Brazilian officials on Sunday resumed the search for hundreds of missing people in the wake of a massive dam collapse.

An advocacy group will be back in provincial court in Williams Lake, B.C., today pursuing private prosecution against the province and a mining company over the collapse of the Mount Polley tailings dam.

You never really know when disaster is going to strike - and 2014 was no different. Here's a list of some of the most notable natural disasters of the year.