Mass evacuations as floods in Russia’s Kurgan region set to peak
Kurgan and Tyumen regions of Russia, and parts of Kazakhstan, are threatened by some of the worst flooding in history.
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Man shot in Sydney mall after reports of fatal stabbings, baby said to be among those attacked
A man was shot at a shopping centre near Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Saturday following reports of multiple people stabbed, police in the city said.
Drone video shows extent of snow-melt flooding Russia and Kazakhstan
Drone video shows rows of houses and streets underwater in Russia and Kazakhstan, where thousands of people have had to evacuate their homes due to flooding caused by unusually severe melting snow and ice.
Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 110,000 people as record floods set to worsen
Kremlin says weather forecast is ‘unfavourable’ with western Siberia expecting peak flooding in three to five days.
Thailand denies Myanmar officials took Myawaddy evacuation flight
BANGKOK -- The Thai government on Tuesday said it remains neutral in the intensifying three-year conflict in neighboring Myanmar, in response to backlash over its approval of a request from the military regime next door to land an evacuation plane at a Thai airport, as resistance groups stepped up their offensive in a key border town.
Myanmar military faces humiliating rout on Thai border
BANGKOK -- Myanmar civil servants and officials of the military regime began evacuating the eastern town of Myawaddy on the Thai-Myanmar border on Sunday night in one of the most significant setbacks for the regime since its takeover on Feb. 1, 2021.