Mandatory evacuations ordered in Texas after heavy rain and floods
Mandatory evacuations were ordered in parts of Texas, and residents in Harris County, home to Houston, were told to be ready to stay put for days after heavy rain caused flooding.
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Mandatory evacuations were ordered in parts of Texas, and residents in Harris County, home to Houston, were told to be ready to stay put for days after heavy rain caused flooding.
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The Coordination Headquarters has decided to conduct mandatory evacuations in nine villages in the Marinka and Ocheretyne hromadas, Donetsk Oblast. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories.
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