World Aug 26 At least 160 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods destroy roads and buildings in Nepal and China By Niranjan Shrestha, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press
World Aug 25 A tornado tears through a village in southern France, wrecking 300 homes A tornado ripped through a small village in southern France, damaging about 300 homes, destroying several cars and injuring dozens of people, authorities said Tuesday. By Associated Press
World Jul 17 Landslide in southwestern China kills at least 8 and leaves 34 missing The landslide occurred around 9:08 a.m. on the outer edge of the Chongqing municipality, when massive amounts of rocks and soil washed downslope, burying more than 10 residential buildings, state broadcaster CCTV said. By Andy Wong, Associated Press
Nation Dec 23 Camp Mystic's reopening plans in Texas has drawn outrage, but some families want to return Some families say their daughters' return to Camp Mystic will be a key step in their healing. But others who lost their daughters in the floods say the decision to reopen is insensitive. By Sean Murphy, Associated Press
Politics Aug 27 Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter More than 180 current and former FEMA employees signed the letter sent to the FEMA Review Council and Congress on Monday critiquing recent cuts to agency staff and programs, and warning that FEMA's capacity to respond to a major disaster… By Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Associated Press
Feb 06 Turkish earthquake survivors struggle with loss and hardship in two years since disaster By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Two years on from a devastating earthquake that shattered Turkey's southern region, nearly half a million people remain in temporary "container cities."… Continue reading
Dec 18 Families scramble to help in French territory of Mayotte after deadly cyclone rips through island By Sam Mednick, Adrienne Surprenant, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Relatives of families struggling after Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness Wednesday, a day before France's president and another 180 tons of aid were expected to arrive. Continue reading
Dec 18 Vanuatu 7.3 earthquake leaves capital without water, as death toll expected to rise By Charlotte Graham-McLay, Associated Press Vanuatu's capital is without water after reservoirs were destroyed by a violent magnitude 7.3 earthquake that wrought havoc on the South Pacific island nation. Continue reading
May 24 More than 100 people believed killed by landslide in Papua New Guinea, media reports By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Australian media are reporting that more than 100 people are believed to have died in a landslide that buried a village in remote Papua New Guinea. Continue reading
Jan 04 Scenes of loss play out across Japan's western coastline after quake kills 84 By Hiro Komae, Ayaka McGill, Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press More soldiers have been ordered to bolster the rescue operations Thursday, providing those in need with drinking water, hot meals and setting up bathing facilities after a magnitude 7.6 quake hit Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby regions Monday. Continue reading