Houses evacuated after oil spill
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Environment officials assess the damage after 300 gallons of heating oil leaks from a tanker in a coastal town.
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Rescue operations are under way after two ships run aground amid stormy seas
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Floodwaters engulfed homes and farms and swept through areas north of Sydney on Monday while disaster workers began a massive clean-up following deadly storms which battered Australia&#39;s east coast.
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Emergency services deal with a chemical scare on a beach after oil barrels cause noxious fumes.
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The White House Visitor Center was evacuated this morning after an accidental ammonia spill sickened some members of a tour group and briefly put chemical specialists on alert, officials said.
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Police and coastguard are conducting an operation in the North Sea to evacuate more than 500 people from an oil rig after a security alert, media said Sunday.
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A House office building was evacuated Tuesday after witnesses saw signs of smoke.
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Fresh oil leaks from a recently sunken ship threatened Saturday to coat beaches and coves on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza, even as crews cleared tons already spilled in the area, officials said.
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A telephoned warning of a suspicious device forced the evacuation of a North Sea oil rig off Scotland on Sunday but it turned out to be a false alarm, emergency services said.
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Thousands of residents evacuated from their homes after chlorine gas leaked from a train wreck more than a week ago were back in their homes Saturday, but hundreds more waited to return.
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Rainwater building up behind a Riverside County dam prompted authorities to order more than 800 homes evacuated as a precaution early Friday.
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As a formidable hurricane lurched closer, tens of thousands of Florida residents fled their coastal homes on Thursday and clogged highways
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People climbed onto the roofs of their houses while others fled in cars away from the coastline Thursday after authorities urged residents to move to higher ground as fresh quakes sparked fears of new tsunamis.
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Hundreds of Riverside County residents were evacuated as a precaution Friday after water began seeping through a dam's earthen extension and authorities released millions of gallons into a river to relieve pressure.
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PENSACOLA, Florida _ In the wake of Hurricane Ivan&#39;s destructive path, residents along the Gulf of Mexico coast in Alabama and Florida returned to their neighborhoods Saturday to find their roofs blown off, appliances missing and clothing littering in the
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More than 800 homes were evacuated  in Southern California and flash flood warnings were issued on  Friday after a dam began leaking following more than two weeks  of heavy rain.
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An oil rig in the North Sea issued a security alert Sunday and authorities sent helicopters to evacuate more than 500 workers, the Ministry of Defense said.