The State of Emergency was issued for 13 counties to help support long-term recovery efforts from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Chantal.

Elderly residents – some in wheelchairs and some dependent on oxygen tanks – were blinded by deadly smoke as they tried to escape an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, which caught ...

Heavy monsoon rains flood Rawalpindi and Islamabad, killing several. Nullah Leh rises to 21 feet. Army, Rescue 1122 conduct emergency evacuations.

A special session of the Texas Legislature will address the deadly floods in Hill Country, but the fireworks will come from ...

County officials did not issue a locally targeted emergency alert to warn people in town of the rapidly rising waters until ...

Tensions are rising in the Fishers Fire District in Victor, where Assistant Chief Michael Koch issued a public statement ...

Governor Tina Kotek on Wednesday morning declared a State of Emergency across Oregon due to the increasing threat of ...

A spokesman for Camp Mystic, the Texas enclave devastated by a July 4 flash flood, is raising concerns about communication ...

When deadly floods hit Texas, alert systems fell short. With bad weather headed for Lafayette, how do local systems work to ...

In September 2008, after hurricanes Gustav and Ike decimated Gulf communities, the DOE authorized an SPR exchange of nearly 5 ...

Jeanette Sinclair, a senior K-9 handler with Buckeye Search and Rescue Dogs, and her canine partner Jolene are one of many ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” Lee esto en español. Disasters can feel overwhelming if you’re an immigrant, whether it’s because of your ...