A major wildfire in Spain's Aragon region has burned more than 15,000 hectares, forcing evacuations and prompting authorities to declare a level two emergency.
As a wildfire swept through the mountains toward rural Andalusian villages near Los Gallardos in southern Spain, residents faced a life-or-death decision. They had to choose between sheltering from the smoke or risking evacuation through rapidly spreading flames.
Residents living near a burning textile warehouse in the town of Tubize, southwest of Brussels, have been evacuated after authorities warned of a risk of explosions caused by gas canisters stored inside the building.
The U.S. should shut down its military bases in the Middle East, Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday (12 March). His words were read out by a broadcaster on state Iranian television.
Kazakhstan has evacuated 8,585 citizens from Middle Eastern countries as regional tensions escalate. Authorities are coordinating air and land evacuations while analysts warn the crisis could reshape security and energy risks across the Caspian region.
Britain's first chartered repatriation flight from Oman has been rescheduled following a series of technical and operational issues, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Thursday. The government had chartered a flight from Muscat to London which was due to leave on Wednesday evening.
European Union stands with its member states in the face of any threat, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in response to the drone strike that hit Britain's Royal Air Force base of Akrotiri in southern Cyprus overnight.
Morocco has evacuated more than 100,000 people from four provinces after heavy rainfall triggered flash floods across several northern regions, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
Ukrainian officials reported on Friday that thousands of children and their parents were evacuated from frontline areas in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions as Russian forces continued to advance.
Talks at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil were disrupted on Thursday (20 November) after a fire broke out in the venue, triggering an evacuation just as negotiators were hunkering down to try to land a deal to strengthen international climate efforts.
Typhoon Fung-wong ravaged the northern Philippines overnight, killing at least two people and cutting off some towns as residents emerged on Monday morning.
Ukrainian authorities have ordered the evacuation of families from dozens of villages near the devastated northeastern city of Kupiansk, citing a “worsening security situation” amid continued Russian attacks.
At least 10 people have been killed in the Philippines after Tropical Storm Bualoi brought heavy rains and strong winds to parts of the country, officials confirmed Friday.
Over 100,000 people have been evacuated in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province as floodwaters continue to rise, officials said on Friday.
Authorities in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province have evacuated more than 100,000 people from low-lying areas along the Indus River after neighboring India warned of cross-border flooding from dam releases, officials said Friday.
Widespread flooding has hit several parts of northern India, officials said, with more thunderstorms forecast for Wednesday as local media reported that 10,000 people were evacuated from the river banks in capital Delhi.
Firefighters have successfully contained a wildfire that began on 18 August and swept through Algeria’s Chrea mountains, prompting authorities to evacuate residents from their homes to ensure their safety.
Typhoon Kajiki brought torrential rains to Vietnam's north central coast on Monday, felling trees and flooding homes, despite wind speeds tapering off from earlier in the day.
A Russian artillery strike on Kostiantynivka has left at least three civilians dead and several others injured, as Moscow’s forces intensify efforts to encircle the key Donbas city.
A wildfire on the Peloponnese peninsula near the city of Patras triggered evacuation orders for at least a dozen villages on Tuesday, 12 August, as fires continued to burn across Greece.
More than 2,500 people have had to leave their homes in southern South Korean after torrential rains swept across the country during Sunday night, inundating houses and roads in six major cities and provinces. Emergency shelters filled as families sought refuge.
Wildfires have erupted across Cyprus as the island endures its hottest day of the year, prompting the evacuation of multiple villages and raising urgent alarms about climate change in the Mediterranean.
A state of emergency has been declared in parts of Crete’s Ierapetra region after a destructive wildfire scorched farmland, forced evacuations, and damaged infrastructure.
Wildfires fuelled by strong winds swept through parts of western Türkiye on Sunday, forcing evacuations of people from their homes and briefly shutting down Izmir’s airport.
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