Tsunamis/Floods

Dramatic scenes of cars being swept away and people stranded on rooftops in Boscastle hit the UK screens in August 2004. What is the story behind this devastation?

Aug 8, 2009 - Rachel Wills

The coastal town of Gisborne, N.Z. plunged into chaos after residents reacted to early morning phone calls from overseas relatives warning that a tsunami was coming.

Jun 26, 2009 - Sarah Curtis

As residents and volunteers have continued to work hard at first sandbagging and most recently at evacuations, the collective hope is that the make-shift dykes hold.

Mar 28, 2009 - Paul Hamilton

Indonesia has opened a four-storey building on the country's northwestern province of Aceh where over half of the estimated 240,000 people died.

Feb 24, 2009 - Rich Bowden