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# evacuations - Monday 2 September, 2019
Hurricane Dorian claims first life as US evacuates large swathes of east coast
The hurricane is one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Bahamas.
# evacuations - Tuesday 7 August, 2018
11 dead as California is scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA
Some 14,000 firefighters, including reinforcements from as far away as Australia and New Zealand, have arrived to combat the firestorm.
# evacuations - Monday 6 August, 2018
At least 98 killed as powerful quake strikes tourist island of Lombok
More than 2,000 tourists are being helped to leave the island after the incident.
# evacuations - Monday 19 March, 2018
24,000 bomb hoax emails sent to UK schools as 'part of Minecraft gamer feud'
Police said about 400 schools were affected and some buildings were evacuated.
# evacuations - Thursday 27 July, 2017
'We are winning the fight': Fires that forced mass evacuations in France almost under control
“In such dry conditions, we really fear that fires could start again,” one firefighter said.
# evacuations - Monday 19 December, 2016
Where is Bana? Seven-year-old girl who tweeted the Aleppo siege found safe and well
Several online videos have emerged showing Bana Al-Abed in the countryside outside Aleppo.
# evacuations - Thursday 9 June, 2016
A giant sinkhole has swallowed a van and caused evacuations in Ottawa
The hole quickly stretched across a busy four-lane street in the capital city.
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Poll: Should voting in the Seanad election be extended?
AS GOVERNMENT-FORMATION talks continue post-general election, some focus is now turning to the Seanad election.
The upper house consists of 60 senators who are appointed or elected in three different ways: The Taoiseach’s nominees, panels and the university panel.
There has been much discussion about the Seanad in recent years with many people viewing it as elitist and in need of being reformed or scrapped altogether. The public was asked in a referendum in October 2013 whether the Seanad should be abolished – 51.7% said No, 48.27% said Yes.
The public previously voted to extend voting rights to all graduates of Irish third-level institutions, but a law allowing this to happen has never been enacted. However, many people argue this is still unfair given how many others would still be unable to vote.
What do you think: Should voting in the Seanad election be extended?
Poll Results:
Yes, to every citizen over 18 (3043)
The Seanad should be reformed or scrapped (2246)
Yes, to all third-level graduates (868)
No, it's fine the way it is (657)
I'm not sure (144)
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