#disaster

#disaster

The disaster, which struck on Friday, has claimed at least 78 lives, with rescuers still searching for dozens more, including 10 girls and a camp counsellor.

The area hit by the fast-moving water is especially popular around the July 4 holiday, making it more difficult to know how many are missing.

Tensions ran high, as did the levels of waste-water that seeped onto the boat as toilets failed to flush and passengers failed to poop into provided biohazard bags.

The disaster followed a powerful weather system that brought heavy rain, strong winds, and even snow to parts of the southeast early Tuesday.

"God warned us, but the music and the party didn't let people hear it... When the first piece fell with the water, I looked up and saw what looked like repairs."

In the wake of a nightclub roof collapse that killed hundreds of people, the Dominican Republic is brimming in grief, especially in Haina, a city that lost many.

To produce work about an ongoing disaster is ethically fraught: You are encountering people in distress and documenting some of the most difficult moments of their lives.

The Hughes Fire erupted at around 10:50 a.m. near Castaic and quickly grew to 9,457 acres.

Sarai Gonzalez recounted the terrifying experience of being huddled with her family during Hurricane Rafael, highlighting her despair upon discovering the destruction to her home the next day.