Rising floodwaters forced the closure of the local airport and Townsville University Hospital to delay elective surgeries ...

One person has died and thousands of others have been asked to evacuate in Australia’s northeast after rains caused flash floods that have inundated the region, CNN reported. Large parts of the North ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...

A new massive sinkhole appeared on January 29, prompting officials to call on locals to evacuate as rescue efforts for ...

Those of us who were evacuated for a couple of days at the threat of the Eaton fire and yet were able to return intact, with intact cats, to intact homes are now feeling the survivors’ guilt.

Meryl Streep's nephew Abe Streep also spoke with Martin Short and Haley Joel Osment about the destruction in Pacific Palisades and Altadena ...

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Delays in evacuating, or the inability to evacuate safely, can have catastrophic consequences, not only for those trying to flee but also for the first responders and emergency managers working to ...

Retired Canadian soldier David Lavery, who made it his life’s work to help allies in Afghanistan escape Taliban rule only to ...

People have been urged to avoid the area after a large fire broke out - evacuations have been carried out and multiple road closures are in place.