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Israel expands bombardment in Lebanon as thousands flee; more deadly strikes in Gaza
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel expands bombardment in Lebanon as thousands flee; more deadly strikes in Gaza

LA Times  

Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes and hitting a Palestinian refugee camp deep in northern Lebanon for the first time as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters. The attack on the Beddawi refugee camp near the northern city of Tripoli killed an official with Hamas’ military wing, along with …

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Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar
3 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar

The Hindu  

Bangladesh has ramped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar, with at least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims crossing over in recent months to escape escalating violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, officials in Dhaka said. The new arrivals add to more than one million Rohingya refugees already living in overcrowded camps in Cox’s Bazar district after they fled a military-led crackdown …

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Thousands flee as war reaches Sudan’s second-largest city
1 year ago

Thousands flee as war reaches Sudan’s second-largest city

Al Jazeera  

Heavy fighting reported in Wad Madani, where thousands of displaced people had sought shelter. Thousands of displaced people have fled the formerly safe city of Wad Madani in Sudan, as the war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces reaches the city. Paramilitary forces established a base in the east of Sudan’s second-largest city and the capital of …

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‘Intense violence’ around north Gaza hospitals causing thousands to flee
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Intense violence’ around north Gaza hospitals causing thousands to flee

The Independent  

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Thousands who were sheltering at Gaza City’s hospitals flee as Israel-Hamas war closes in
1 year, 1 month ago

Thousands who were sheltering at Gaza City’s hospitals flee as Israel-Hamas war closes in

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Thousands of Palestinians sheltering from the Israel-Hamas war at Gaza City’s main hospital fled south Friday after several reported strikes in and around the compound overnight. They joined a growing exodus of people escaping intense urban fighting in the north — including near other hospitals — as Gaza officials said the territory’s death toll surpassed …

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Lava pours from crater of Philippines' Mayon Volcano, thousands warned to be ready to flee
1 year, 6 months ago

Lava pours from crater of Philippines' Mayon Volcano, thousands warned to be ready to flee

India Today  

Lava poured from the crater of the Philippines’ most active volcano Monday, prompting officials to warn tens of thousands of villagers to be prepared to flee if the gentle eruption turns into a violent and life-threatening explosion. More than 13,000 people have left the mostly poor farming communities within a 6-kilometer radius of Mayon Volcano’s crater in mandatory evacuations since …

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‘Wall of fire’: Arizona blaze forces thousands to flee
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Wall of fire’: Arizona blaze forces thousands to flee

Al Jazeera  

Arizona orders mandatory evacuations as dry brush and pine trees ignite in early start to US southwest wildfire season. Firefighters faced strong winds and bone-dry conditions as they battled the blaze, which officials said late on Tuesday threatened to destroy hundreds of homes as it moved northeast towards Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. The blaze, dubbed the “Tunnel Fire”, covered …

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Thousands flee after massacre in northern Burkina Faso
3 years, 6 months ago

Thousands flee after massacre in northern Burkina Faso

Al Jazeera  

The government says 7,000 families have fled to Sebba after attackers killed 138 people in Solhan village. “They killed so many people without even separating the women and children,” Mannou Tambanga, a Solhan resident, told Al Jazeera. Urgent need Displaced people “arrived with few or no belongings”, Baloch said, adding that most “were generously welcomed by local families who are …

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Thousands flee rebel violence in Central African Republic
3 years, 9 months ago

Thousands flee rebel violence in Central African Republic

Associated Press  

BANGASSOU, Central African Republic — Monique Moukidje fled her home in Central African Republic’s town of Bangassou in January when rebels attacked with heavy weapons, the fighting killing more than a dozen people. Hundreds of thousands of people are also left without basic food or health care, and with the main roads between Central African Republic and Cameroon closed for …

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Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown
3 years, 10 months ago

Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Thousands of Hong Kongers have already made the sometimes painful decision to leave behind their hometown and move to Britain since Beijing imposed a strict national security law on the Chinese territory last summer. Britain’s government said some 7,000 people with British National Overseas passports — a travel document that Hong Kongers could apply for before the …

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Thousands flee Ethiopia as violence escalates
4 years, 1 month ago

Thousands flee Ethiopia as violence escalates

CNN  

Nairobi, Kenya CNN — Thousands of Ethiopian civilians have fled into neighboring Sudan to escape escalating conflict in their country’s northern region,with many more expected to follow, according to Sudanese officials and the United Nations. “If hostilities continue, the humanitarian impact will worsen.” As of Tuesday night, more than 1,800 people from the Ethiopian region of Tigray had crossed the …

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