A disaster is an event that causes serious harm to people, buildings, economies, or the environment, and the affected community cannot handle it alone. [1][2] The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk …

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Learn about the formal disaster declaration process, disaster types, how FEMA gets involved, and other resources.

Dec 5, 2025 · The water level in the rain-swollen Guadalupe River was rising fast and the man calling the emergency dispatcher from a flooded home in the Texas Hill Country sounded desperate. “No …

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Nov 24, 2025 · Disaster, any natural or human-generated calamitous event that produces great loss of human life or destruction of the natural environment, private property, or public infrastructure. A …

1 day ago · A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the Trump administration to restore billions in canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funding.

1 day ago · Disaster can strike at any time and in any place, building slowly, or occurring suddenly without warning. Whatever the scenario, as the federal government's emergency management and …

Dec 1, 2025 · The death toll from cyclone-induced floods and landslides in Indonesia passed 600 as rescuers battled to clear roads and improved weather conditions revealed the scale of a disaster that …

Learn how to get disaster financial assistance. Find shelter and let family know you’re ok. Get disaster aid for food, repairs, small business, and more.