The search continued Wednesday for a missing backcountry skier who was believed to have been trapped by an avalanche near Telluride, Colo.
EDM Friday Briefing: Winter Storm May Drop Two Feet of Snow on New England
EDM Friday Briefing: A winter storm moving eastward is likely to dump up to 2 feet of snow on New England by Sunday – and other news.
EDM Wednesday Briefing: Ebola Outbreak Intensifies
Emergency and disaster management briefing for Jan. 16, 2019: the Ebola outbreak in the DRC is now the second-most deadly – and other news.
Austria Avalanche Kills 3; Ski Patrollers Killed In France
Three German skiers have been killed in an avalanche in Austria and a fourth is still missing, as snowfall set in again in the northern Alps.
EDM Monday Briefing: Papua New Guinea Death Toll Rises Amid Strong Aftershocks
Emergency and disaster management briefing for March 5, 2018: New aftershocks rock Papua New Guinea as the death toll rises – and more news.
EDM Monday Briefing: Japan Avalanche, Cyclone Debbie, Oakland Fire
Emergency and disaster management briefing for March 27, 2017: Deadly avalanche in Japan; major building fire in Oakland; Cyclone Debbie heads for Australia's coastline; armed guards at Palace of Westminster; suspects sought in Cincinnati nightclub shooting; TSA reports increase of guns in carry-on luggage.
Final toll for Italy avalanche stands at 29 as recovery ends
The final death toll from Italy's devastating avalanche stands at 29 after the remaining bodies were pulled out of the rubble of a hotel crushed by tons of snow.
3 Dogs Give Avalanche Rescuers Hope but 20 People Missing
Italian emergency crews pulled three wiggling, white sheepdog puppies out Monday from under tons of snow and rubble at an avalanche-struck hotel, lifting spirits even as the search for 20 people still missing dragged on five days after the disaster.
Questions Arise Over Italy’s Response to Snow-Hit Hotel
Questions intensified Monday into whether Italian authorities underestimated the risks facing a snowbound mountain hotel hours before an avalanche hit.
Deadly Avalanche in Italian Mountains Buries Luxury Hotel
A huge avalanche buried a hotel in the mountains of central Italy late Wednesday night. Italian authorities say at least three persons are known dead and 30 are missing, including two children.
