Evacuation

Eleven confirmed dead in Washington state chemical accident, all bodies recovered

The ruptured tank contained about 900,000 gallons (3.4 million liters) of white liquor, and tests confirmed that contamination entered the nearby Columbia River, officials have said.

A drone view of a chemical tank after its rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington, US, May 26, 2026.
A drone view of a chemical tank after its rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington, US, May 26, 2026.

Search shifts to rescue as 11 feared dead in Washington state chemical tank explosion

A drone picture shows water being sprayed on a tank as a chemical incident involving a failing tank of flammable liquid called methyl methacrylate, used in the aerospace industry, has forced an evacuation in the surrounding area in Garden Grove, California, US May, 22, 2026.

Possible fissure in California chemical tank may help prevent explosion, fire official says

A drone picture shows water being sprayed on a tank as a chemical incident involving a failing tank of flammable liquid called methyl methacrylate, used in the aerospace industry, has forced an evacuation in the surrounding area in Garden Grove, California, US May, 22, 2026.

Estimated 40,000 evacuated in California as toxic chemical tank poised to leak or explode


Global evacuations accelerate as Israel-Iran war shuts down airspace

The EU, United States, and numerous Asian, Middle Eastern, and African nations have initiated large-scale evacuations using military and chartered flights, land convoys, and cruise ships.

Birthright Israel participants are seen embarking on a Mano Maritime cruise ship amid evacuation from Israel, June 17, 2025

UK working with Israel to arrange charter flights out of Tel Aviv, Lammy says

Israel's main international gateway, Ben Gurion Airport, closed last week due to Israel and Iran's spiraling air war.

 Illustrative image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy

Countries evacuating citizens from Iran and Israel

A week of Israeli air and missile strikes against its major rival has wiped out the top echelon of Iran's military command, damaged its nuclear capabilities, and killed hundreds.

 A missile launched from Iran towards Israel is seen from Jerusalem, June 19, 2025.

Miri Regev says shipping giant MSC agreed to aid in rescue of stranded Israelis

MSC responded, stating that "a request was received from the Transportation Ministry on the subject, and it is being reviewed."

 An MSC cargo ship, carrying containers, including some from the United Arab Emirates, docks as its cargo is unloaded at Haifa's port, northern Israel October 12, 2020

Discovery of wartime bombs prompts large-scale evacuation in Cologne, Germany

Three American bombs, each with impact fuses, were found during construction work on Monday in Deutz, a bustling area on the bank of the River Rhine.

 A person works by a cordoned off area near the Cologne Cathedral, after the discovery of World War II-era bombs during exploratory work, affecting over 20,000 people, who had to be evacuated on June 4, 2025, in Cologne, Germany.

Jordanian authorities evacuate 1,800 tourists from Petra due to flash floods

The flooding in Petra occurred suddenly, catching tourists at prominent sites such as the Treasury, one of the site's iconic tombs.

 Petra.

IDF orders evacuation of Khan Yunis's south after Gaza rocket launch

The demand evacuations from Khan Yunis neighborhoods was announced by IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson, Col. Avichay Adraee.

 IDF soldiers operate in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 12, 2025

IDF orders broad northern Gaza evacuation following rocket fire

In addition to central Gaza and northern Gaza, the IDF has also evacuated Palestinian civilians and then attacked in parts of Khan Yunis, Shaboura, and Tel Sultan. 

IDF orders Gaza evacuation orders 26 March 2025

Palestinians will not have the right to return to Gaza, Trump tells Fox News

During the interview, Trump also stated that he would build 'beautiful' and 'safe communities' for the over two million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip.

 An illustration US President Donald Trump and the Gaza Strip

Trump’s Gaza bombshell reshapes diplomacy and global reactions - analysis

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Trump’s bombshell proposal on Gaza challenges diplomatic norms, forcing global leaders to rethink Middle East strategy.

 WHILE MANY were shocked by the audacity of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal, no one should have been surprised that he would shake up conventional thinking about Gaza or the Mideast. Here, he meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on Tuesday.