Evacuees detail harrowing scenes of flooding in coastal Alaska villages as airlift continues

The house rocked as though an earthquake had struck, and suddenly it was floating. Water seeped in through the front door, ...

History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independency hurt its capability

When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban search and rescue team resigned after the deadly July 4, ...
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Chadwicks Wicklow come to rescue of teen for DIY SOS: The Big Build Ireland

The Bray branch of builders’ merchant, Chadwicks, has offered the family of a Wicklow teen with with cerebral palsy materials to help rebuild their home as part of RTE’s DIY SOS: The Big Build Ireland ...

Mass airlift in rural Alaska after storm swamps villages in typhoon’s wake

The coastal villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok were among the worst hit after the remnants of Typhoon Halong triggered extreme winds and storm surge.