Emergency planning
Disaster response charity enlisted to aid drivers stuck in UK queues for Channel
Exclusive: military veterans’ group RE:ACT gets £200,000 yearly contract to ensure welfare of lorry drivers gridlocked in Kent
Pippa Crerar Political editor
04, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM
Manchester Arena inquiry: Ways to improve response of emergency services
Inquiry advice includes reviews of police funding and ambulance trusts’ responses to mass casualties, and medical staff based at venues
Helen Pidd North of England editor
03, Nov, 2022 @6:08 PM
‘They only had about 30 seconds left’: why cars become death traps in floods
With flooding across the nation, drowning rates are at a 25-year high, and driving through floods is a leading cause. So why do people still take the risk?
Bronwyn Adcock
30, Oct, 2022 @2:00 PM
Australian governments urged to scrap ‘one-in-100-year’ flood standard and update risk maps
Experts say flood mapping needs to be standardised and frequently updated amid crisis in NSW and Victoria
Tamsin Rose and Benita Kolovos
26, Oct, 2022 @3:00 PM
Confusing messaging hampers our ability to prepare for rising flood waters | Kate Burke
Flood-affected communities are getting conflicting information, right when we need consistency to make crucial decisions which will save lives and properties
Kate Burke
23, Oct, 2022 @1:00 AM
The forgotten valley: town left in disarray from recent floods buys walkie talkies to communicate
With no local telecom tower to support emergency mobile coverage, residents of the Macdonald valley say they feel frustrated and neglected
Josh Taylor
30, Jul, 2022 @8:00 PM
Fights broke out as top-down approach to Lismore flood response failed, inquiry told
Locals who were trying to help rescue residents and feed evacuees clashed with NSW agencies, community witnesses say
Christine Tondorf
31, May, 2022 @11:33 PM
‘Everyone should prep’: the Britons stocking up for hard times
Whether it be Covid, Brexit, the climate crisis or war in Ukraine, some are determined to be ready in case of the worst
Linda Geddes Science correspondent
22, Apr, 2022 @10:02 AM
When the Dust Settles by Lucy Easthope review – what to do when disaster strikes
This grimly fascinating insight into the aftermath of major tragedies by a disaster recovery expert exposes a ‘slow rot’ in emergency planning – and reveals how to help victims’ families with closure
Matthew Reisz
27, Mar, 2022 @2:00 PM
As far west NSW region braces for flooding, residents criticise ‘reactive’ SES
Locals say the SES need to be more proactive as inflows from tributaries across the state continue to increase
Natasha May
21, Dec, 2021 @1:00 AM
Can £9m Whitehall situation room help improve crisis decision-making?
Experts say tech upgrade is insufficient if ministers and officials do not engage in regular practice exercises
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
12, Mar, 2021 @4:18 PM
Back to basics: how social workers returned to their roots during Covid
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of working with neighbourhoods as social work returned to traditional methods
Rory Truell
16, Dec, 2020 @8:28 AM
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