Natural Disaster
With more than 160 people still missing after deadly Hill Country floods, Texas search teams face the emotional toll of recovering bodies while managing the mental strain of their work
Monsoon rains triggered flash flooding in Ruidoso, New Mexico, sweeping one house downstream and leaving at least three people missing as officials continue search efforts
The number of missing people has tripled in Kerr County, home to Camp Mystic, where at least 27 campers and counselors died
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
Over 3,000 people have been evacuated as of Saturday
Clendenin firefighters were only able to save their rigs before the floodwaters overtook their station; several Pennsylvania fire departments donated surplus gear
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for at least 25 West Virginia counties on Monday
National Guardsmen are assisting in eight counties, helping local crews with swift water rescues, search and extraction efforts and health and welfare checks
National Guardsmen are assisting in eight counties, helping local crews with swift water rescues, search and extraction efforts and health and welfare checks
One main goal of the exercise is to test how well they will work together to minimize loss of life and damages when a mega-quake unleashes a tsunami
Battalion Chief: “We are more in body-recovery mode than rescue”
Sixty-six people were trapped in the nursing home by an earthquake that hit Japan barely 24 hours after another quake that killed nine
Rescue operations were repeatedly disrupted by aftershocks; footage showed fires breaking out after the earthquake
There have been at least four deaths and thousands of homes destroyed in Louisiana and Mississippi
Rescuers have freed more than 170 people from the high rise building; as many as 124 may still be trapped
Firefighters used ladders and cranes to free victims from a high-rise that was toppled by an earthquake in Taiwan
Two homes were destroyed in gas leak explosions and the other two were fully engulfed before firefighters determined it was safe enough to enter
Within the first two days of the Haiti earthquake, they produced assessments of damage to critical infrastructure and more
Days of tumultuous weather have led to 34 deaths overall — those in Texas and Illinois, plus 18 total in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Arkansas
Tornados and flooding tore through the southern states with cold and blizzard conditions expected to follow
Firefighters are sifting through the quicksand-like clay mud looking for survivors
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