1,000 Evacuated Near Calif. Dam
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Authorities released a fierce, brown river of water from a Southern California dam and evacuated more than 1,000 people from its path Friday after a temporary earthen barrier at the site began seeping water.
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About 100 homes are evacuated in South Yorkshire as engineers say a dam could burst after torrential rain.
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A fierce storm triggered flooding in the Mojave Desert that killed at least two people and forced the closure of Death Valley National Park. Campers and visitors were evacuated from the park Monday.
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More Mozambicans are being evacuated as the giant Kariba Dam prepares to release water down the Zambezi river.
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More than 1,000 people spend a second night in shelters as parts of the UK remain at risk of further flooding.
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DESTRUCTION: At least 21 people have been killed by the quake, which has forced thousands to evacuate. Yesterday, many were readying to spend another chilly night outside.
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Â· Evacuated families fill city's hotels and B&BsÂ· Prince boards rescue boat to view stricken village
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About 100 homes are evacuated in northern England amid fears a dam could burst after torrential rain.
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Firefighters tackled a ferocious forest fire near California&#39;s Lake Tahoe on Monday that destroyed up to 220 homes and forced the evacuation of 1,000 people, officials said.
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350,000 San Diego County homes evacuated   Fierce winds fuel fires; 400,000 acres burnEvacuees find shelter in schools, stadiumOfficial: Not "enough fire engines in the state"
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About 300,000 people flee California wildfires Thousands of firefighters now battling flamesPresident Bush declares emergency Firefighter: "It looked like the end of the world"
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Hundreds of people were evacuated on Sunday from the posh Californian city of Malibu after wildfires destroyed several homes and threatened to set ablaze a university, fire officials said
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Hundreds of people in south Yorkshire were evacuated from their homes Tuesday after torrential rain -- that has so far claimed three lives -- threatens to cause a dam to collapse.
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A fast-moving brush fire scorched 1,000 acres of parched hillside and charred at least two homes Sunday, forcing authorities to evacuate more than 200 homes, Orange County fire officials said.
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Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate today as wildfires continued to spread across Southern California.
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More than 1,000 people have been killed or are missing after mudslides and flash floods devastated three coastal towns in the eastern Philippines, a military spokesman said Thursday.
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A wildfire burned several structures Tuesday in a desert locale where dozens of Hollywood Westerns were filmed, threatened other towns and prompted 1,000 people to flee.