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CBS News
15 hours ago
- Climate
- CBS News
Grass fire along Tuolumne River in Modesto forces evacuations
MODESTO — A grass fire was forcing mandatory evacuations in Modesto on Thursday, officials said. Modesto Fire said it was burning in the area of West Hatch Road and South Carpenter Road along the Tuolumne River on the western side of the city. Evacuations were ordered for the immediate area around the fire. Flames were first reported around 3:50 p.m. The size and cause of the fire were not yet known. This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.
CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Volcanic eruption in Indonesia forces evacuations and flight cancelations
People watch as Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews volcanic materials into the air during an eruption, in Maumere, Indonesia, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo) LEMBATA, Indonesia — Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again Wednesday after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancelations, including to and from the resort island of Bali. Several eruptions sent ash up to 5,000 metres (16,400 feet) into the sky Tuesday evening to Wednesday afternoon. An eruption Tuesday afternoon sent thick, gray clouds 10,000 metres (about 32,800 feet) into the sky that expanded into a mushroom-shaped ash cloud visible as much as 150 kilometres (nearly 93 miles) away. The eruption alert was raised Tuesday to the highest level and the danger zone where people are recommended to leave was expanded to 8 kilometres (about 5 miles) from the crater. Officers also evacuated from the Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki monitoring post 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) from the crater to avoid falling gravel released in the eruption. No casualties have been reported. Ash and debris fell in a number of places outside the danger zone, including the villages of Boru, Hewa and Watobuku. Some residents from Nurabelen village in Ile Bura subdistrict fled to evacuation sites in Konga to avoid the impact of the eruption, the National Disaster Management Agency said in a statement. 'Some residents have also evacuated to Nileknoheng village, which is 12 kilometres (7.4 miles) from the crater,' said Abdul Muhari, the National Disaster Management Agency's spokesperson. Dozens of flights Wednesday were canceled, including those connecting Bali to cities in Australia, Malaysia, India and China, according to the website of Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport. Volcanic ash can pose a risk to plane engines. Flights also were canceled to and from the international airport in Labuan Bajo another tourist destination in Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara province. The airport is still operating. The cancelations and delays affected thousands of travelers. Australian carrier Jetstar, which flies daily between the tourist hotspot and several Australian cities, said the ash cloud was forecast to clear by late Wednesday and its services would be rescheduled. Air New Zealand cancelled one return trip to Auckland and would rebook customers on the next available service, the airline said in a statement Wednesday. Flights to New Delhi, Singapore and Pudong, China, were also cancelled due to the volcano, according to information on the website for Denpasar airport in Bali. The 1,584-metre (5,197-foot) Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki is a twin volcano with Mount Lewotobi Perempuan in the district of Flores Timur. The volcano has had several eruptions, and its danger level and no-go zone have changed several times before being raised again to the highest level Tuesday. An eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki in November killed nine people and injured dozens. It also erupted in March. Indonesia is an archipelago of 270 million people with frequent seismic activity. It has 120 active volcanoes and sits along the 'Ring of Fire,' a horseshoe-shaped series of seismic fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin. ___ Handrianus Belutowe And Edna Tarigan, The Associated Press Tarigan reported from Jakarta, Indonesia.
CNA
3 days ago
- Politics
- CNA
Countries urge citizens to flee Israel and Iran as fighting rages for fifth day
Civilians caught in the Israel-Iran crossfire are scrambling for safety as fighting rages for a fifth day. An ominous warning from US President Donald Trump urging residents to flee Tehran has sparked a wave of evacuations of locals and foreigners, as well as anxiety among many Asian leaders over the safety of their citizens. Israel and Iran have closed their airspaces, forcing tens of thousands to leave via land crossings. Azerbaijan, which shut its land borders in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has temporarily reopened borders to facilitate evacuations from Iran via the Astara checkpoint. Trent Murray reports from Tel Aviv.
Al Bawaba
5 days ago
- Politics
- Al Bawaba
Moment of fire as missile storm engulfs Haifa and flattens buildings
Published June 15th, 2025 - 08:23 GMT ALBAWABA - As military tensions between Iran and Israel rise, there have been a number of unproven stories on social media and opposition media sources saying that the families of high-ranking Iranian officials are being quietly taken out of the country. Sources in the Iranian resistance say that video has been released that supposedly shows private planes taking families of top regime leaders out of Iran. A fifth plane is said to have recently left Iranian airspace and was flying low between mountains on its way to the Russian border, according to one source. The reasons for these reported evacuations are still not clear, but there is rising talk that some Iranian leaders may be running away because they are afraid of vengeance from Israel or trouble in their own country. People on social media have made symbolic connections to the plane that took Ayatollah Khomeini back to Iran in 1979, saying that these planes are now taking regime supporters out of the country that is in danger. — Arya - آریا (@AryJeay) June 15, 2025 Even though none of these claims have been publicly confirmed by Iranian officials, they have sparked a public discussion about how confident the Iranian government is in the face of growing pressure from outside the country and unrest within it. Iran and Israel are still firing missiles and drones at each other, and the whole region is on high watch in case things get worse. On the same day, Israeli Channel 13 reported that the families of several cabinet members and ministers have also been moved to safe places inside Israel in case Iran attacks in response to current military operations. This is happening even though there are still limits on flights and the security situation in the area is generally unstable. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
CBC
10-06-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Province's delays in response to wildfire evacuees have 'fuelled distrust': Sask. ombudsman
Social Sharing Saskatchewan ombudsman Sharon Pratchler says the provincial government's response to wildfire evacuations needs to improve. Speaking at a news conference Tuesday, Pratchler said she has been hearing calls from evacuees living in cars, tents and parking lots without access to basic needs like food or shelter, or clear information about where they should go and who is supposed to support them. "Your process to provide services to those people who have been displaced from the homes in northern Saskatchewan are not working for many of them," Pratchler said. Pratchler said her office has received numerous calls from people confused about where to go due to a lack of organization. "We believe that people would be better able to manage the situation when they understand that there is a plan in place, and what that plan is and how it affects them," she said. Pratchler issued 14 immediate calls to action to improve supports for evacuees. They include ensuring the 24/7 help hotline is properly staffed, creating one list of all evacuation sites, ensuring that there is a space for doctors who have been evacuated from La Ronge to see their patients, and providing information on a long-term plan for rehousing those who have lost their homes. She said these calls to action are urgent. "The delays in response and accesses to services to meet basic needs, a safe place to sleep and food has fuelled distrust," Pratchler said. Pratchler promised a formal investigation into the government's handling of the crisis. "There will be a review by my office later on, but the focus right now is on immediate needs," she said. As of noon CST Tuesday, there were 23 active wildfires in the province, with five considered contained, according to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency. 'Pure chaos and callous failure': NDP Jordan McPhail, the Saskatchewan NDP's MLA for Cumberland — which includes the northeastern region, where many fires are burning — says he has heard the same concerns the ombudsman expressed. "What Pratchler has revealed this morning reinforces so much of what I've been hearing since the wildfire crisis began nearly two weeks ago," the Opposition MLA said at a Tuesday news conference. McPhail said he's been told some evacuees are going thousands of dollars into debt trying to manage the crisis, and some are driving long distances to use grocery store vouchers provided to evacuees by the province. "Pure chaos and callous failure, and the Sask. Party government doesn't seem to care," McPhail said. Opposition House leader Nicole Sarauer is calling on the Saskatchewan Party government to take immediate action on help that includes providing proper long-term shelter, financial aid and a list of all available supports of all evacuation centres, along with better communication overall. "I can't even imagine why that doesn't already exist," Sarauer said. Denare Beach resident left without a home Chantelle Morin has been living in a camper trailer in Prince Albert with her family since fleeing Denare Beach, in northeastern Saskatchewan, last month. The wildfire that tore through the village and the nearby Denare Beach reserve left widespread destruction. "To lose three-quarters of your community and for everybody to be displaced, we have no homes to go to when we are able to go home," Morin said. "There's lots of us that have no homes to go to." WATCH | Denare Beach evacuee living in camper, uncertain about future or support: Denare Beach evacuee living in camper, uncertain about future or support 4 hours ago Duration 2:11 Many evacuees say they are confused and getting the run-around from support agencies as they seek assistance after being displaced by wildfires in northern Saskatchewan. Morin says getting help as an evacuee has been challenging, with multiple agencies offering assistance, which makes it unclear where to go for help. Morin is a member of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, which includes eight communities. Denare Beach is among those. She said the Red Cross is responsible for providing evacuation support, but hasn't been helpful to her so far. "We haven't got any assistance from them, like any laundry slips or things that help us get by the day." The province also offers daily financial support through the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency — $40 for the head of household and $20 for each additional family member, up to $200 per day. But Morin says that isn't enough for evacuees like her. She says she has received some help from her band, but her family is being forced to cover too much on their own. "Right now, we're using our savings to get the things that aren't being donated to the evacuation centre," she said. "Those other necessities we're spending out of pocket." Though some evacuees from Pelican Narrows — about 80 kilometres northwest of Denare Beach — are now allowed to return home, that's not the case for Morin's family. There's been no clear timeline on when that will happen. "We don't know what's going to happen tomorrow," she said. "We're just going day by day since last Saturday. We don't know when we can go home. We don't know when we can go through anything that's left."
