NTA Video Stories

Littleton, Colorado – A nearly 100-pound tortoise attempts an escape from a fenced yard, but its getaway is quickly stopped by an animal control officer and a helpful bystander. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office released footage of the August 31 incident involving Lard, a Sulcata tortoise that wandered away from its home with little apparent urgency. Lard’s owner was at the scene,...

Kota Island, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard drives away a Chinese maritime militia vessel and 24 small fishing boats after they were spotted operating in the territorial sea around Kota Island. The Philippine Coast Guard said its personnel detected Chinese Maritime Militia Vessel 9622 about 1.2 nautical miles northwest of the island on September 28. The vessel had launched 24 small boats...

Prachinburi, Thailand – Thai soldiers carry an elderly man through waist-deep floodwater and push a stranded vehicle through flooded streets during a major rescue operation. Daylight footage shows soldiers and residents lifting an older shirtless man from the porch of a raised wooden house and carrying him through the water to an army truck. They help him climb onto the truck before loading a red-...

North Greenbush, New York – A young bull moose walks along the grassy shoulder of Interstate 90 as vehicles pass nearby in Rensselaer County. The moose is seen beside the highway near Exit 8 in Defreestville, separated from traffic by a metal guardrail. A red SUV passes as the animal walks along the roadside. Later footage shows the moose moving through open grass and brush near the interstate. Th...

Arabian Sea – F-35 and F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets blast off the deck of the USS George Washington during flight operations in the Middle East. The footage shows an F/A-18 taxiing across the carrier deck before launching from the catapult over the gray water. Deck crews in yellow, green, red and white jerseys signal and clear the launch area. An F-35 then taxis into position and launches from...

Kansas City, Missouri – A B-2 Stealth Bomber roars over Arrowhead Stadium as the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to open their home season against the Denver Broncos. The U.S. Air Force aircraft from Whiteman Air Force Base flies over the stadium at the start of the AFC rivalry matchup, marking the traditional flyover ahead of kickoff. The B-2 was flown by the 509th Bomb Wing, based at Whiteman Air For...

Bangkok, Thailand – Soldiers wade through deep floodwater at night to deliver food and drinking water to residents in a flooded Bangkok neighborhood. Video released by the Royal Thai Army shows knee-to-thigh-deep water covering a residential street in the Ban Ratchathani community in Khlong Chan. Under a red pop-up tent, volunteers and residents hand out packed meals and bottled water from a table...

Bangkok, Thailand – A cargo drone delivers food and drinking water to residents trapped by severe flooding in eastern Bangkok. Aerial footage shows rescue boats navigating flooded alleys between shops and apartment buildings, with cars partly submerged in the water. The camera then looks down on rooftops where residents wait beside laundry lines and satellite dishes. A DJI FlyCart 30 cargo drone l...

Eastern Pacific – A NOAA Hurricane Hunter flies through the eyewall of Hurricane Polo before breaking into the calm center of the powerful Category 5 storm. Footage from NOAA42 “Kermit” shows a crew member holding up three fingers and saying it is the aircraft’s third pass through Polo that day. Another crew member, identified as Henry, sits harnessed beside a launch chute while preparing dropsond...

Ceuta, Spain – Riot police clear migrant camps and move migrants onto buses during a two-day operation in the Spanish city. Videos released by the National Police show officers in riot gear walking through a shoreline camp of tarps, cardboard and makeshift tents beside the sea and a white industrial wall near the desalination plant. About 350 officers, including riot units, took part on September...

Laughlin, Nevada – Muddy floodwater races across a waterfront walkway as thunderstorms trigger flash flooding around Laughlin and the Colorado River. Video filmed by X user J shows brown water covering the wet pavement beside a waterfront building and palm trees. An orange booth marked “JET BOAT TOURS” stands behind a fence as floodwater runs across the plaza and around directional signs. The came...

North Atlantic – The U.S. Navy blasts a decommissioned warship with an SM-6 missile during a live-fire sinking operation off northwest Scotland. Official footage released by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and the U.S. 6th Fleet shows the ex-USS Klakring being struck in the North Atlantic, about 150 nautical miles off the Scottish coast. USS Paul Ignatius fired the anti-surface Standard Missile 6...

Grand Junction, Colorado – A small guinea pig gets a gentle rescue after appearing to escape into a city park. Video released by the Grand Junction Police Department shows Animal Control officer Darcy kneeling on the grass and talking to the white-and-brown guinea pig before slowly reaching toward it. She uses a white towel to pick up the animal, while a second officer brings over a small plastic...

Hawaii, United States – Kīlauea volcano continues to show low-level lava activity at its summit, with rapid cycles of lava overflowing from vents inside Halemaʻumaʻu. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the north vent resumed lava overflows on September 22 after about 10 days of quiet activity. The south vent began overflowing on September 27, with more than 80 short cycles of lava spilling...

Jaca, Spain – A mountain rescuer carries a dog strapped to his back while climbing an exposed rocky ridge high above a green valley. Video shows GREIM Jaca handler Kiko Navarro wearing a neon-green helmet and vest with a Spanish flag patch as he uses a rope and grips the rock face while moving along the narrow ledge. A Belgian Malinois named Unkar rides in a red harness secured to Navarro’s back,...

Barcelona, Spain – The Sagrada Família disappeared into heavy rain and grey mist on Tuesday as the first major autumn storm swept across Catalonia. Video filmed by X user Barcelona Oculta shows rain streaking across the basilica as a crane stands against its central tower. A large cross topped by a red warning light rises above the structure, while winged angel statues stand on the surrounding tow...

Cádiz, Spain – Housing protesters set up an overnight camp in a city square after more than 900 people joined a rally calling for changes to housing policy. Video filmed by X user María Peñalver/Cadiz Tenants Union shows orange tents and a blue-and-yellow Cádiz canopy set up on the cobbles of Plaza del Palillero. People sit on benches and folding chairs while a speaker stands beneath the canopy. T...

Toulouse, France – Firefighters lay across the asphalt on Tuesday as part of a public-service strike, staging a dramatic protest after a difficult summer of fires. Video filmed by X user Alice Elvan Çelik shows firefighters in dark uniforms lying on the street with their helmets resting on their chests. Yellow union flags and a red union banner lie among them, while one firefighter kneels beside a...

Barcelona, Spain – Brown floodwater rushed down a tree-lined street on Tuesday as torrential rain battered the city, with water beginning to enter ground-floor premises. Video filmed by X user Carles Restrepo Folch shows floodwater flowing along Carrer de Bailèn at Carrer d’Indústria, with parked scooters and a black motorcycle with green rims sitting in the current. A white van and other cars mov...

Paris, France – Thousands of firefighters marched through the French capital on Tuesday, with flares filling the air as they protested over staffing and equipment after a severe fire season. Video filmed by X user Selma Labib shows firefighters moving along Boulevard de l’Hôpital in dark uniforms and yellow FA-SPP-PATS vests while carrying yellow union flags and a red CGT SDIS 88 banner. Smoke fro...

Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain – A residential street turned into a powerful brown current on Tuesday after torrential rain battered the Barcelona pre-coast. Video filmed by X user Joan Anton Català Amigó shows floodwater covering the roadway, with blue and white hatchbacks sitting stranded beside a white gate and yellow construction barriers. The current flows around the stationary vehicles and pas...

New Smyrna Beach, Florida – A sheriff’s sergeant jumped into a marina to rescue a 72-year-old man who had fallen from his wheelchair and was clinging to a pipe to keep his head above water. Deputies responded around 8:55 p.m. to a report of a possible drowning at a marina on North Peninsula Avenue after a caller reported hearing a splash and a man yelling for help. The area was behind a locked gat...

Houston, Texas – A woman exposed herself in front of passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight, forcing the plane to return to the gate before takeoff. Southwest flight WN-733 was taxiing for takeoff from Houston Hobby Airport on March 5 when the incident unfolded. The Boeing 737 was scheduled to fly to Phoenix Sky Harbor. Video filmed by passenger Macy Estevez shows the woman standing at the fron...

Rome, Italy – Police ripped down and seized a satirical caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump during an Extinction Rebellion protest before an activist was later reported under Italy’s Article 290 for insulting the Republic and Government. The incident took place on May 30 during a 24-hour demonstration in Piazza dell’Esquilino. At the center of the protest was an artistic installation featuri...

Xàtiva, Valencia, Spain – A climber is rescued by helicopter after falling on a steep limestone face when a piece of rock broke loose beneath him. The Valencia Provincial Fire Consortium’s high-altitude rescue group, GERA, was mobilized with the MV6-R helicopter on September 26 to reach the injured climber in Penya Roja, Xàtiva. Rescuers descended from the helicopter onto the rocky, scrub-covered...