https://www.scmp.com/rss/521991/feed The latest news and top stories on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). A prominent Washington D.C.-based federal governmental body, FEMA is dedicated to coordinating the U.S. government’s response to disasters, helping people before, during and after such events. Its main areas of focus include emergency planning, preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery from all hazards, including natural disasters and acts of terrorism. FEMA provides vital funding, technical assistance and... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Bloomberg Bloomberg At least six people have died after a private plane crashed while taking off from Bangor International Airport in Maine on Sunday evening, local authorities said. There were six people on the plane according to the flight manifest, the statement from Bangor police said. “No one from the incident was transported to the hospital, and all on the flight are presumed to be deceased.” The US Federal Aviation Administration said in an earlier statement that the plane was carrying eight people. In a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341314/least-6-dead-after-private-plane-crashes-maine-us-hit-winter-storm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341314/least-6-dead-after-private-plane-crashes-maine-us-hit-winter-storm?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:29:59 +0000 dpa,Agence France-Presse dpa,Agence France-Presse Indonesia’s disaster agency on Saturday reported a rise in the death toll from floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra, saying at least 908 people had been confirmed dead while 410 were missing. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said the figures covered three provinces – Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra – which had been hit by days of intense rainfall that triggered overflowing rivers, landslides and severe damage to transport infrastructure. A chain of tropical storms... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3335448/indonesias-flood-death-toll-hits-883-hundreds-still-missing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3335448/indonesias-flood-death-toll-hits-883-hundreds-still-missing?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Dec 2025 07:36:54 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Indonesian rescuers were racing against the clock on Wednesday in search of dozens of missing students suspected of still being buried under the rubble of a collapsed school in the province of East Java. The death toll following the incident on Monday has risen to six, according to Yudhi Bramantyo, Deputy Chief of Operations National Search and Rescue Agency. Five survivors were successfully rescued after a tunnel was dug at the base of the building to their location. “Their conditions were... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3327461/indonesia-school-collapse-91-students-still-missing-under-rubble?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3327461/indonesia-school-collapse-91-students-still-missing-under-rubble?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Oct 2025 03:14:24 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Centre said. While the compact hurricane’s centre was not expected to hit land, it threatened to dump flooding rains as it continued to grow larger. The first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, Erin ramped up from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in a mere 24 hours. By late Saturday morning, its... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3322101/erin-strengthens-become-first-hurricane-atlantic-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3322101/erin-strengthens-become-first-hurricane-atlantic-season?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse From Uncle Sam to Superman, the US government has been deploying patriotic icons and increasingly warlike rhetoric to recruit Americans into enforcing Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Job ads promising US$50,000 signing bonuses to new “Deportation Officers” have flooded social media over the past week, accompanied by jingoistic rallying slogans that declare “America Needs You”. White House officials have shared World War I-style posters, including one with Uncle Sam donning an Immigration... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321167/us-uses-warlike-rhetoric-former-superman-actor-recruit-immigration-crackdown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321167/us-uses-warlike-rhetoric-former-superman-actor-recruit-immigration-crackdown?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Aug 2025 03:27:26 +0000 Reuters Reuters The Trump administration said states and cities will not receive funding to prepare for natural disasters if they choose to boycott Israeli companies, according to an agency statement. States must certify that they will not cut off “commercial relations specifically with Israeli companies” to receive the money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), according to the agency’s terms for grantees. The condition applies to at least US$1.9 billion that states rely on to cover search and... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320729/trump-administration-links-us19-billion-federal-disaster-funding-israel-boycott-stance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320729/trump-administration-links-us19-billion-federal-disaster-funding-israel-boycott-stance?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:00:08 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counsellors, a review by Associated Press found. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) included the prestigious girls’ summer camp in a “Special Flood Hazard Area” in its National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County in 2011, which means it... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317993/fema-loosened-flood-oversight-camp-mystic-deadly-texas-floods?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317993/fema-loosened-flood-oversight-camp-mystic-deadly-texas-floods?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 11:52:09 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A massive wildfire raging in California for the past three days has ravaged more than 70,000 acres, as hundreds of firefighters fought to bring it under control. The “Madre Fire” broke out on Wednesday in San Luis Obispo, a rural county in the heart of the US state. Around 200 people were ordered to evacuate, with dozens of buildings threatened by the flames. The fire has engulfed 70,800 acres (28,700 hectares) since Wednesday, and more than 600 personnel and 40 fire engines have been deployed... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317085/california-wildfire-spreads-70000-acres-largest-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317085/california-wildfire-spreads-70000-acres-largest-year?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Jul 2025 09:20:20 +0000