Evacuation
latest news & developmentsUCT students, staff return to campus after devastating fire
Many people will be experiencing the destruction to the campus after the blaze for the first time, having previously seen only photos of the aftermath
Rhodes Memorial Fire: a week of devastation, loss and heartache
Students, alumni and staff share their memories and thoughts after blaze leaves a path of devastation at the UCT and its Jagger Reading Room
Cape Town fire update: Mop-up operations underway, students receive local support
Clean-up operations and repairs to infrastructure are being initiated, while the full extent of the damage wrought by the fire is still being assessed
Cape Town fire burns for a third day, authorities confirm minister’s residence gutted
Fresh firefighting teams are expected to take over from the crews that battled the blaze throughout Monday evening
Cape Town fire ‘largely contained’, evacuation orders remain in place
Authorities confirmed the fire had been largely contained by early Monday afternoon, although reports suggest the fire had jumped the road near Tafelberg Drive
Japan evacuates major airport after typhoon wreaks havoc
At least ten people were killed, and hundreds more injured by Typhoon Jebi as it raked through the major manufacturing area around Osaka
Tourist exodus from Lombok as quake toll hits 105
The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake killed at least 105 people and destroyed thousands of buildings in Lombok
Indonesia evacuates tourists after Lombok quake kills 91
Hundreds of bloodied and bandaged victims were treated outside damaged hospitals in the main city of Mataram
Bali raises volcano alert to highest level
Massive columns of thick grey smoke have been pouring out of Mount Agung and have shot more than three kilometres into the sky