Japan Lowers Tsunami Warning but Still Tells People Not to Go Home After Series of Earthquakes January 2, 2024 By Yuri Kageyama TOKYO (AP) — Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert, issued following a series of major earthquakes on Monday, but told...
After Tornado, Harrowing Tales of Survival in Mississippi March 27, 2023 By Michael Goldberg and Claire Rush SILVER CITY, Miss. (AP) — Nothing remained of William Barnes’ home in the tiny western Mississippi town of Silver City...
After Ian, River Flooding Menaces Florida Inland Towns October 3, 2022 By Adriana Gomez Licon and Curt Anderson NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — As Hurricane Ian ravaged coastal towns in southwest Florida, residents in this quiet suburb thought...
Body of Construction Worker, 30, Found After Site Collapse September 1, 2022 CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — State police say the body of a worker was found in the rubble of a collapse...
8 More Dead as India’s Assam State Reels Under Floods June 20, 2022 By Wasbir Hussain GAUHATI, India (AP) — Massive flooding and mudslides in northeastern India’s Assam state have claimed eight more lives, officials said...
South Africa Launches Relief for Durban Flooding; 443 Dead April 20, 2022 By Mogomotsi Magome JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Declaring a national state of disaster, South Africa has allocated $67 million to help those hit by...
Emirati-Flagged Cargo Ship Sinks in Persian Gulf Off Iran March 18, 2022 By Isabel Debre DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Emirati-flagged cargo ship, longer than a soccer field, sank in stormy seas off...
California Cleans Up After Powerful Storm Drenches State December 16, 2021 By John Antczak LOS ANGELES (AP)–Cleanup was under way after a powerful storm swept through California, setting rainfall records in the drought-stricken state...
Canada Struggles to Reach 18,000 Stranded by Flood Waters November 18, 2021 By Jesse Winter ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia — Canada was still trying to reach 18,000 people stranded on Thursday after floods and mudslides destroyed...
Mexico City Rail Overpass Collapses Onto Road, Killing at Least 23 May 4, 2021 By Anthony Esposito and Noe Torres MEXICO CITY — At least 23 people were killed and 65 were hospitalized when a railway overpass and train collapsed...