Nearly 60 Reported Dead in Effort to Reach Canary Islands

As the dangerous voyage from Western Africa to the Spanish archipelago has become a more popular migrant route to Europe, the death toll has risen sharply.

Nearly 60 Reported Dead in Effort to Reach Canary Islands

As the dangerous voyage from Western Africa to the Spanish archipelago has become a more popular migrant route to Europe, the death toll has risen sharply.

How to Escape Your Car in a Flood

Only a foot or two of water can sweep away everything from sedans to trucks. Experts urge drivers to avoid flooded crossings, and to remember a few steps in a crisis.

At Least 9 Drown Swimming Off the Coast of Southern France

The victims had ventured into the waves at various beaches despite high seas stirred up by strong winds that formed perilous underwater swells.

New Jersey’s Stunning Storm Toll Includes Many Who Drowned in Cars

Hurricane Ida killed at least 25 people in New Jersey — more fatalities than in any other state — as the monster storm whipped its way onto the Gulf Coast and tore north to New England.

Trapped in Basements and Cars, They Lost Their Lives in Savage Storm

The storm’s victims included at least 15 people in New York State and 23 in New Jersey. Some died as waters inundated their basement homes.

He Hired 2 Men to Kidnap His Wife. They Ended Up Drowning.

Lawrence Handley, 53, a business executive from Lafayette, La., pleaded guilty this week to three criminal charges after a plot to kidnap his estranged wife went badly awry.

At Least 3 Dead After Floating Over a North Carolina Dam

Officials are still searching for two from a group of nine who trekked out to the Dan River around nightfall on Wednesday, the authorities said.

Essential Strategies to Prevent Drowning

It’s an important safety issue to review every summer, and this may be an especially good moment to brush up.

1921: An Adopted Son of the Creator of ‘Peter Pan’ Drowns in a Bathing Pool

When younger, Michael Llewellyn Davies was one of the children to whom J.M. Barrie would tell fairy tales, which led to the iconic stories about the boy who wouldn’t grow up.