Monsoon havoc in Himachal Pradesh has killed 360 people and damaged over 1,000 roads, 2,800 power lines, and 500 water ...

Lisbon's Elevador da Gloria funicular streetcar has carried tourists in Portugal's capital for more than a century. The cause of its deadly crash remains unclear.

The interlocking crises facing Sudan and Afghanistan come at a moment when societies in the West are turning their backs on welcoming refugees and offering international humanitarian aid.

Emergency crews and accident investigators are still at the scene of the Funicular Railway crash in the Portuguese capital ...

Portuguese emergency services official raises death toll in Lisbon streetcar disaster to 17.

With so many bodies in the Thames, some were found as far south as Erith. For many, what killed them was not the water, but ...

In August 2023, the deadliest fires the U.S. had seen in a century tore through Lāhainā, Maui, devastating the town and taking the lives of between 100 and 102 people, according to an official death ...

At least one American was among the 16 people killed in a devastating electric streetcar crash in Portugal's capital, along ...

Vastly better response times to natural disasters have reduced deaths, but ever-worse weather events might undermine that progress.

In all disasters, disaster-related mortality and morbidity estimates can evolve. Hurricanes and wildfires can occur over days or weeks, and some death recording systems have lags, especially if they ...

Ending extreme poverty is essential to save lives and limit damage from disasters, U.N. chief Ban Ki-Moon said, as figures revealed poorer nations bear the brunt of deaths from earthquakes ...