The devastation in Chamoli was heart-wrenching, and rescue operations are ongoing. Amid this chaos, an emotional scene brought tears to the eyes of rescuers: a mother was found holding her twin sons ...

If you like risky adventures, you’ve probably considered signing up for a disaster rescue service. These organizations promise to save you when you’re trapped on the mountain and can’t get down—all ...

Rescuers pulled five survivors from a collapsed school in Indonesia on Wednesday as frantic parents demanded searchers speed up efforts to find dozens of children believed still trapped in the rubble ...

With five dead in the Verulam disaster, rescue dogs that helped in the George building collapse have been rushed to KZN to locate the missing.

The sight of cockroaches scurrying across the floor may give some people a scare, but the creepy crawlers may one day help save people in a disaster. Researchers at North Carolina State University ...

When a Russian missile struck a Kyiv apartment block at the end of August, one resident was caught in a waking nightmare. Mykola Yakimenko's fifth-story apartment collapsed around him, raising clouds ...

AGAM, Indonesia (AP) — Improved weather on Saturday helped rescuers on Indonesia's Sumatra island recover more bodies as they struggled to reach several areas that were hit by landslides and flash ...

Rescuers from India’s disaster response agency carried a baby away from a flood-hit home in the town of Puttalam, in western Sri Lanka on Monday, December 1. Footage here released by the High ...

China will take measures to further strengthen rescue forces primarily aimed at addressing flood and geological disasters in ...

TV reports showed two rescuers battling strong currents in a small rubber boat, moving toward a man clinging to a coconut tree. "There are many challenges," Aceh Gov. Muzakir Manaf said after ...

AGAM, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue workers in Indonesia struggled on Saturday to reach several areas that were hit by landslides and flash floods as authorities feared the confirmed death toll of 279 would ...

AGAM, Indonesia (AP) — Improved weather on Saturday helped rescuers on Indonesia’s Sumatra island recover more bodies as they struggled to reach several areas that were hit by landslides and flash ...