Natural disasters
Salvaging family photos after the Valencia floods
When natural disaster strikes, people can lose anything and everything. But what survivors often say they miss most are the lost photos. In Valencia, Spain, photo restorers have been collecting and cleaning images pulled from the mud and returning them to grateful owners.
In southern Turkey, a surf school helps earthquake survivors process trauma and loss
The beachside community of Samandağ was devastated by last year’s earthquakes in southern Turkey, which killed roughly 60,000 people. Today, a small surf center introduces local teenagers to the sport — and a way to process trauma while facing fear.
As flood waters drop, Brazil faces a waterborne disease outbreak
Heavy rain hit southern Brazil over the weekend, exacerbating the already unprecedented flooding tragedy the region has undergone since last April. Of the major concerns right now are respiratory illnesses and a bacterial disease that has already killed more than a dozen people.
Heavy flooding in Brazil’s south creates havoc for residents
Southern Brazil is facing the worst climate disaster in its history. Unprecedented floods have engulfed major Rio Grande do Sul cities, including the capital, Porto Alegre, where 135,000 people have been pushed from their homes, and there is still little end in sight.
Parents seek justice for children crushed in collapsed hotel during Turkish earthquake
In the year following catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey, the quest for accountability has been elusive. But a group of parents whose children died in a hotel collapse have brought a landmark criminal case to court.