU (AP) — Lava is shooting 100 feet to 200 feet (30 to 60 meters) into the air as Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years.
Oregon hemp plant fire injures 5, town temporarily evacuated
November 22, 2022 GMTGRASS VALLEY, Ore. (AP) — A small town in central Oregon was evacuated and five people were hurt due to a hemp manufacturing plant fire Sunday.
Heavy rains in the Balkans cause flooding, killing 6 people
November 21, 2022 GMTSHKODER, Albania (AP) — Torrential rains in the Balkans over the past two days led to floods that killed at least six people, prompted widespread evacuations and caused significant damage, authorities said Monday.
Fire near Neah Bay prompts evacuations, school closures
November 18, 2022 GMTNEAH BAY, Wash. (AP) — A wildfire at the far northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula prompted more than 100 people to evacuate neighborhoods in Neah Bay on Thursday, and nearby schools have closed.
Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people catches fire near Bali
November 16, 2022 GMTNUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — A passenger ferry carrying 271 people caught fire Wednesday off Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, but there were no immediate reports of casualties and evacuation efforts were ongoing, rescue officials said.
Hurricane Nicole forms; Florida awaits rare November storm
November 10, 2022 GMTMIAMI (AP) — A Florida-bound storm strengthened into Hurricane Nicole on Wednesday evening as it pounded the Bahamas, and U.S. officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
Georgia chemical fire ‘under control’; evacuations lifted
November 7, 2022 GMTSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Residents were being allowed to return home Monday night after firefighters made progress battling a massive blaze at a chemical plant in Georgia, fire officials said.
At a Monday evening briefing, Glynn County Commission Chairman Wayne Neal said the evacuation orders were being lifted.
Sickness affecting 48 at charter school still unexplained
November 6, 2022 GMTHANOVER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say they still don't know what caused several dozen children and adults to fall ill at an eastern Pennsylvania school last week, prompting an evacuation.
Rival Koreas scramble warplanes in extension of tensions
November 4, 2022 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea scrambled about 80 military aircraft, including advanced F-35 fighter jets, on Friday after tracking about 180 flights by North Korean warplanes inside North Korean territory in what appeared to be a defiant show of strength.
North Korea keeps up its missile barrage with launch of ICBM
November 3, 2022 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired at least six missiles into the sea on Thursday, including an intercontinental ballistic missile that triggered evacuation warnings and halted trains in northern Japan, adding to a recent barrage of weapons tests that has escalated tensions in the region.
Train derailment, acid leak prompt evacuations in Louisiana
November 3, 2022 GMTPAULINA, La. (AP) — The derailment of six train cars and a subsequent acid leak prompted road closures and evacuations Wednesday in a Louisiana community, officials said.
No injuries were reported in the derailment in the community of Paulina in St.
Russia reinforces military, expands Kherson evacuations
November 1, 2022 GMTKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia reinforced its fighting force Tuesday with an annual fall draft of 120,000 men, and doubled the number of civilians it’s trying to evacuate in anticipation of a major Ukrainian push to recapture the strategically vital southern port city of Kherson.
Miami Beach condo building evacuated near deadly collapse
October 28, 2022 GMTMIAMI BEACH (AP) — An evacuation order has abruptly forced out residents of a 14-story oceanfront building on the same avenue where a condominium collapse killed nearly 100 people last year.
Fires in Nebraska, Iowa spur evacuations, destroy homes
October 24, 2022 GMTLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Prairie fires pushed by tinder-dry conditions and winds topping 60 mph (96 kph) led to evacuations in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa and destroyed homes and injured two firefighters south of Nebraska’s capital city of Lincoln, officials said.