evacuation
312 dead as mudslides, flooding sweep through Sierra Leone capital
At least 312 people are killed and more than 2,000 left homeless as heavy flooding hits Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, leaving morgues overflowing and residents desperately searching for loved ones.
Evacuation call at starving Syrian town
Some 400 people in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya need to be urgently evacuated for medical treatment, says UN humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien.
Syria war: Yarmouk evacuation camp 'on hold'
The expected evacuation of thousands of rebels from in and around Yarmouk refugee camp in southern Damascus puts on hold, reports say.
Japan floods: City of Joso hit by 'unprecedented' rain
Areas of Japan are on high alert as heavy rains and flooding continue for a second day, following Typhoon Etau.
British Airways plane catches fire in Las Vegas
A British Airways plane bound for London catches fire at Las Vegas airport, forcing the evacuation of 172 people on board on emergency slides.
Yemen evacuation: 337 Bangladeshis reach home
The 337 Bangladeshis, who were evacuated recently from strife-torn Yemen and brought to south Indian port city of Kochi by two ships, reach home. Two special fights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Bangladeshis land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 4:30am and 5:15am.
312 dead as mudslides, flooding sweep through Sierra Leone capital
At least 312 people are killed and more than 2,000 left homeless as heavy flooding hits Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, leaving morgues overflowing and residents desperately searching for loved ones.
Evacuation call at starving Syrian town
Some 400 people in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya need to be urgently evacuated for medical treatment, says UN humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien.
Syria war: Yarmouk evacuation camp 'on hold'
The expected evacuation of thousands of rebels from in and around Yarmouk refugee camp in southern Damascus puts on hold, reports say.
Japan floods: City of Joso hit by 'unprecedented' rain
Areas of Japan are on high alert as heavy rains and flooding continue for a second day, following Typhoon Etau.
British Airways plane catches fire in Las Vegas
A British Airways plane bound for London catches fire at Las Vegas airport, forcing the evacuation of 172 people on board on emergency slides.
Yemen evacuation: 337 Bangladeshis reach home
The 337 Bangladeshis, who were evacuated recently from strife-torn Yemen and brought to south Indian port city of Kochi by two ships, reach home. Two special fights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Bangladeshis land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 4:30am and 5:15am.