Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, Ethan Corey, Meg O'Connor / The AppealOct 10, 2024
More than 20,000 people are incarcerated in counties that were subject to evacuation orders. Many officials refused to evacuate them. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
DAISY NGUYEN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER / The Associated PressOct 26, 2019
Forecasts of severe winds and extreme fire danger prompt the state's largest utility to cut power to customers in 36 counties. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
MARIA VERZA / The Associated PressOct 22, 2018
An evacuation is being rushed ahead of Tuesday's predicted landfall, and an "extraordinary emergency" has been declared in Nayarit and Sinaloa states. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Gregory Glover / TruthdigJun 3, 2018
With hundreds of people still in emergency shelters more than a month into Kilauea volcano's latest eruption, homes are still being destroyed and tempers are fraying. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
CALEB JONES and MARCO GARCIA / The Associated PressMay 4, 2018
Civil defense officials caution the public about high levels of sulfur dioxide near the Kilauea Volcano and urge vulnerable people to evacuate immediately. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
SARAH EL DEEB and BASSEM MROUE / The Associated PressMar 23, 2018
Hours after the main rebel group in the area declares a cease-fire, an agreement is reached to evacuate the second of three areas held by opposition fighters east of Damascus. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
BULLIT MARQUEZ / The Associated PressJan 22, 2018
Authorities expand evacuation zone, and an official urges that electricity and water be shut off in the area to dissuade inhabitants from going back to check on their homes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Emily Wells / TruthdigDec 9, 2017
The wildfires—both recent and ongoing—have affected water and air quality and may pose future threats. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Amanda Lee Myers and John Antczak / The Associated PressDec 5, 2017
Powered by ferocious winds, wildfires northwest of Los Angeles and in the city's foothills have burned scores of structures and forced tens of thousands to flee. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 1, 2011
Oil-rig operators in the Gulf of Mexico announced Thursday that they would evacuate workers, and a flash-flood watch was issued for New Orleans ahead of a slow-moving storm system that could develop into a cyclone or even a hurricane. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 26, 2011
With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast, New York City and state officials have ordered a mandatory evacuation of 250,000 people in flood-susceptible communities and announced plans to shut down much of the coastal region's transit system, including subways, by noon Saturday. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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