Natural Disaster
Families and rescuers continue searching Camp Mystic, where 11 girls and a counselor remain missing
As rescuers search for dozens still missing in Kerr County’s deadly flash flood, questions grow over the timing and effectiveness of emergency alerts, despite claims that the storm’s severity was unforeseen
At least 51 people, including 15 children, are dead and 27 girls remain missing after a flash flood devastated Camp Mystic and surrounding areas in Kerr County
Carolyn Gish responded to Chief Glen Kneeland’s post about helping Hurricane Harvey victims and let him know of two stranded people
Fire and EMS providers should follow lessons from Hurricane Katrina while mobilizing to operate in a large arena of catastrophe
South Carolina Forestry Commission is sending 18 members of its incident management team to help with ongoing flood recovery efforts
Bayou animals such as alligators, snakes and fire ants are all looking for higher ground
“This is going to be a bigger rescue effort than Katrina just because of the consistent rain,” Chief Charles Hood said
It’s not known yet what kinds or how much sewage, chemicals and waterborne germs are mixed in the water
The store hosted a “first responder day” before they opened to the public
Formed after Hurricane Katrina, the informal network of good Samaritans with small boats is deploying to save those stranded in the flood
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to Texas to help recovery efforts for those affected by Hurricane Harvey
Members of Pennsylvania-Task Force 1, an urban search-and-rescue group overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, made the 22-hour trip to Texas
Rescuers were overwhelmed by the amount of calls for help and had to prioritize life-and-death situations
Rockport Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Rios told people choosing not to evacuate that they should mark their arms with a Sharpie, implying it would be easier to identify them
Officials are worried about “potentially catastrophic” rainfall that will continue for days, with more than 40 inches and flash flooding possible
California Task Force 5, a 45-person team, embarked on a 1,350-mile trek to the AT&T Center
Cheers went up with each rescue, which firefighters confirmed with exclamation mark-punctuated tweets
Rescuers dug through rubble with their hands and used detectors to search for signs of life
Surveillance video at a gas station caught the moment the firefighter’s truck went flying into the air
When responders arrived at the scene, they could hear people crying for help in the rubble
A 4-month-old and 18-month-old were unresponsive when pulled from an overturned vehicle; Jamie Martinez said he never forgot his CPR training
After making sure his wife was OK, firefighter Don Good went to search for his dog that belonged to his late son
The National Weather Service confirmed at least three tornadoes swept through parts of three counties
Several buildings and an elementary school were also hit; no deaths or serious injuries were reported
Firefighters walked up and down a debris-strewn highway after the storm, looking for anyone missing or trapped
The firefighters were returning from a call earlier in the morning when they realized the tornado was coming their way
Emergency responders searched for survivors for hours after a twister leveled a park in rural Georgia
More than 40 firefighters from across Mississippi had gathered to search for the dead and injured
TV footage showed rescuers in orange uniforms shining flashlights into the interiors of broken buildings as they searched for signs of life
Five other miners have been hospitalized but their lives are not in danger and a few others escaped unscathed
Since the Wednesday earthquake, firefighters and rescue crews used sniffer dogs around the hard-hit areas in central Italy
Rescue teams dug through the crumbled buildings with bulldozers and their bare hands in search of survivors
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