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Mayor Orders Mandatory Evacuation of New Orleans

Pickens writes "City officials ordered everyone to leave New Orleans beginning Sunday morning — the first mandatory evacuation since Hurricane Katrina flooded the city three years ago — as Hurricane Gustav grew into what the city's mayor called 'the storm of the century' and moved toward the Louisiana coast. 'This is the real deal. This is not a test. For everyone thinking they can ride this storm out, I have news for you: that will be one of the biggest mistakes you can make in your life,' said New Orleans mayor, C. Ray Nagin. Already, hundreds of thousands of residents had begun streaming north from New Orleans and other Gulf Coast areas stretching from the Florida Panhandle to Houston. Bush administration officials took pains not to be caught as flatfooted as they were in Hurricane Katrina, announcing that President Bush had called

Cake mix powder sparks evacuation

ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Emergency officials said a powdery substance that caused an evacuation at an Anaheim, Calif., office building turned out to be cake mix.

Mandatory evacuation order ends Thursday

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Curfew and evacuation as New Orleans prepares for Gustav

A man carries his belongings while evacuating from the approaching Hurricane Gustav at the Greyhound Bus and Amtrak station in New Orleans

New Orleans evacuation ordered ahead of Gustav

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New Orleans begins evacuation

Hurricane Gustav set to make landfall tomorrow as government fears repeat of devastation caused by Katrina

Qld gas leak clears factories, art show

An ammonia leak which caused the evacuation of hundreds of people in Brisbane including the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) has been fixed, an Emergency Services Queensland spokeswoman said.

Qld gas leak clears factories, art show (AAP)

An ammonia leak which caused the evacuation of hundreds of people in Brisbane including the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) has been fixed, an Emergency Services Queensland spokeswoman said.

Qld gas leak clears factories, art show

An ammonia leak which caused the evacuation of hundreds of people in Brisbane including the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) has been fixed, an Emergency Services Queensland spokeswoman said.

Qld gas leak clears factories, art show

An ammonia leak which caused the evacuation of hundreds of people in Brisbane including the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) has been fixed, an Emergency Services Queensland spokeswoman said.

Qld gas leak clears factories, art show

An ammonia leak which caused the evacuation of hundreds of people in Brisbane including the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) has been fixed, an Emergency Services Queensland spokeswoman said.

Qld gas leak clears factories, art show

An ammonia leak which caused the evacuation of hundreds of people in Brisbane including the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) has been fixed, an Emergency Services Queensland spokeswoman said.

Hundreds evacuated from Brisbane art gallery

An ammonia leak which caused the evacuation of hundreds of people in Brisbane today including the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) has been fixed, an Emergency Services Queensland spokeswoman said.

New Orleaners told to flee Gustav

The Mayor of New Orleans has ordered the evacuation of the city, as Hurricane Gustav continues to power its way towards the United States.

New Orleanians told to flee storm

The mayor of New Orleans has issued a mandatory evacuation order for the entire city, as Hurricane Gustav bears down on the US Gulf Coast.

New Orleans told to flee Gustav

The mayor of New Orleans has issued a mandatory evacuation order for the entire city, as Hurricane Gustav bears down on the US Gulf Coast.

Anxious Boat Trip Ends In Jubilation

Most residents of the Venetian Isles neighborhood of New Orleans heeded the evacuation order, but not Jim Roos. "This is my home," said Roos, 82. "A captain doesn't abandon his ship."

Many Texas Pets, Zoo Animals Spared Ike's Wrath

Although Hurricane Ike devastated stretches of the U.S. Gulf Coast this past weekend, rescue crews are finding that improved evacuation procedures—and a bit of luck—helped many of the area's animals weather the storm.

Progress cargo spacecraft docks with ISS

The Progress M-65 freighter has successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) after a four-day delay caused by Hurricane Ike forcing the evacuation of NASA's space centre in Houston last week, Russia's mission control said today. It was launched on board a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan on September 10.

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