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    Multiple Eruptions of Mount Ruang Volcano Force Thousands of Indonesians to Evacuate

    Authorities issued a tsunami warning as a volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least five large eruptions in the past 24 hours.

    • Time

    Massive Floods Force Tens of Thousands to Evacuate in China’s Guangdong Region

    Authorities have said water levels in China’s Guangdong province are "dangerously high," sweeping through a number of cities.

  • Kenya dam burst kills more than 40

    More than 40 people have died in Kenya after a dam burst following heavy rains and flooding, officials have said. Homes were swept away and roads were cut off after the dam burst in Kamuchiri village in western Kenya. “Forty-two dead, it’s a conservative estimate. There are still more in the mud,” Nakuru county governor …

    • Yahoo

    Tens of thousands evacuated from floods in China's south

    STORY: More than 700 school students stranded in their dormitories after heavy rains and the ensuing floods were rescued by emergency workers, said CCTV.The southern Chinese province has been battered by unusually heavy, sustained and widespread rainfall since Thursday (April 18), with powerful storms ushering in an earlier-than-normal start to the region's annual flooding season.As of Monday morning, 11 people were missing in Guangdong, state-owned Xinhua news agency reported without giving...

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    Tens of thousands evacuated from massive China floods

    Authorities have evacuated nearly 60,000 people from their homes in

  • Tsunami threats force evacuation after Indonesia volcano

    Indonesian rescuers raced to evacuate thousands of people Thursday after a volcano erupted five times, forcing authorities to close a nearby airport and issue a warning about falling debris that could cause a tsunami. The crater of Mount Ruang flamed with lava against a backdrop of lightning bolts overnight after erupting four times on Wednesday, Read More

  • Russian forces make significant gains in eastern Ukraine

    Regional armed forces admit ‘difficult situation’ as Kyiv awaits western military aidRussian forces have made significant advances in a narrow corridor in eastern Ukraine as an offensive by Moscow to take territory before western military aid arrives appears to be gathering pace.Footage posted by Kremlin military bloggers shows a Russian tricolour flying above the shattered village of Ocheretyne. Russian troops reportedly entered the territory on Sunday, north-west of the town of Avdiivka, after...

  • Thousands of flights to and from Europe affected by suspected Russian jamming

    About 46,000 aircraft have logged GPS problems over Baltic Sea since August, says reportFlights in and out of Britain are among thousands that have been affected by suspected Russian jamming of GPS systems.More than 2,300 Ryanair flights have reported incidents of GPS interference since last August, according to a report, as well as almost 1,400 at Wizz Air, 82 at British Airways and four from easyJet. Continue reading

    • BBC

    Guangdong: Tens of thousands evacuated from massive China floods

    Authorities have evacuated nearly 60,000 people from their homes in

  • Dozens dead after dam bursts amid torrential rain in Kenya

    Houses washed away and road cut off as dam collapses amid heavy rains and floods across countryAt least 45 people died when a makeshift dam burst its banks near a southern town in Kenya’s Rift valley in the early hours of Monday, police said, as torrential rains and floods hit the country.The disaster raises the total death toll over the March-May wet season in Kenya to more than 100, as heavier-than-usual rainfall pounds east Africa, compounded by El Niño weather pattern. Continue reading

  • Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts, causing tsunami threat

    Indonesian rescuers raced to evacuate thousands of people Thursday after a volcano erupted five times, forcing authorities to close a nearby airport and issue a warning about falling debris that could cause a tsunami. The crater of Mount Ruang flamed with lava against a backdrop of lightning bolts overnight after

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    Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts, causes tsunami threat

    Indonesian rescuers raced to evacuate thousands of people Thursday after a volcano erupted five times, forcing authorities to close a nearby airport and issue a warning about falling debris that could cause a tsunami.- Tsunami warning - Authorities also warned of a possible tsunami as a result of the eruptions.