Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — a ...

One month after historic flooding, cleanup continues in Globe as city leaders push for federal aid, having submitted a FEMA disaster declaration on Oct. 24, while fighting to secure resources for the ...

ST. ELIZABETH PARISH, Jamaica – The scope of the historic disaster that is the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa is just starting to come into focus a week after the record-setting storm made landfall ...

Kentucky has suffered a series of historic disasters in recent years, forcing local communities to adapt. Disaster-stricken towns across the state are taking steps to ease the pain of the next storm, ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Bob Ferguson has formally asked the federal government to declare a major disaster in Washington following historic flooding in December, requesting an estimated $21.3 million in ...

A city devastated; neighbors coming to its aid; the hunt for a scapegoat: Though the Angelenos enduring wildfires today lead lives dramatically different from those of the people who survived the ...

A massive overnight fire destroyed part of historic downtown Gatesville. Coryell County has declared a disaster as crews assess damage to historic buildings.

Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — a catastrophic event that unleashed a deadly tsunami, upended millions of ...