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Feb 08 2022
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Documents reveal U.S. military’s frustration with White House, diplomats over Afghanistan evacuation
Senior White House and State Department officials failed to grasp the Taliban’s steady advance on Afghanistan’s capital and resisted efforts by U.S. military leaders to prepare the evacuation of embassy personnel and Afghan allies weeks before Kabul’s fall, placing American troops ordered to carry out the withdrawal in greater danger, according to sworn testimony from multiple commanders
Washington PostJun 13 2022
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Hundreds are urged to evacuate due to wildfire in Flagstaff, Arizona, as thousands more are told to prepare to leave
A wildfire burning just six miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona, has prompted evacuations for hundreds of people, and thousands more have been told by authorities to prepare for future evacuation, authorities said Sunday night.
The Pipeline Fire was first reported by a fire lookout at around 10:15 a.m. Sunday and has grown to 4,500 acres, according to InciWeb, a US clearinghouse for
CNN (Online News)Jan 03 2024
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Bomb threats at Arizona Capitol deemed 'not credible' by DPS
Multiple bomb threats were made at the Arizona State Capitol on Wednesday morning, but the Department of Public Safety says the threats were not credible. According to the Associated Press, state capitols in at least nine other states were evacuated due to similar bomb threats on Wednesday. In Arizona, a spokesperson for DPS said an investigation at the Capitol found no items of concern, and
KJZZ FronterasJan 15 2024
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Iceland battling ‘tremendous forces of nature’ as volcanic lava consumes fishing town
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland’s president said the country is battling “tremendous forces of nature” after molten lava from a volcano in the island’s southwest consumed several houses in the evacuated town of Grindavik. Scientists said Monday that the eruption appeared to be dying down, but it was too soon to declare the danger over. President Gudni Th. Johannesson said in a televised address
New York Post (News)Jan 15 2024
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Iceland volcano update as lava hits town of Grindavík
A fresh eruption on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, which began on Sunday, has seen lava vents open up in the coastal fishing town of Grindavík, consuming houses as molten rock spreads through the streets. The town's population of nearly 4,000 was evacuated early on in the development of seismic activity in the region, after cracks appeared in the ground. Authorities built earth walls and
NewsweekJan 15 2024
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Fire Put Out At Sheridan Correctional Center
Some anxious moments at the Sheridan Correctional Center.
Firefighters were called to the prison just before 1:30 Monday afternoon regarding a housing unit on fire. The unit was evacuated as fire departments from Sheridan, Serena and Newark all rushed to the scene.
According to dispatch reports, the first firefighters on scene found a small fire in an attic area and were able to
Starved Rock MediaJan 15 2024
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Iceland's volcanic eruption hits Grindavík
Iceland is facing a "worst case scenario", the country's police chief has said, as the Reykjanes peninsula experienced its second volcanic eruption in less than a month. Residents of Grindavík evacuated their homes in the early hours of Sunday morning after "considerable seismic and magmatic activity" was recorded, said , Iceland's national broadcaster. The ground level had risen by several
The Week - NewsJan 15 2024
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Lava destroys homes in fishing town after Iceland volcano eruption
Iceland’s president said the country is battling “tremendous forces of nature,” after molten lava from a volcano in the island’s southwest consumed several houses in the evacuated town of Grindavik. President Gudni Th. Johannesson said in a televised address late Sunday that “a daunting period of upheaval has begun on the Reykjanes peninsula,” where a long-dormant volcanic system has awakened
NBC News (Online)Jan 14 2024
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Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland a second time, lava flows towards town
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the second time in less than a month on Sunday, sending lava snaking toward a nearby community and setting at least one home on fire. The eruption, which began just before 8 a.m. local time, came after authorities evacuated the town of Grindavik following a swarm of small earthquakes, the Icelandic Meteorological Office
MarketWatchJan 14 2024
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Iceland volcano maps show danger areas after eruption
A volcano erupted in southwestern Iceland for the second time in a few weeks on Sunday, sending lava spewing toward a nearby town. The eruption, which occurred just before 8 a.m. UTC (2 a.m. ET) on Sunday, came after a series of earthquakes near the town Grindavik, the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IOM) said. The town was evacuated on Saturday night as fears rose that an eruption was
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