Russian military forces have evacuated more than 1,400 of its citizens from Kazakhstan over the weekend as political unrest continues to unfold across the central Asian republic, authorities announced on Monday. “The transport aviation planes delivered a total of 1,461 Russian citizens from the Republic of Kazakhstan to Russia,” the Russian Ministry of Defense told…
Florida Air Reserve Base Evacuated Due to Explosive Device Incident
Florida’s Homestead Air Reserve Base was evacuated on Wednesday due to an issue with an explosive device, according to local reports. The base issued a statement on Twitter that personnel were evacuated from the facility “out of an abundance of caution due to an incident involving a damaged ordinance.” “Base emergency personnel coordinated with local…
Evacuation Alerts, Highway Closures as More Rain Hammers Southern BC
VICTORIA—Southern British Columbians braced for another severe storm Saturday, with a new set of evacuation alerts issued and officials in an already devastated agricultural community warning of another possible river overflow. Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun told a news conference Saturday that the city has done everything it can with provincial and federal support to prepare,…
‘We Lost Everything’: Many Residents in Princeton, BC Still Digging out From Flood
PRINCETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA—Mario Loutef had little sleep the four days leading up to Saturday, when he piled his ruined belongings in the street outside his home in Princeton, B.C. A vast swath of the downtown in the community two hours south of Kamloops was decimated when the Tulameen River overflowed its banks, flooding homes and…
Spain Evacuates 160 More Afghans via Pakistan
MADRID—Spain’s defense ministry has completed the evacuation of another 160 Afghans who had initially been left behind following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The new group joins the 83 people Spain flew into an air base near Madrid on Monday. The defense ministry said that the mission was able to extract the Afghan workers and…
10-Year-Old Afghan Boy Makes Harrowing Journey to New Home in America, Starts School
Amidst the chaos and scandal of the U.S.’s Afghanistan evacuation—as thousands flee the country, with many still stranded—a young Afghan boy successfully made the journey state side, to his new home in Florida. After the collapse of the Afghan government in August, the process of adopting 10-year-old Noman, then caught between two very different systems,…
21 Americans Aboard Qatari Flight, Not Everyone Chose to Evacuate Afghanistan
The U.S. State Department confirmed that 39 Americans were invited on the first commercial flight allowed to take off from Kabul’s airport on Sept. 9, although not everyone ultimately chose to depart Afghanistan, citing different reasons. “We can confirm that, of the 39 we invited, 10 U.S. citizens and 11 Lawful Permanent Residents were on-board the…
21 Americans Aboard Qatari Flight, Not Everyone Chose to Evacuate Afghanistan: Price
The U.S. State Department confirmed that 39 Americans were invited on the first commercial flight allowed to take off from Kabul’s airport on Sept. 9, although not everyone ultimately chose to depart Afghanistan, citing different reasons. “We can confirm that, of the 39 we invited, 10 U.S. citizens and 11 Lawful Permanent Residents were on-board the…
British Soldier Speaks of Desperate Scenes at Afghan Airport as Civilians Tried to Flee
A British soldier involved in the evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan has described scenes of chaos as people desperately tried to flee the country. Private Jake Howarth, of 2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, recalled hearing the sound of gunshots and being surrounded by barbed wire as he touched down at Kabul airport to help the…
My Memories of the 9/11 Boat Evacuation
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, my husband and I were awakened by a huge explosion that shook our building. We ran to the terrace on the 24th floor of our apartment building just six blocks from the World Trade Center to see thick black smoke coming from the North Tower. Then a second…
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