Local residents were evacuated after a fire broke out at the Vondelkerk shortly after midnight. The cause of the blaze has not yet been confirmed.
Tag: Evacuations and Evacuees
Slow Flood Recovery Stirs Anger in Far-Flung Corner of Indonesia
Protests have erupted in Aceh Province on the northern tip of Sumatra island, where anger and frustration are mounting over what many see as inadequate relief efforts by a distracted government.
Flooding in British Columbia Forces Highway Closures
The atmospheric river over the Pacific Northwest brought a deluge to British Columbia, forcing road closures and evacuations in Canada.
Hundreds of Thousands of Thais and Cambodians Flee
People escaped from a deadly border conflict, the authorities said, with some sheltering at a racetrack in Thailand and others near temples in Cambodia.
Thai Jets Bomb Cambodia as at Least 5 Die in New Wave of Fighting
Each side accused the other of firing first. The hostilities came weeks after President Trump had cast himself as a peacemaker in the decades-old border dispute.
Sri Lanka Declares ‘Largest’ Disaster as Cyclone Death Toll Rises to 355
The country’s president said the nationwide flooding after the storm hit last week was the most challenging natural disaster in the island nation’s history.
As Cyclone Deaths Pass 150, Sri Lanka Is Overwhelmed by Rescue Demand
Rescue efforts across the nation of 23 million have been hampered by disruptions in transport and telecommunications.
Mount Semeru Erupts and Rains Ash on Villages
Mount Semeru on the island of Java is one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes. Its latest eruption forced hundreds to flee their homes.
A Million Evacuated as Typhoon Fung-Wong Hit the Philippines
Grabbing children and leaving their homes behind, residents evacuated before Typhoon Fung-wong hit.
Super Typhoon Fung-wong Hits Philippines Days After Last Storm
Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall on the main island of Luzon, prompting the evacuation of more than one million people, just days after an earlier storm killed over 200.