June 8, 2025
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Cologne starts its biggest evacuation since 1945 to defuse WWII bombs

Second world war era bomb fenced off with screens to defuse them (AP) COLOGNE: More than 20,000 residents were being evacuated from part of Cologne’s city centre on Wednesday as specialists prepared to defuse three unexploded US bombs from World War II that were unearthed earlier this week.Even 80 years after the end of the […]

Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school in western Maryland

Cars are submerged in a parking lot of Westernport Elementary School as flooding forces the evacuation of the school, and downtown homes and businesses were inundated with rising floodwaters in rural Westernport (Image: AP) Flooding in rural western Maryland forced the evacuation of an elementary school Tuesday afternoon as water began to breach the second […]

St Pete-Clearwater International Airport: Florida’s St Pete-Clearwater International Airport receives bomb threat, forces evacuation of Allegiant flight

Representative image (Picture credit: X/@LindsayH4) Florida’s St Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) received a bomb threat, after a note was discovered inside an Allegiant Air flight, prompting an evacuation and a temporary airport shutdown.After a thorough investigation, the airport returned to normal operations by Friday night.According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), the Allegiant plane […]

Wildfires rage across western North Carolina, triggers emergency evacuation orders

Destructive wildfires in North Carolina have prompted evacuation orders in one US county whilst emergency teams strive to control the blazes in an area still reeling from Hurricane Helene’s impact.Authorities in North Carolina’s Department of Public Safety issued a compulsory evacuation directive at 8.20 pm (local time) Saturday for specific sections of Polk County, situated […]