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


When flames consume everything, hope and humanity prevail - comment

As so many people’s lives and livelihoods hang in the balance, all we can continue to do is show up and offer whatever help we can.

 A firefighter battles the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 9, 2025.

'This is Auschwitz': Hundreds defy Amsterdam protest ban in solidarity with antisemitic attackers

On Sunday afternoon, the city of Amsterdam posted on X that protesters who defied the ban would be arrested.

 Anti-Israel protesters arrived in troves "in solidarity" with Thursday's pogrom in Amsterdam.

'Hitting us with sticks': Gazan says Hamas beats civilians attempting to evacuate

Despite statements by Gazan civilians, the United Nations human rights office said on Monday it was appalled by more than a week of heavy Israeli strikes on northern Gaza.

 Palestinians make their way as they inspect the damages at Jabalya refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, May 30, 2024

Israel’s 68,000 evacuees celebrate Jewish new year apart — and wonder when they will return home

Families have had to spend the Jewish holidays separated, as Hezbollah continues to fire at civilian communities.

A woman and a girl hold pet carriers and other belongings as they prepare to depart from Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon, Oct. 19, 2023.

What are countries doing to get nationals out of Lebanon?

Here are details on contingency planning:

 Travellers at Ben Gurion International Airport where flights were being delayed, as the workers of the airport went on strike, in a protest for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, on September 2, 2024.

Grants for evacuees set to expire in August as gov't fails to renew - NII

As laws providing unemployment and housing grants to evacuees from northern and southern Israel near expiration, the National Insurance Institute urges the Finance Ministry to extend these benefits.

 Kiryat Shmona evacuees

IDF warns Gazans to evacuate Beit Hanoun, reinvasion imminent

Beit Hanoun, where the IDF is reportedly set to again operate, is a city located in the northern portion of the Gaza Strip.

 Israeli army operates in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, December 22, 2023

Leave Lebanon immediately, don’t travel to northern Israel, UK tells its citizens

“We will do all we can to prevent the outbreak of full-scale conflict,” UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said, stressing that “the risk is rising.” 

 Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy attends the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at National Convention Center, in Vientiane, Laos, July 26, 2024.

IDF about to 'forcefully operate' in southern Khan Yunis, adjusts humanitarian area

This announcement is part of a wider range of calls to evacuate, including SMS messages, recorded voice messages, phone calls, media broadcasts in Arabic, and flyers. 

 Area designated for temporary evacuation by the IDF in Khan Yunis, July 27, 2024.

Hamas weakness exposed? IDF's Gaza evacuation orders causes panic

In response to Adraee's tweets, the head of Hamas's political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, held urgent talks with mediators.

 Ismail Haniyeh, the Doha-based political bureau chief of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, speaks to the press after a meeting with the Iranian foreign minister in Tehran on March 26, 2024.