Along a newly paved road at Harless Creek in Pike County, dozens of new vehicles and a handful of new modular homes point to progress since severe flooding hit the area a year ago. At Raccoon Creek, freshly cut lawns …
Whole towns destroyed by the more than 60 tornadoes that ravaged Alabama in one day this past April are beginning to rebuild. A study by the University of Alabama found that the April 27 tornadoes killed 244 people in Alabama …
The debate over whether to mandate fire sprinklers in new homes is heating up in Maine. South Portland City Council is expected to take up the issue later this summer. If it passes, South Portland would join Portland, Westbrook and …
Nine months after a flood of toxic red sludge devastated Hungarian villages, the country has built more than 100 new homes for the displaced. But for survivors such as Istvan Fuchs, who lost his mother in the disaster, the emotional …
Flooding and flowing mud and debris have damaged homes in an area south of Sierra Vista that had been hit by a major fire in recent weeks. Cochise County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Carol Capas says the flooding Sunday in Miller Canyon …
Cleanup efforts in this northeastern Pennsylvania community entered its third day Wednesday while local, state and federal officials crunched numbers to get a dollar amount on damages from flash flooding that damaged homes and washed out bridges and roads. Damages …
Flash floods triggered by torrential rains swept away dozens of houses in the southern Philippines and killed at least 25 people, mostly children, officials said Wednesday. At least 15 other people were missing. About 20,000 families were affected by floodwaters …
Wildfires that devastated East and Southeast Texas last week not only destroyed homes but also millions of cubic feet of forest timber, authorities said. According to the Texas Forest Service, a fire in Grimes County that burned 5,280 acres, 30 …
The Souris River crested nearly 2 feet lower than expected in Minot, N.D., where city officials hoped to ride out the high water without losing more than the thousands of homes already damaged by flooding. The river had been expected …
Stormy, windy weather slammed more Allstate insured homes in Hardin County than any other part of Texas over the past five years. Allstate tallied the top 20 stormiest counties in the state by looking at the areas with the highest …