As Death Toll from Maui Wildfire Reaches 93, Effort to Find and Identify the Dead is Just Beginning August 14, 2023 By Claire Rush, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Beatrice Dupuy LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town climbed to 93,...
More People Go Missing and Thousands are Evacuated as Northeast China Is Hit by More Floods August 7, 2023 TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Rain continued to pelt northeastern China in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri on Saturday, as authorities...
Rain Pelts Beijing for Fourth Day, Northern Cities on Disaster Alert August 1, 2023 BEIJING —Relentless rain stretched into a fourth day in Beijing and nearby cities on Tuesday after a typhoon brought northern...
Vermont Starts Long Road to Recovery from Historic Floods, Helped by Army of Volunteers July 17, 2023 By Kathy Mccormack and Patrick Whittle The Marshfield Village Store, which sits at the junction of two country highways in a tiny Vermont town, has become...
Thousands Evacuated in India and Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy Approaches June 14, 2023 By Sibi Arasu and Munir Ahmed BENGALURU, India (AP) — Pakistan’s army and civil authorities planned to evacuate 80,000 people to safety along the country’s southern...
Wildfire on Canada’s Atlantic Coast Forces Evacuation of 16,000 People June 1, 2023 HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Nova Scotia’s leader begged people to stay out of the woods and avoid any activity...
Federal Housing Aid to Help Rebuild from Kentucky Storms April 28, 2023 By Bruce Schreiner FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An infusion of federal funding will help build hundreds of homes in Kentucky communities devastated by...
At Least 21 Dead in Somalia’s Flash Floods, Says U.N. Agency April 6, 2023 By Omar Faruk MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — At least 21 people including six children have died in Somalia’s flash flooding over the last...
Landslide in Ecuador Kills at Least 7, with Dozens Missing March 29, 2023 By Patricia Oleas and Cesar Olmos ALAUSI, Ecuador (AP) — A huge landslide swept over an Andean community in central Ecuador, burying dozens of homes, killing...
Cyclone Freddy Wanes After Battering Malawi, Mozambique March 17, 2023 By Vitus-Gregory Gondwe and Wanjohi Kabukuru BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Cyclone Freddy has dissipated after killing hundreds of people and displacing thousands in Mozambique and Malawi...