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Hawaii Airport Evacuated After Grenades Discovered In Man's Baggage
Akito Fukushima, of Kanazawa, Japan, was taken into custody on a charge of first-degree terroristic threats.
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"It's Like Apocalypse": Hawaii Hit By Wildfire, 6 Confirmed Dead
Wildfires fanned by winds of a distant hurricane killed at least six people and devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii's Maui island on Wednesday, forcing thousands to evacuate as some fled into the ocean to escape the smoke and flames.
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Hawaii Declares Emergency Due To Floods, Orders Evacuations
Hawaii Governor David Ige declared an emergency in the U.S. state after heavy rains brought floods, landslides and fear of dam failures, and authorities ordered the evacuation of several thousand people from communities threatened by rising waters.
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Hawaii Governor Declares Emergency In Maui For Wildfires
Hawaii's governor on Friday declared an emergency on the island of Maui, where firefighters were battling a blaze that forced the evacuations of thousands of people and sent huge clouds of smoke billowing over nearby beaches.
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Tourists, Residents Evacuated As Wildfire Spreads At Hawaii's Maui Island
Thousands of residents and visitors on Hawaii's Maui Island were ordered to evacuate two communities on Thursday as a spreading wildfire sent smoke billowing high into the sky, officials and local media said.
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Lava From Kilauea 'Collapse Explosion' Destroys Hawaii Structures
A "collapse explosion" at the summit of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Wednesday sent a surge of lava that destroyed structures in an evacuated housing development, geologists and civil defense authorities said.
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Hawaii Evacuees Leave Homes As New Lava Threatens On Big Island
National Guard troops, police and firefighters ushered the last group of evacuees from homes on the eastern tip of Hawaii's Big Island early on Saturday, hours before lava from the Kilauea volcano cut off road access to the area, officials said.
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Exit Routes At Risk, Hawaii Volcano Could Spur More Evacuations
Lava flowing from giant rips in the earth on the flank of Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano threatened highways on Monday, raising the possibility officials may order thousands more people to evacuate before escape routes are cut off.
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Hawaii Volcano Threatens Power Plant; Mass Evacuations Possible
Hawaii authorities scrambled to move tens of thousands of gallons of highly flammable chemicals from the path of lava on Thursday, and the state's governor warned mass evacuations might be needed as the Kilauea volcano's eruption became more violent.
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"All Residents Must Evacuate Now": Hawaii Volcano Erupts Again
The Kilauea volcano erupted again on Tuesday, spewing toxic gases out of two new vents and prompting authorities to call for an immediate evacuation of residents from a second neighborhood on the Big Island.
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'Whole Island Felt It': Hawaii Hit By Historic Quake After Volcano Erupts
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii's Big Island as residents were evacuating lava flows and toxic gas in the wake of Kilauea's eruption.
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Hawaii Volcano Erupts, Spewing Lava And Forcing Thousands To Evacuate
The US state of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted Thursday, causing lava to spew out of ground fissures in residential areas and prompting authorities to mandate thousands of people to evacuate.
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Massive 8.3 Earthquake Hits Off Chile Coast, Evacuations Ordered
A tsunami watch was issued on Wednesday for Hawaii following a magnitude 8.3 earthquake off the coast of Chile, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
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Number of Malaysians Displaced by Worst-Ever Floods Reaches 160,000
The number of people evacuated due to Malaysia's worst-ever floods jumped to more than 160,000 on Saturday, as Prime Minister Najib Razak reached the worst-hit state after cutting short a vacation in the U.S.
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Hawaii Residents Still on Alert as Lava Flow Slows
Residents in a sparsely populated neighbourhood near Hawaii's active volcano are still on alert while officials say a dangerous lava flow has slowed its advance.
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Hawaii Airport Evacuated After Grenades Discovered In Man's Baggage
Akito Fukushima, of Kanazawa, Japan, was taken into custody on a charge of first-degree terroristic threats.
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"It's Like Apocalypse": Hawaii Hit By Wildfire, 6 Confirmed Dead
Wildfires fanned by winds of a distant hurricane killed at least six people and devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii's Maui island on Wednesday, forcing thousands to evacuate as some fled into the ocean to escape the smoke and flames.
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Hawaii Declares Emergency Due To Floods, Orders Evacuations
Hawaii Governor David Ige declared an emergency in the U.S. state after heavy rains brought floods, landslides and fear of dam failures, and authorities ordered the evacuation of several thousand people from communities threatened by rising waters.
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Hawaii Governor Declares Emergency In Maui For Wildfires
Hawaii's governor on Friday declared an emergency on the island of Maui, where firefighters were battling a blaze that forced the evacuations of thousands of people and sent huge clouds of smoke billowing over nearby beaches.
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Tourists, Residents Evacuated As Wildfire Spreads At Hawaii's Maui Island
Thousands of residents and visitors on Hawaii's Maui Island were ordered to evacuate two communities on Thursday as a spreading wildfire sent smoke billowing high into the sky, officials and local media said.
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Lava From Kilauea 'Collapse Explosion' Destroys Hawaii Structures
A "collapse explosion" at the summit of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Wednesday sent a surge of lava that destroyed structures in an evacuated housing development, geologists and civil defense authorities said.
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Hawaii Evacuees Leave Homes As New Lava Threatens On Big Island
National Guard troops, police and firefighters ushered the last group of evacuees from homes on the eastern tip of Hawaii's Big Island early on Saturday, hours before lava from the Kilauea volcano cut off road access to the area, officials said.
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Exit Routes At Risk, Hawaii Volcano Could Spur More Evacuations
Lava flowing from giant rips in the earth on the flank of Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano threatened highways on Monday, raising the possibility officials may order thousands more people to evacuate before escape routes are cut off.
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Hawaii Volcano Threatens Power Plant; Mass Evacuations Possible
Hawaii authorities scrambled to move tens of thousands of gallons of highly flammable chemicals from the path of lava on Thursday, and the state's governor warned mass evacuations might be needed as the Kilauea volcano's eruption became more violent.
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"All Residents Must Evacuate Now": Hawaii Volcano Erupts Again
The Kilauea volcano erupted again on Tuesday, spewing toxic gases out of two new vents and prompting authorities to call for an immediate evacuation of residents from a second neighborhood on the Big Island.
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'Whole Island Felt It': Hawaii Hit By Historic Quake After Volcano Erupts
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii's Big Island as residents were evacuating lava flows and toxic gas in the wake of Kilauea's eruption.
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Hawaii Volcano Erupts, Spewing Lava And Forcing Thousands To Evacuate
The US state of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted Thursday, causing lava to spew out of ground fissures in residential areas and prompting authorities to mandate thousands of people to evacuate.
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Massive 8.3 Earthquake Hits Off Chile Coast, Evacuations Ordered
A tsunami watch was issued on Wednesday for Hawaii following a magnitude 8.3 earthquake off the coast of Chile, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
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Number of Malaysians Displaced by Worst-Ever Floods Reaches 160,000
The number of people evacuated due to Malaysia's worst-ever floods jumped to more than 160,000 on Saturday, as Prime Minister Najib Razak reached the worst-hit state after cutting short a vacation in the U.S.
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Hawaii Residents Still on Alert as Lava Flow Slows
Residents in a sparsely populated neighbourhood near Hawaii's active volcano are still on alert while officials say a dangerous lava flow has slowed its advance.
