National Mall evacuated ahead of weather
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Severe weather that brought a tornado warning to Washington's suburbs prompted authorities to evacuate thousands of people gathered at the National Mall on Wednesday for a holiday concert and a fireworks show.
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New York City's bustling Pennsylvania Station was shut down and briefly evacuated just before the evening rush today, as firefighters coped with blazes that broke out in a transformer beneath the East River and on tracks near a terminal entrance, the authorities said. Tens of thousands of commuters were left scrambling to find a way home.
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MELBOURNE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances crawled toward the Florida coast Saturday, bringing a potential for 20 inches of rain and heavy flooding and prompting millions of residents and tourists to evacuate during the Labor Day weekend...
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A sloppy storm dumped more than a year&#39;s worth of snow on parts of the Midwest and made a mess of holiday travel and last-minute Christmas shopping Thursday.
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It is 4:45 p.m. West Coast time: It is like a nuclear bomb went off here in San Diego. We have been evacuated from our home early this a.m.
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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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Florida Governor Jeb Bush has declared a state of emergency there, as authorities order the evacuation of nearly half a million people as a precaution against Hurricane Frances.
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Mother Nature is creating a disruption for July Fourth activities at the nation's capital.
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The U.S. government said it was closing federal offices in the Washington area at 2 p.m. EST (1900 GMT) on Tuesday because of a storm that was expected to blanket the area in snow and sleet, the Office of Personnel Management said.
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An AT&T building was evacuated and   20 people were being treated following an incident involving   hazardous materials in Los Angeles, Fox News said on Monday.
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MELBOURNE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances crawled toward the Florida coast Saturday, bringing a potential for 20 inches of rain and heavy flooding and prompting tens of thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate during the Labor Day weekend...
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The U.S. embassy in The Hague and  several restaurants in the area were evacuated on Friday, Dutch  police said.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  --  Before the space shut
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Thousands of people were evacuated on Friday from their homes in Apex, North Carolina, after a chemical fire sent a toxic cloud over the Raleigh suburb, emergency officials said.
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MIAMI Sept. 1, 2004 - Hundreds of thousands of people were told Wednesday to get ready to evacuate as powerful Hurricane Frances crept closer to Florida just weeks after Hurricane Charley&#39;s rampage.
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TORONTO (CP) - A thunderstorm knocked out power at SkyDome Sunday, just over an hour before the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees were scheduled to play.
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The government was preparing for a possible evacuation of its nationals from Lebanon, who should be ready to leave at short notice, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said.