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Indian Rescuers Start Drilling to Reach 40 Workers Trapped in a Collapsed Tunnel Since the Weekend

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers in northern India supplied food and medicine to 40 construction workers on Thursday as officials started drilling through the rubble to reach the men who have been trapped since a portion of the tunnel they …

Bay of Bengal Nations Resolve to Face Calamities Together

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An organization of seven Bay of Bengal nations said its members must urgently use their geographical advantage and other resources to address their post-pandemic vulnerabilities and collectively strengthen their ability to face future calamities. In …

Research Finds Earthquakes Play a Role in Future Landslides

The likelihood of an area experiencing a potentially devastating landslide could be influenced by its previous exposure to earthquakes many decades earlier. This is according to new research led by Cardiff University, recently published in the journal Earth Surface Dynamics, …

Waffle House Locations Open During Storms Gain FEMA Attention

When a big storm or tornado devastates a community, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) usually steps in to help state and local officials. But in recent years, FEMA has been getting some help of its own from an unexpected …

Study Surveys Impact of Leap Day IllinoisTornado

On Leap Day last year, the largest natural disaster in Illinois in 2012 devastated a small town in Southern Illinois. Since the Feb. 29 EF-4 level tornado that tore through Harrisburg one year ago—hitting the ground with a force of …