Tagged: evacuations

38m agoWorldBangkok Flooding: 52,000 Households Affected, Nearly 4,900 People ShelteredThe South China Morning Post reports two distinct measures of the flooding: around 52,000 households were affected, while nearly 4,900 people had been evacuated to shelters. In some areas, rainfall exceeded 13 inches; accounts from the ground describe deep water and limited grocery supplies.1 min
2h agoWorldWhelford Evacuations Follow Early-Sunday Arrests Near RAF FairfordProperties were evacuated in Whelford and residents taken to a leisure centre after a major incident was declared. Several men were arrested early Sunday on suspicion of Explosives Act offences; police said officers believed the incident was contained while an Army team examined vehicles.1 min