Thousands of residents have been ordered to evacuate as several grass fires rapidly spread through Boulder County, Colorado Wildfires fueled by strong winds have triggered evacuation orders for multiple towns in northern Colorado, with a thick wall of smoke seen sweeping through the area as some reportedly remain trapped in their homes. The fast-moving fires […]
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Residents flee massive ash cloud from erupting volcano (VIDEO)
A volcano erupted on the Indonesian island of Java on Saturday, reportedly obscuring the sun with a massive cloud of ash, and sending locals into a panic. A clip on social media has captured people, who live at the foot of Semeru volcano, fleeing in fear ahead of a cloud of black ash descending from […]
Military police raid plane to arrest couple trying to flee quarantine
A married couple who fled a quarantine hotel for suspected Omicron strain carriers in the Netherlands have been removed from a flight by the Dutch military police just as their plane was about to take off. The dramatic incident unfolded at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on board a flight that was set to depart for Spain […]
96yo ex-Nazi death camp secretary released pending trial after dramatic attempt to flee before hearing
A 96-year-old ex-Nazi secretary, who went on the run to avoid a court hearing before being arrested, has been released from custody pending trial. She is accused of complicity in the murder of some 11,000 people. On Tuesday, Irmgard Furchner, who had worked as a secretary at a Nazi death camp during the Second World […]
Volcanic eruption forces 5,000 people to flee La Palma villages as lava flow destroys homes
The mayor of El Paso, La Palma, Sergio Rodriguez Fernandez, says the volcanic eruption on the island has destroyed at least 20 homes, forcing the evacuation of 5,000 people, with hundreds more at risk from the growing lava flow. Speaking to TVE radio, Rodriguez Fernandez warned that the nearby village of Los Llanos de Aridane […]