Hundreds Evacuated in California as Dam Leaks
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About 2,500 people were ordered to  evacuate their homes in Southern California on Friday when a  106-foot high dam began leaking after two weeks of rain.
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About 250 homes are evacuated in Oxford as the flooding crisis continues in many parts of England.
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Fast-moving wildfires raged across Southern California on Monday, forcing at least 250,000 people to flee their homes and destroying hundreds of buildings as desperate fire officials called for help from other states.
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Flash floods, mudslides and landslides were reported across Southern California today as a dangerous winter storm pummeled much of the Golden State.
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Hundreds of people are being evacuated from a North Sea oil rig, police in Scotland confirm.
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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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Hundreds of tourists are flocking to Colombo for relief and shelter after being evacuated from disaster hit areas across the country.
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Wildfires driven by high winds and dry conditions raged across Southern California today, scorching thousands of acres and forcing 250,000 people in San Diego County to flee their homes.
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Residents of about 200 Southern California homes were ordered to evacuate on Sunday as a brush fire whipped by hot gusting winds scorched 500 acres
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Many people are evacuated from their homes and three people die as severe floods hit England and Wales.
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Thousands of panicking people in southern Chile flee their homes after a false tsunami alarm.
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More than 250,000 people fled their homes as out-of-control wildfires raged across California on Monday, prompting authorities to draft in the US military to support weary firefighters.
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Towering wildfires burned out of control across Southern California for a third day on Tuesday as 500,000 people fled the San Diego area and firefighters made a desperate stand to save a mountain town ringed by flames.
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A state of emergency is declared in parts of California, as wildfires prompt the state's largest-ever evacuation.
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WHEELING, W.Va. - Hundreds of people evacuated their homes Sunday in parts of Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania as rivers and small streams were swollen beyond their banks by the torrential rain dumped by remnants of Hurricane Ivan...
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ENGINEERS were last night battling to stop a dam bursting and destroying hundreds of homes.   Some 700 people were evacuated after two cracks appeared in the structure, which holds back 100 million tonnes of water.
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Hundreds of thousands of people across California remained without power early Saturday following a severe storm that pummeled the region with hurricane-force winds, driving rain and heavy snow.