Disasters

Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico one year later
From WHYY's series The Pulse, a special report "Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico One Year Later."
Florence engulfs hog farms and chicken houses, thrashing North Carolina agriculture
At least 1.7 million chickens have died from flooding in the state. The impact is now coming into focus -- including overflowing pools of hog manure and waterlogged sweet potato fields.
More than 300 people are estimated to be living in tents near Hiawatha and Franklin avenues in Minneapolis. The Wall of Forgotten Natives, as some are calling it, is the largest homeless encampment in recent Minnesota history.
The crash happened as thousands of motorcyclists took part in the annual Fall Flood Run fundraiser along the Mississippi and Saint Croix rivers on Saturday.
Divers recovered a body from Lake Minnetonka on Sunday, in the area where a boater went missing Saturday night.
Photos: Rising rivers, evacuations in Carolinas in wake of Florence
As the death toll from Florence grew and hundreds of people were pulled from flooded homes, North Carolina braced for catastrophic, widespread river flooding that could be the next stage of a mounting disaster.
Flooding fears surge in Carolinas as rivers rise; Wilmington cut off
Catastrophic flooding from Florence spread across the Carolinas on Sunday, with roads to Wilmington cut off by the epic deluge and muddy river water swamping entire neighborhoods miles inland.
Swollen N.C. rivers swamp dumps, raising water pollution fears
As rain from Florence continued to lash the Carolinas, the region's swollen rivers were beginning to swamp coal ash dumps and low-lying hog farms Sunday, raising concerns about water pollution.