Hurricane Milton churned Wednesday toward a potentially catastrophic collision along the west coast of Florida, where some residents insisted they would stay after millions were ordered to evacuate and officials warned that stragglers would face grim odds of surviving.

Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida, residents asked to evacuate

Ahead of the ‘catastrophic’ Hurricane Milton, the Tampa Bay mayor issued a dire warning for residents who paid no heed to the calls for evacuation. Mayor Jane Castor said on CNN, “If you choose to stay … you are going to die.

‘You are going to die’: Tampa mayor issues a chilling warning as Florida braces for Hurricane Milton

Israel Defense Forces (IDF), on Wednesday (Oct 2) said it had sent more troops into Lebanon after the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group claimed its fighters clashed with the Israeli military in a border village.

Israel vows to make Iran pay for missile attack, sends more troops to Lebanon

France will "very soon" start to evacuate its nationals from Niger, where a coup last week has unleashed anti-French protests, Paris's embassy in Niamey said Tuesday.

France planning evacuation of nationals from Niger amidst protests

As fears of a Russian invasion in Ukraine grow, it seems there will not be any military evacuation from the UK, a media report said. If conflict with Russia breaks out, British nationals, who choose to stay in Ukraine, should not expect an evacuation by military, junior defence minister James Heappey told Sky News on Saturday.

If Russian invasion occurs in Ukraine, UK may not evacuate its nationals, says report

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Japan issued evacuation requests to more than 120,000 residents in some southern prefectures due to heavy rain on Saturday, NHK reported, just days after deadly landslides struck the seaside city of Atami southwest of Tokyo.

Heavy rain hits southern Japan, over 120,000 ordered to evacuate

La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent erupted on Friday after decades of inactivity, sending dark plumes of ash and smoke billowing into the sky and forcing thousands from surrounding villages to evacuate.

Volcano erupts in southern Caribbean, forcing thousands to evacuate  

China has asked its state firms in Myanmar to evacuate non-essential staff following attacks on Chinese factories and businesses by anti-coup protesters, who accused Beijing of backing the military junta that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi last month.

China asks its state firms in Myanmar to evacuate non-essential staff: Report 

India commenced its biggest evacuation operation on Thursday. The repatriation operation has been started by government of India with Air India to bring back Indian nationals stranded abroad.

More countries added to India's Vande Bharat operation; passengers thank Air India

Hundreds of people were evacuated Thursday from a hotel in downtown Singapore after explosions and a fire erupted in a room containing electrical equipment, causing blackouts in nearby buildings.

Singapore hotel evacuated after blasts, fire

The evacuees are being moved to the mainland and the International Red Cross is providing about 87,000 kina ($26,274) in funding to help them, said PNG Red Cross Secretary General Uvenama Rova by telephone from the capital of Port Moresby

People evacuated from Papua New Guinea island after volcano explodes

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