1 Dead, 100,000 Displaced as Typhoon Blows Near Philippines April 20, 2021 By Jim Gomez MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An approaching powerful typhoon has left at least one person dead, another missing and prompted the...
Fidelity Leads $2 Trillion Investor Group Seeking Seafarer Aid January 13, 2021 By Alastair Marsh Investors managing more than $2 trillion of assets are calling on world leaders to address the “unfolding humanitarian crisis at...
Flooding Starts to Abate; 21 People Evacuated to Safety February 10, 2020 By Andrew Selsky SALEM, Ore. — Oregon National Guard troops aboard two helicopters airlifted 21 people to safety on Saturday, and authorities reported...
Winter Storm Kills 4 in Mo., Smothers Kansas in Snow December 17, 2019 At least four-people have been killed in weather-related crashes in Missouri and numerous school districts called off classes after a...
U.K. Launches Massive Tourist Airlift After Thomas Cook Collapse September 23, 2019 By Richard Weiss, Luca Casiraghi and James Ludden The U.K. government deployed the “largest repatriation in peacetime history” to bring home more than 150,000 tourists stranded on overseas...
Rains Flood Maryland Roads, Strand Drivers September 9, 2011 By ALEX DOMINGUEZ Firefighters were among those who had to be rescued as storms flooded roads Wednesday, trapping cars in rushing water and...
Monsoon Flooding Strands Thousands in Bangladesh June 20, 2011 Monsoon flooding has covered low-lying areas of Bangladesh’s vast southern coast along the Bay of Bengal, marooning thousands of people....