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Rescuers use ziplines to transport trapped citizens after devastating Nepal floods decimate country's bridges

September 2, 2026

Rescuers use ziplines to transport trapped citizens after devastating Nepal floods decimate country's bridges

Video shows rescue workers using cable cars and ziplines to ferry stranded citizens across flooded rivers in Nepal after the deadly mudslide.

Grand Canyon water pipeline damaged again as flooding complicates repairs

September 1, 2026

Grand Canyon water pipeline damaged again as flooding complicates repairs

Flash flooding forced park closures and water restrictions at Grand Canyon as the $200 million pipeline repair project faces major new complications.

Roughly 80 Americans still unaccounted for after Himalayan disaster kills 903, officials say

August 31, 2026

Roughly 80 Americans still unaccounted for after Himalayan disaster kills 903, officials say

Nepal and China's death toll climbed to 903 as roughly 4,200 people remained unaccounted for following the devastating flood and debris flow.

Mom loses grip on daughter as passenger ferry capsizes with 20 people still missing

August 31, 2026

Mom loses grip on daughter as passenger ferry capsizes with 20 people still missing

A mother describes losing her grip on her 12-year-old daughter as the Cyprus ferry capsized, with some 20 passengers still missing in waters over 1,600 feet deep.

Son realizes missing American dad was in path of Nepal disaster after watching viral video

August 30, 2026

Son realizes missing American dad was in path of Nepal disaster after watching viral video

Sunny Patel saw viral flood footage from Nepal and Tibet and realized his father, Jitendra Patel, was in that exact area on a spiritual pilgrimage.

Death toll from mudslides, flooding at Nepal-China border climbs past 670; nearly 3,000 missing

August 29, 2026

Death toll from mudslides, flooding at Nepal-China border climbs past 670; nearly 3,000 missing

Nepal's flood and mudslide death toll reaches more than 670 with nearly 3,000 missing as rain and fog halt search and rescue operations in the disaster zone.

Trapped Nepali workers pulled from hydropower tunnel after catastrophic flooding

August 28, 2026

Trapped Nepali workers pulled from hydropower tunnel after catastrophic flooding

Video from Nepal's Prime Minister's Office shows rescue workers pulling trapped citizens through a mud-saturated hydropower plant tunnel in Rasuwa.

Experts zero in on likely cause of deadly Nepal mudslide, with more than 1,400 missing

August 27, 2026

Experts zero in on likely cause of deadly Nepal mudslide, with more than 1,400 missing

A massive glacier collapse triggered a magnitude 5.2 landslide event that caused catastrophic Nepal and Tibet floods, with over 1,400 people still missing.

Hurricane Katrina taught me how to prepare for any storm

August 26, 2026

Hurricane Katrina taught me how to prepare for any storm

Kurt Knutsson shares seven emergency preparedness lessons from surviving Hurricane Katrina inside a New Orleans hotel as conditions turned desperate.

Kurt 'CyberGuy' Knutsson recalls being stuck in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina

August 26, 2026

Kurt 'CyberGuy' Knutsson recalls being stuck in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina

Twenty-one years after Hurricane Katrina, Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson shares his experience surviving the storm.