Evacuation

Thousands flee as storm-ravaged Philippine braces for Typhoon Vamco

Vamco gains strength as authorities shift more than 12,000 villagers to evacuation centres.

Bracing for Typhoon Molave, Vietnam prepares to evacuate 1.3 million people

The fast-moving typhoon lashed Philippines overnight, leaving at least 13 people missing, forcing thousands of villagers to flee.

Typhoon Haishen heads to Korea after hammering Japan

South Korea hunkers down for Haishen, after the powerful storm battered Japan's southern islands but appeared to pass through without major damage or casualties.

Mauritius declares environmental emergency as stranded ship leaks fuel

The carrier, belonging to a Japanese company, ran aground on July 25 and was carrying 200 tonnes of diesel and 3,800 tonnes of bunker fuel.

Man suffers burns as huge wildfire forms during Australia crisis

Authorities were assessing the damage after firefighters battled flames fanned by strong winds through the night and lightning strikes sparked new blazes in New South Wales and Victoria.

One killed, 25 injured in explosion at German housing block

Police were unable to say if the blast in the city of Blankenburg was deliberately set off or if it was an accident.

Millions face power cuts as California fires spread

About 50,000 people were ordered to flee their homes in Sonoma County, north of San Francisco, as the Kincade Fire spread to cover 25,455 acres (10,300 hectares) after breaking out on Wednesday.

Almost 100 refugees evacuated from Libya to Italy

A group of 98 people in total, including 52 children were evacuated from countries such as Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan. The refugees had been held in detention in Libya.

Hit by torrential rains, Japan orders 800,000 to evacuate

About 900 mm of rain has fallen on the southernmost main island of Kyushu since late June, with heavy rain forecast to continue into Thursday.

Eiffel Tower climber held by police after sparking evacuation

The man, who was not immediately identified, "is in the hands of the emergency teams" deployed to the tower, which will reopen to visitors as normal early on Tuesday, the company operating the structure said.

In pictures: California wildfire nearly quadruples in size

The blaze has killed at least 11 people among them five were found in vehicles that were torched by the flames of a ferocious wildfire.

In pictures: US East Coast prepares for Hurricane Florence

South Carolina's Governor Henry McMaster ordered the evacuation of much of the state's coast as people wait for Florence to hit. The hurricane has been downgraded from a Category 4 storm to Category 2, but residents are still anxious.