Most residents didn't know the storm was coming when it levelled most of the city, killing between 6,000 and 12,000 people.

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Officials believe the increase in natural disasters is due to the rise in climate change and extreme weather events.

By Josh Campbell, CNN The first warning of impending disaster some Texas Hill Country residents received came in the form of rushing water, strange noises from passing debris and the screams of ...

The Texas legislature passed two bills on Wednesday reforming flood safety regulations after a deadly disaster swept the ...

The most deadly natural disasters in U.S. history include hurricanes, heat waves, tornadoes, blizzards, and much more.

On Saturday, to commemorate the anniversary of the deadliest natural disaster in American history, thousands will gather ...

A horror crash has left at least 17 people dead and at least 21 injured after a funicular tram derailed and ploughed into a ...

To identify the five deadliest natural disasters in each global region since 1970, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed total deaths from natural disasters around the world from the World Meteorological ...

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 ...