The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden to evacuate citizens from Japan The Swedish foreign ministry has offered to fly Swedes and other Scandinavians wishing to leave Japan out of the country via Bangkok. https://www.thelocal.se/20110318/32664 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:21:00 +0100 32664 Sweden offers aid for Libya refugee effort Sweden said Friday it was contributing a C-130 Hercules military plane and 33 million kronor ($5.2 million) to the United Nations' efforts to evacuate refugees from Libya. https://www.thelocal.se/20110304/32404 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:11:00 +0100 32404 Swedes evacuated to Malta from Libya A number of Swedes were successfully evacuated from Libya on Thursday after a Swedish plane was able to land in Tripoli following days of delays. https://www.thelocal.se/20110304/32388 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:38:00 +0100 32388 Farms, homes evacuated after dam bursts A dam burst in Hästberga in southern Sweden on Sunday caused floods and forced residents to evacuate. https://www.thelocal.se/20101107/30072 Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:18:00 +0100 30072 'Lynch mob' prompts refugees to flee town in northern Sweden Nearly half of the predominantly Iraqi-refugees residing in Vännäs in northern Sweden have decided to permanently move out of the area after being terrorized by what police called “a lynch mob” in early May. https://www.thelocal.se/20090522/19598 Fri, 22 May 2009 13:56:00 +0200 19598