# Evacuation

This year

2023

# New Zealand

Tens of thousands of homes evacuated in New Zealand as tropical storm hits

“Things will get worse before they get better,” Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said.

15.7k

Feb 13th 2023, 10:17 AM

Last year

2022

# kherson

Pro-Kremlin officials say 50,000 will be evacuated from Kherson

Kherson was the first city to fall to Russian forces after the Kremlin launched its invasion on February 24.

19.1k

Updated

Oct 19th 2022, 10:03 AM

# Ukrainian medevac

Ukrainian soldiers including one Irish citizen flown home on flight into Dublin

The Ukrainian military personnel, injured in the fighting against Russian forces, arrived on a Romanian aircraft into Dublin.

45.3k

Updated

Oct 7th 2022, 6:43 PM

# Evacuation

Tropical Storm Ian to strengthen into a hurricane and head toward Cuba and Florida

Ian was forecast to intensify rapidly and become a major hurricane as soon as late Monday.

10.8k

Sep 26th 2022, 12:21 PM

# mullins hill

Two firefighters injured in Killiney gorse blaze

The area is less than a kilometre from the coast and also near Killiney Golf Club.

44.5k

Updated

Jul 26th 2022, 8:57 AM

# Evacuation

Thousands told to evacuate before 'life-threatening' Sydney flood

The city’s Warragamba Dam began to spill in the early hours of this morning.

29.0k

Jul 3rd 2022, 2:44 PM

# Evacuation

Ukrainian port city evacuation bid fails for second time due to continued shelling

A safe corridor had been agreed upon to evacuate Mariupol and Volnovakha.

34.0k

Updated

Mar 6th 2022, 7:00 PM

All time

# Flooding

Floods displace thousands in Malaysia

The Meteorological Department warned that heavy rain was expected to persist in 12 of the country’s 16 states and territories throughout tomorrow.

15.4k

Dec 18th 2021, 5:04 PM

# Indonesia

Rescue efforts continue after deadly Indonesian volcanic eruption

At least 27 people are still missing after Mount Semeru erupted following heavy rain in the Lumajang district of East Java.

8.6k

Dec 6th 2021, 10:43 AM

# Evacuation

Flights scrapped as new volcanic eruptions hit Canaries

Video footage from the civil guard showed a garden in the area completely covered in thick ash.

59.8k

Sep 24th 2021, 10:43 PM

# US Troops

Taliban celebrates 'victory' over US as Biden prepares to give address on Afghanistan departure

The US President will deliver an address later today on the decision to withdraw troops.

Taliban spokesman claims "victory" over US was given to the group after "20 years of sacrifice".

US President to deliver an address later today on the decision to withdraw troops.

EU states are trying to decide how to help Afghanistan's neighbouring countries take in refugees.

46.0k

Updated

Aug 31st 2021, 3:10 PM

# Afghanistan

Taliban assures Ireland, US, and UK that people can leave Afghanistan after tomorrow's deadline

The US and UK have admitted that they will not be able to evacuate everyone by 31 August.

25.4k

Aug 30th 2021, 7:35 AM

# Afghanistan

US carry out air strike on explosive-laden car in Kabul after terror warning

A Taliban spokesman confirmed the incident, saying a car bomb destined for the airport had been destroyed.

37.7k

Updated

Aug 29th 2021, 4:34 PM

# Kabul

Final dedicated evacuation flight to UK departs Kabul as troops set to leave

Any further flights from Kabul would be a mix of both evacuees and UK troops and diplomatic staff.

19.1k

Aug 28th 2021, 7:01 PM

# Kabul

PHOTOS: The Army Rangers' mission to evacuate Irish people from Afghanistan

The Army Ranger Wing is a unit within the Defence Forces.

Earlier this week, an Irish mission of Army Rangers evacuated 26 Irish people from Afghanistan.

The Army Ranger Wing is a unit within the Defence Forces.

Its roles are divided into conventional warfare roles and specialist anti-terror roles.

40.4k

Aug 27th 2021, 7:47 PM

# Afghanistan

Nations warn of terror threat at Kabul airport

Nearly 90,000 Afghans and foreigners have fled Afghanistan via the US-led airlift.

19.4k

Aug 26th 2021, 7:24 AM

# Evacuation

Simon Coveney warns that not all Irish citizens may be evacuated from Kabul by end of August

A team of Irish diplomats supported by the military has been deployed to Afghanistan to help evacuate any citizens still in the country.

13.1k

Aug 24th 2021, 1:38 PM

# Afghanistan

Afghanistan's president vows to prevent more bloodshed as Taliban nears Kabul

It comes as the Taliban close in on Kabul after seizing a series of provincial capitals in its advance across the country.

44.5k

Updated

Aug 14th 2021, 6:29 PM

# Wildfires

Fires rage across southern Europe, forcing hundreds to evacuate

This year’s fire season has been significantly more destructive than previously, according to EU data.

27.8k

Aug 1st 2021, 4:17 PM

# Baggot Street

'Nothing suspicious' found following Department of Health evacuation

Gardaí attended the scene at Miesian Plaza on Baggot Street in Dublin after 1pm today.

63.5k

Updated

Aug 25th 2020, 9:00 PM

# Coronavirus

US to evacuate Americans from quarantined cruise ship in Japan

Washington will send a plane to Japan for the evacuation tomorrow.

19.7k

Feb 15th 2020, 8:33 AM

# Coronavirus

Three Irish citizens evacuated from Wuhan begin fortnight in UK quarantine

There have been two confirmed cases of the novel virus in the UK so far.

22.7k

Updated

Jan 31st 2020, 8:23 PM

# Wildfires

Australia to pay ‘whatever it takes’ to deal with wildfires

At least 25 people have been killed and 2,000 homes destroyed by the blazes.

19.7k

Jan 6th 2020, 8:20 PM

# Evacuation

Thousands flee homes as wildfire rages on edge of Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Fire Department said the blaze had expanded over six square miles.

17.1k

Oct 11th 2019, 10:49 PM

# Edenderry

Five suspected pipe bombs made safe after buildings evacuated in Offaly

A number of buildings in Edenderry were evacuated last night.

21.6k

Oct 10th 2019, 10:55 AM

# Evacuation

Hurricane Dorian strengthens to 'catastrophic' Category 5 as it heads for Bahamas

Prime Minister Hubert Minis has warned residents of the Bahamas they could face serious harm if they do not evacuate.

27.2k

Updated

Sep 1st 2019, 2:23 PM

# Flooding

Japan orders more than 1 million people to evacuate their homes after two die in heavy rain

Two men were killed in their cars during heavy flooding.

18.4k

Aug 28th 2019, 8:18 AM

# Evacuation

'No evidence of violence': USA Today HQ evacuated following reports of armed man in the building

The police said it found “no evidence of any acts of violence or any injuries”.

9.5k

Aug 7th 2019, 6:07 PM

# cyclone fani

Mass evacuations as biggest tropical storm in decades hits India

Forecasters say the area could see gusts of up to 200 kilometres per hour.

19.4k

May 3rd 2019, 9:08 AM

# Evacuation

55 firefighters tackle overnight blaze at Belfast apartment block

Eighty people had to leave the building.

6.8k

Apr 3rd 2019, 12:04 PM

# Evacuation

1,300 people being evacuated from cruise ship off coast of Norway due to engine problems

Police reported the passengers would be evacuated by helicopter.

36.7k

Updated

Mar 23rd 2019, 4:25 PM

# postal depot

Limerick device 'appears identical' to London and Glasgow parcel bombs claimed by 'IRA'

Around 175 staff have been evacuated and postal services in Limerick are off today.

55.6k

Updated

Mar 22nd 2019, 2:00 PM

# Charged

Man charged with possessing imitation firearm at family law court in December

The man, who is in his mid-forties, was arrested and taken to the Bridewell Garda station following the incident.

10.3k

Jan 25th 2019, 3:13 PM

# PSNI

Third Derry security alert in a day, after van abandoned outside girls' school

This incident is one of three security alerts that police in Derry have been dealing with today.

43.1k

Updated

Jan 21st 2019, 10:00 PM

# Drogheda

Houses evacuated after suspected pipe bomb is found by gardaí carrying out drugs search

A man and a woman have been arrested.

21.3k

Dec 10th 2018, 9:40 PM

# Waterford

Waterford courthouse and shopping centre evacuated after suspicious device discovered

A security cordon is currently in place at the courthouse on Catherine Street in Waterford City .

19.3k

Nov 23rd 2018, 1:53 PM

# Guatemala

Evacuations urged near Guatemala’s erupting Volcano of Fire

The 3,763-metre volcano is one of the most active in Central America.

9.7k

Nov 19th 2018, 8:40 AM

# category 4

Hurricane Florence expected to deliver 'direct hit' to US East Coast

President Trump said this is one of the worst storms to hit the east coast in many years.

35.4k

Updated

Sep 11th 2018, 6:10 PM

# bank buildings

'Grave concerns' that Belfast Primark store building may collapse after major fire

The store in Belfast city centre was evacuated earlier today.

91.6k

Updated

Aug 28th 2018, 10:45 PM

# crisis

Hundreds missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapse

A partly built hydropower dam in southeast Laos collapsed after heavy rain and sent a wall of water surging through six villages

16.9k

Jul 24th 2018, 1:53 PM