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Over 100 inmates escape from a Pakistan prison after an earthquake evacuation in Karachi

Over 100 inmates escape from a Pakistan prison after an earthquake evacuation in Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — More than 100 inmates escaped from a prison and at least one was killed in a shootout in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi overnight after they were temporarily moved out of their cells following mild earthquake tremors,
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Blaze forces Alaska Highway closure as B.C. wildfire season ramps up

Blaze forces Alaska Highway closure as B.C. wildfire season ramps up

Fire season is ramping up in British Columbia as the province's wildfire service warns of hot, dry and windy conditions in the forecast.
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Wildfire forces more out in Saskatchewan, hotels open up for Manitoba evacuees

Wildfire forces more out in Saskatchewan, hotels open up for Manitoba evacuees

Winnipeg hotels were opening up Monday to evacuees who fled their homes due to raging wildfires, while to the west in Saskatchewan thousands more were ordered to flee.
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5.8-magnitude earthquake shakes Turkish Mediterranean coast, injuring 7 people

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Mediterranean coastal town of Marmaris on Tuesday, Turkey’s disaster management agency said. At least seven people were injured while trying escape homes in panic.
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Cenovus the latest oil company to shut production in Alberta due to wildfires

Cenovus the latest oil company to shut production in Alberta due to wildfires

CALGARY — Some oilsands producers are removing workers and shutting production from their sites as wildfires rage in northeastern Alberta. Cenovus Energy Inc.
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Flooding in western China destroys dozens of homes and roads

BEIJING (AP) — Flooding in southwestern China has destroyed dozens of roads and homes. Yunnan province’s mountainous Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture had 27 houses damaged and 16 bridges damaged or destroyed as of Sunday.
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With hotel space in short supply, Manitoba fire evacuees welcomed in Niagara Falls

With hotel space in short supply, Manitoba fire evacuees welcomed in Niagara Falls

As emergency officials work to find hotel space for wildfire evacuees on the Prairies, a Manitoba Indigenous group says it has welcomed residents from the Pimicikamak Cree Nation at a hotel in Niagara Falls, Ont.
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Death toll reaches at least 200 in Nigerian town submerged in floods as rescue efforts halted

Death toll reaches at least 200 in Nigerian town submerged in floods as rescue efforts halted

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 200 on Sunday, a local official said.
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Emergency service for wildfire evacuees in northeastern B.C. extended

Emergency service for wildfire evacuees in northeastern B.C. extended

The British Columbia regional district where a wildfire continues to burn out of control has extended its emergency support services to residents evacuated from the blaze.
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More evacuations ordered as crews battle wildfires burning in Manitoba

More evacuations ordered as crews battle wildfires burning in Manitoba

FLIN FLON — More people in northern Manitoba were told to leave their homes Saturday and Saskatchewan's premier warned the number of evacuees in his province will likely climb as wildfires continued to threaten communities and send thick smoke into t
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