Evacuation
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Deadly hurricane Michael makes landfall in Florida
News | Oct 11, 2018, 10:45 AM ISTHurricane Michael battered Florida causing uprooting of trees and power outages.
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Twin earthquakes hit Hawaii's Big Island, prompts volcanic eruption
World | May 05, 2018, 08:31 AM ISTA magnitude of 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii's Big Island on Friday, nearly an hour after a 5.4 magnitude quake hit the same area, prompting fresh eruptions of the Kilauea volcano.
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90,000 Indians evacuated from war zones, natural disasters abroad: MEA
India | Jan 21, 2018, 07:48 AM ISTAround 90,000 Indian nationals have been safely brought back from foreign conflict zones, countries affected by natural disasters and other challenging situations in the last few years.
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Explosion kills 100 during troubled population transfer near Syria's Aleppo
World | Apr 16, 2017, 07:54 AM ISTNearly hundred people were killed on Saturday when a deadly explosion targeted an evacuation point near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.
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Evacuation of stranded pilgrims begins in Uttarakhand
India | Jun 26, 2015, 03:05 PM ISTDehradun: The Uttarakhand government on Friday began rescue and evacuation measures for the stranded pilgrims hit by inclement weather during the annual Char Dham Yatra, officials said.The state has received heavy rainfall in the last
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US, France, Germany seek India's help in evacuating their citizens from Yemen
India | Apr 07, 2015, 11:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Impressed with India's successful evacuation of its citizens from war-hit Yemen without firing a single bullet, twenty six countries including, USA, France, Germany, Turkey and Sweden, have sought India's assistance to evacuate their
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Centre to hold talks with Tripura, Mizoram CMs on repatriation
National | Feb 12, 2015, 05:24 PM ISTAgartala: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh would hold meeting with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and Mizoram Chief Minister Lalthanhawla on Saturday for repatriation of about 32,000 displaced Reangs lodged in evacuation camps in north
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Bomb scare causes evacuation in US school
World | May 01, 2014, 11:10 AM ISTHouston, US: Students and staff were evacuated from a high school in the US state of Texas Wednesday after a bomb threat on the campus, a media report said. Police with sniffer dogs searched the
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Mexico evacuates 5,000 for gasoline pipeline leak
World | Oct 31, 2013, 09:36 AM ISTMexico City : A geyser of gasoline spewed into the sky from a state-owned pipeline in western Mexico, forcing officials to evacuate about 5,000 people Wednesday. Authorities blamed the accident on fuel thieves tapping into
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Egypt Unrest: US orders evacuation of embassy staff
World | Jul 04, 2013, 10:04 AM ISTWashington, July 4: The US State Department has ordered the evacuation of non-essential staff and family members from American missions in Egypt following the military's ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi."The Department of State ordered
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Uttarakhand: 'No epidemics reported, evacuation of the elderly a priority'
India | Jun 28, 2013, 07:40 PM ISTDehradun/New Delhi, June 28: Adequate steps have been taken to prevent outbreak of an epidemic in flood-hit Uttarakhand and there are no reports of any disease spreading, a senior official involved in the relief efforts
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Uttarakhand: 13,000 stranded, rains hit air evacuation
India | Jun 24, 2013, 09:26 PM ISTDehradun, June 24: The army and security forces battled renewed rains on Monday to evacuate many of the 13,000 people still stranded in the hills of Uttarakhand where devastating floods have killed hundreds.With the rains
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Libya Indians Recount Tales Of Fear And Horror
India | Feb 28, 2011, 11:06 AM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 27: Heaving a sigh of relief as they returned home 'safely' today, hundreds of Indians from Libya recounted the ordeal they underwent being confined to their homes without food ever since anti-Government
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Second AI Flight With 237 Indians From Libya Lands In Delhi
India | Feb 27, 2011, 08:17 AM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 27: A second Air India flight with 237 Indians from Libya landed early today at the IGI airport here, taking the total number of evacuees from the troubled North African country to
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Indian Nurses In Libya Safe, Krishna Meets PM To Discuss Evacuation
India | Feb 22, 2011, 08:16 AM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 21: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh against the backdrop of violent protests in Gulf, West Asian and North African regions which is home to lakhs
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Bomb Threat Triggers Eiffel Tower Evacuation
World | Sep 15, 2010, 12:07 PM ISTParis: Police evacuated some 2,000 people from the Eiffel Tower and the park surrounding the Paris landmark on Tuesday night following a bomb alert, the police said."The company managing the Eiffel Tower received an anonymous