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The Department of State continues to have “full accountability” of personnel in Sudan as rival factions battle in Khartoum, Vedant Patel, department spokesman, tells reporters during a briefing. The Pentagon is putting together various contingency plans in case of a needed evacuation of embassy personnel, Patel adds. SOUNDBITE
More than 1,000 people have been evacuated in the Spanish regions of Valencia (south-east) and Aragon (north-east) where forest fires have already burnt some 900 hectares, according to local authorities. Four hundred firefighters, rescue workers and military personnel, fifteen planes, seaplanes and helicopters worked to extinguish the flames, according to the Valencia rescue service. A nearby field hospital was set up and the Red Cross opened a reception centre for evacuees in a gymnasium in the town of Segorbe. Spain was hit last summer by some 500 fires that burned over 300,000 hectares of land, making it the most affected European country, according to the European Forest Fire Information System. IMAGES
A wildfire in a popular resort on the Greek island of Lesbos is destroying homes and forcing evacuations of tourists and residents. Firefighters deployed seven planes and a helicopter to fight the surging blaze in the beachside village of Vatera, with reinforcements expected to arrive from northern Greece. IMAGES
Spanish armed forces board an aircraft and leave Zaragoza Air Base for Dubai to cover the first phase of repatriation in Afghanistan. The Taliban has moved to quickly restart the Afghan capital following their stunning takeover of Kabul and have told government staff to return to work, though residents have reacted cautiously. IMAGES
Mumbai (India), May 17 (EFE / EPA) .- India has evacuated more than 135,000 people on the western coast of the country before the arrival of the "extremely severe" cyclone Tauktae, which will make its landfall this Monday with winds of up to 185 kilometers per hour while the country registers the highest numbers of Covid-19 cases in the world.FOOTAGE OF THE DESTRUCTION GENERATED BY THE CYCLONE IN MUMBAI, INDIA.
Napa County, Sep 27 (EFE/EPA).- Fast-spreading Glass Fire in Napa County, north of San Francisco, on Sunday prompted evacuations at a local hospital and a resort. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO). SHOT LIST: FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE THE GLASS FIRE IN NAPA COUNTY NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, US.