Britain's Thames Water is weighing a last-ditch rescue bid from former Liberal Democrat energy spokesman Rupert Redesdale and investment firm Muinin Holdings, the Financial Times reported on Thursday,

Recent flash flooding in Texas​, New Mexico​ and North Carolina​ is highlighting the extreme danger of these natural disasters and the need to be prepared.

On the one-year anniversary marking the passing of Christie Williams' dog, she decided to volunteer in his honor to give a canine from animal control a "freedom ride" to whichever rescue agreed to take them. But when she arrived and met Sarah, a blue nose pit bull, there was an instant connection.

The death count in the Gambhira bridge collapse in Gujarat's Vadodara district has climbed to 15, and three people are still missing. Disaster response teams are conducting the rescue operation and two more vehicles are likely in the river.

The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying state requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic flooding because of an $800,000 dispute with the state government.

Sgt. Jonathan Lamb of the Kerrville Police Department in Texas shared an update Wednesday on rescue and recovery efforts after flash floods.

Kerrville Pets Alive said it's the hub for pet resources and recovery in Kerr County for the 40-mile stretch of the river.

Texas police described some of the harrowing rescues they conducted after flash floods engulfed camps and homes in the state's Hill Country.

A man went searching for his lost dog, only to find himself lost in the woods too. Rescue efforts for Steve Troy Roper and his dog Baxter included local police, emergency personnel, the wildlife resource agency and highway patrol — the latter of which sent a helicopter.