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Thousands Flee Out-Of-Control California Wildfire As Homes Burn
Thousands of people were urged to flee an out-of-control wildfire burning around communities near Los Angeles on Thursday, with scores of homes already lost to the fast-moving flames.
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Taiwan Braces For Super Typhoon Kong-Rey, Thousands Evacuated, Schools Shut
Taiwan shut down on Thursday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey neared, forcing thousands to flee from one of the most powerful storms to threaten the island in years.
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Thousands Flee Their Homes After Wildfires Bear Down On Greek Capital
Thousands of people fled their homes around Athens on Monday, including in the historic town of Marathon, as strong winds fanned a wall of wildfire flames closer to the Greek capital.
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Over 10,000 Homes Flooded Across Russia As Melting Snow Swells Rivers
Swiftly melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia's Ural Mountains, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes as some of Europe's biggest rivers swelled to bursting point.
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Thousands Seek To Flee Myanmar As Junta Plans Mandatory Military Service
More than 1,000 people lined up at the Thai embassy in Yangon on Friday as young people sought to leave Myanmar after the junta said it would impose military service.
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Unable To Survive In Egypt, Refugees Return To War-Torn Sudan
Ten months after Sudan's brutal war sent hundreds of thousands fleeing, many of those who sought refuge in neighbouring Egypt are caught between the grim choice of homelessness or returning at their own peril.
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Israel Revises Down October 7 Hamas Attack Death Count To 1,200
Israel on Friday revised down the death toll of last month's Hamas attacks to about 1,200 as it continued its assault on Gaza, forcing thousands of Palestinians to flee south to escape the destruction in the city.
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"Found Bombs Falling On Us": Palestinians Flee Gaza Hospital After Israeli Strike
Ayman Al-Masri joined thousands of people seeking safety in southern Gaza on Friday after fleeing the enclave's main hospital in what Palestinian officials said was an Israeli air strike.
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"No Safe Place": Palestinians Say Deadly Strikes Hit Gaza Hospitals, School
Palestinians said Friday a deadly strike hit Gaza's largest hospital compound as heavy fighting between Hamas and Israel has sent tens of thousands of civilians fleeing their homes.
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Thousands Flee As Israel Troops Push On Gaza, Target "Hamas Structures"
Thousands of Palestinians fled North Gaza as Israel intensified their ground assault bombarding residential areas in a bid to "tighten the stranglehold" around Hamas. Israel doubled down on its denial of a ceasefire till Hamas releases hostages.
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Residents Flee From Bombed Out Gaza As Israel Steps Up Attack: 10 Points
Thousands of Palestinians sought refuge on Saturday after Israel warned them to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip before an expected ground offensive against Hamas, one week on from the deadliest terror attack in Israeli history.
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Thousands Flee North Gaza After Israel Evacuation Warning
Thousands of Palestinians fled to southern Gaza in search of refuge on Saturday after Israel warned them to evacuate before an expected ground offensive against Hamas in retaliation for the deadliest attack in Israel's history.
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Scared, Without Food, No Place To Go: Thousands Flee As Israel Pounds Gaza
Surrounded by his grandchildren, Mahmud al-Sarsawi Sunday lay on a table in a corridor hooked up to an oxygen tube in a school-turned-bomb-shelter in the besieged Gaza Strip.
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Thousands Of Ethnic Armenians Rush To Flee Nagorno Karabakh
Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians rushed on Wednesday to flee the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia after a lightening military operation by Azerbaijan that has recast the contours of the post-Soviet South Caucasus.
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Thousands Forced To Flee Homes As Wildfire Spreads On Spain's Tenerife Island
Emergency services said the fire was now affecting 10 towns, although 11 had been evacuated as a precaution.
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Thousands Flee Out-Of-Control California Wildfire As Homes Burn
Thousands of people were urged to flee an out-of-control wildfire burning around communities near Los Angeles on Thursday, with scores of homes already lost to the fast-moving flames.
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Taiwan Braces For Super Typhoon Kong-Rey, Thousands Evacuated, Schools Shut
Taiwan shut down on Thursday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey neared, forcing thousands to flee from one of the most powerful storms to threaten the island in years.
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Thousands Flee Their Homes After Wildfires Bear Down On Greek Capital
Thousands of people fled their homes around Athens on Monday, including in the historic town of Marathon, as strong winds fanned a wall of wildfire flames closer to the Greek capital.
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Over 10,000 Homes Flooded Across Russia As Melting Snow Swells Rivers
Swiftly melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia's Ural Mountains, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes as some of Europe's biggest rivers swelled to bursting point.
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Thousands Seek To Flee Myanmar As Junta Plans Mandatory Military Service
More than 1,000 people lined up at the Thai embassy in Yangon on Friday as young people sought to leave Myanmar after the junta said it would impose military service.
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Unable To Survive In Egypt, Refugees Return To War-Torn Sudan
Ten months after Sudan's brutal war sent hundreds of thousands fleeing, many of those who sought refuge in neighbouring Egypt are caught between the grim choice of homelessness or returning at their own peril.
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Israel Revises Down October 7 Hamas Attack Death Count To 1,200
Israel on Friday revised down the death toll of last month's Hamas attacks to about 1,200 as it continued its assault on Gaza, forcing thousands of Palestinians to flee south to escape the destruction in the city.
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"Found Bombs Falling On Us": Palestinians Flee Gaza Hospital After Israeli Strike
Ayman Al-Masri joined thousands of people seeking safety in southern Gaza on Friday after fleeing the enclave's main hospital in what Palestinian officials said was an Israeli air strike.
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"No Safe Place": Palestinians Say Deadly Strikes Hit Gaza Hospitals, School
Palestinians said Friday a deadly strike hit Gaza's largest hospital compound as heavy fighting between Hamas and Israel has sent tens of thousands of civilians fleeing their homes.
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Thousands Flee As Israel Troops Push On Gaza, Target "Hamas Structures"
Thousands of Palestinians fled North Gaza as Israel intensified their ground assault bombarding residential areas in a bid to "tighten the stranglehold" around Hamas. Israel doubled down on its denial of a ceasefire till Hamas releases hostages.
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Residents Flee From Bombed Out Gaza As Israel Steps Up Attack: 10 Points
Thousands of Palestinians sought refuge on Saturday after Israel warned them to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip before an expected ground offensive against Hamas, one week on from the deadliest terror attack in Israeli history.
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Thousands Flee North Gaza After Israel Evacuation Warning
Thousands of Palestinians fled to southern Gaza in search of refuge on Saturday after Israel warned them to evacuate before an expected ground offensive against Hamas in retaliation for the deadliest attack in Israel's history.
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Scared, Without Food, No Place To Go: Thousands Flee As Israel Pounds Gaza
Surrounded by his grandchildren, Mahmud al-Sarsawi Sunday lay on a table in a corridor hooked up to an oxygen tube in a school-turned-bomb-shelter in the besieged Gaza Strip.
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Thousands Of Ethnic Armenians Rush To Flee Nagorno Karabakh
Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians rushed on Wednesday to flee the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia after a lightening military operation by Azerbaijan that has recast the contours of the post-Soviet South Caucasus.
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Thousands Forced To Flee Homes As Wildfire Spreads On Spain's Tenerife Island
Emergency services said the fire was now affecting 10 towns, although 11 had been evacuated as a precaution.
