Evacuations and Evacuees

• An Anxious Japan Restarts the World’s Biggest Nuclear Plant - Japan is reviving nuclear power, balancing the need for more clean energy against the lingering trauma of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster.
• Chile Wildfires Kill 16 and Force Wide Evacuation - One mayor pleaded with the national government for help as flames destroyed entire neighborhoods in the southern region of Biobío.
• Slow Flood Recovery Stirs Anger in Far-Flung Corner of Indonesia - Protests have erupted in Aceh Province on the northern tip of Sumatra island, where anger and frustration are mounting over what many see as inadequate relief efforts by a distracted government.
• Downpours Ease in Southern California, but Flood Risks Remain - Another wave of rain was hitting the Los Angeles area on Friday, adding to the record-setting precipitation over Christmas.
• Heavy Rains and Floods Threaten California on Christmas Day - Much of Southern California remained at risk of potentially deadly floods on Thursday, as heavy rains showed little sign of easing through the week.
• Intense Storm in Southern California Brings Heavy Rain and Forces Evacuations - The authorities said some residents had resisted leaving their homes on the holidays, but forecasters warned the storm could be deadly, especially where burn scars from this year’s fires remain.
• New Jersey Honors Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Who Kept an Election Safe - For their heroics after a wave of bomb threats in New Jersey on Election Day, more than two dozen dogs were presented with an award from the state attorney general.
• 100,000 in Washington State Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise - Days of heavy rain pushed waterways to record flood levels in a mountainous region north of Seattle. “Do not wait,” local officials warned residents, urging them to seek higher ground.
• Canada Closes Highways to Vancouver After Flooding and Landslides - The atmospheric river over the Pacific Northwest brought a deluge to British Columbia, forcing road closures and evacuations in Canada.
• Washington Faces Heavy Rain and Flooding From Atmospheric River - Tens of thousands of people there and in nearby British Columbia were poised to evacuate as heavy rain caused flooding and sent rivers rising to dangerous levels.