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| Global Disaster Conference Stresses Preparedness Voice of America More than 2000 representatives from governments, non-governmental organizations, civil society and the private sector are attending a UN-sponsored conference on disaster risk reduction. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who opened the conference, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| AP IMPACT: Agency asks for return of disaster aid The Associated Press The agency is asking Van Fleet and thousands of other Americans who were victims of natural disasters to return more than $22 million in government aid, acknowledging it mistakenly made payments to many people who were ineligible. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Summer disasters to cost economy $6.6bn The Australian The natural disasters last summer -- including the Queensland and Victorian floods and Cyclone Yasi -- have cost the economy $6.6 billion. The deadly season has also led to about $9bn in production to be written off, mainly in coal and agricultural ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Brazil, Germany stars from 2002 World Cup final plan charity match for Japan ... Washington Post By AP, ZURICH — Brazil's former World Cup-winning captain Cafu is helping organize an exhibition match in Japan to raise money for disaster relief efforts. Brazil's 2002 players want to team up with beaten finalist Germany to face an international ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| President declares flood-damaged areas of Tennessee disaster areas Catholic Online By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) US President Barack Obama has declared flood-damaged areas of Tennessee a federal disaster zone as the Mississippi River crested here. The federal declaration will allow resident and businesses in flooded areas to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Only an 'energy internet' can ward off disaster Financial Times By Jeremy Rifkin This year has seen ever-higher prices at the pump, rebels seizing Libyan oilfields and a nuclear facility crippled in Japan. Yet few have realised that these disparate events are part of a larger unfolding drama. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| President Signs Disaster Declaration That Could Help St. Louis County Patch.com Storm victims in St. Louis County will have access to federal funding as a result of a disaster declaration signed Tuesday by the president. The declaration of a major disaster signed by President Barack Obama follows the Good Friday tornado and recent ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Transcripts Reveal Details, Drama, Troubles Of Mine Disaster Rescue Effort NPR (blog) by Howard Berkes As we reported here Friday, the release of 1700 pages of interviews about the Upper Big Branch mine disaster search and rescue effort revealed undue risk to the rescuers. On Friday, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| More Red Cross Deployments to Flood Stricken Areas Patch.com Ten American Red Cross Connecticut Region volunteers and one staff member were deployed to support disaster relief operations in Alabama, where relief work continues in the wake of recent tornadoes and severe storms, in Tennessee, where flooding ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Flood relief criteria too strict, master builders ABC Online MARK COLVIN: The Master Builders Association says one reason for the slow rollout of disaster relief in Queensland is because the criteria are too strict. So far just $70 million have been dispersed from the $260 million fund. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ringgold Community Leaders Acting in Disaster WRCB-TV City and County leaders say they have made great strides in overcoming the initial effects of the April 27th disaster. Now, their focus is turning to the future and the continuing efforts to recover and rebuild their community. There is newly organized ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Stec sees lower orders on Japan disaster, shares fall Reuters ... (Reuters) - Flash memory storage products maker Stec Inc forecast second-quarter results well below market estimates as it expects a drop in orders from customers hurt by the recent Japan disaster, sending its shares down 14 percent after the bell. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Governor seeks Disaster Declaration for flood damage KSFY Dennis Daugaard has requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration to help South Dakota recover from widespread spring flooding. The request is for public assistance in 28 counties where preliminary assessments show flooding caused damages estimated at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| KPLC 7 News, Lake Charles, LouisianaAg Commissioner wants natural disaster ... KPLC-TV The Morganza Spillway will flood either way so therefore flooding from the opening of the spillway should be classified as a natural disaster." Strain sent a letter to the Louisiana congressional delegation on May 10 asking for their support to have ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Southern Baptist Disaster Relief mobilizes nearly 5900 Church Executive Magazine By Mickey Noah Southern Baptist Disaster Relief has mobilized nearly 5900 trained volunteers from 10 state conventions since deadly tornadoes ripped across Alabama — killing more than 250 on April 27. In addition to the large-scale tornado response in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| American Bar Association Provides Key Legal Issues and Guidance for Disaster ... Sacramento Bee By American Bar Association CHICAGO, May 10, 2011 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the recent natural disasters that have struck domestically in the Southeast and internationally in Japan, combined with continued "man-made threats" at this time of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| USDA named 21 counties as natural disaster areas Kansas.com BY DAN VOORHIS The US Department of Agriculture has designated 21 counties in Kansas as natural disaster areas because of the drought has blistered the area's crops. "Kansas is facing one of the worst droughts since the Dust Bowl days," said Sen. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| App prevents insurance headache after disaster strikes KFOR Oklahomans deal with a lot of tragedy, specifically loss of homes and property due to natural disasters. Dealing with insurance after a loss can be hard, especially if you don't have proper records of what you owned. Now the national insurance ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| As Hurricane Season Approaches, Businesses Rely on iland's Cloud-Based ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) The US is projected to have one of the most active hurricane seasons to date and as a result, businesses are enlisting disaster recovery services to protect business-critical data. iland™, a cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-a-service provider, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Disaster brings us together Natchez Democrat On both sides of the ever-rising Mississippi River, we can see evidence that our community is truly divided only by the river. On every other measure, we are one community, working together. Community and government leaders, along with volunteers and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| South Rises in Wake of Disaster New University Online When I turned on my laptop the next morning, pictures of the disaster were splashed across my homepage. Cars were reduced to twisted pieces of metal underneath more twisted pieces of metal that had once been buildings. A child stood on top of a pile of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| U.S. nuclear plants to step up emergency plans: INPO Reuters INPO inspected plants after Japan's Fukushima disaster, and found a series of improvements are needed, said Marvin Fertel of the Nuclear Energy Institute. "These findings already have been entered into corrective action programs to be resolved by those ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Shelby County declared disaster area Memphis Business Journal President Barack Obama declared Shelby County, along with 14 other Tennessee counties, a disaster area due to the rising river and severe weather that has swept through the area in recent weeks. Shelby County is one of 15 counties across the state that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Durham nuclear plants get safety scrutiny following Japan disaster Newsdurhamregion.com DURHAM -- After reviewing its nuclear facilities in the wake of the Japanese nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, Ontario Power Generation has released an interim report that concludes the local plants are safe and will continue to be safe. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| WRCB 3.2 teams with CMT for disaster relief concert WRCB-TV By Rich Sobolewski, Director of Interactive Content - bio | email CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) – WRCB Channel 3.2 is teaming up with CMT to bring you a live simulcast of a special disaster relief concert from Nashville. The special feature will air on RTV ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| St. Louis region declared disaster zone from April tornadoes STLtoday.com Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com The White House has declared Missouri portions of St. Louis metropolitan region a federal disaster area, making those with uninsured losses caused by recent flooding and the April 22 tornados eligible for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Workers Practice To Be Prepared For 'What If" Nuclear Emergency KCRG Emergency management calls real life disasters teachable moments. So the disaster in Japan has focused attention on the need to practice hard. In the space of six hours, participants dealt with the accidental release of massive amounts of radiation and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Disaster Drill at Community Medical Center WNEP-TV Pat Weller of Old Forge is visiting his nephew at CMC and was happy to hear about the disaster drill. "Yeah it's always a good idea, especially in a hospital you've got to make sure everybody's prepared. So I think it's a good idea," said Weller. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| USDOJ: National Disaster Fraud Hotline Available to Report Tornado and Flood ... 7thSpace Interactive (press release) WASHINGTON - In response to recent natural disasters in several states, and subsequent relief efforts, the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) is reminding the public to be aware of and report any instances of alleged fraudulent activity related ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Munich Re disaster loss less than feared Business Day MUNICH Re, the world's biggest reinsurer, said yesterday that its quarterly loss would be narrower than expected on claims related to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and other natural disasters that struck in the first part of the year. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US munis: no disaster, but still vulnerable Reuters Blogs (blog) Nothing yet looks remotely on track for that kind of disaster. There are less than $10 billion of defaulted bonds outstanding — with just $28 million of those coming from the safest instruments like bonds backed by a US state, according to Municipal ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Government offering low-interest disaster loans in Vilonia KATV AP National/International News Entertainment News from AP by Matt Johnson VILONIA - The Small Business Administration, along with FEMA, is in Vilonia today helping residents of the hard-hit town apply for low-interest federal disaster loans. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 18 additional Mississippi counties under disaster declaration Examiner.com By Johnny Kelly Governor Haley Barbour announced Monday evening that residents in 18 additional counties affected by the severe storms and tornadoes from April 15th through April 28th are now under a disaster declaration, making them eligible for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cities team up for disaster relief Southeast Sun The city of Daleville is partnering with neighboring Enterprise to assist in donation collection for heavily damaged Rainsville in DeKalb County. During the deadly tornado outbreak April 27 that affected 36 Alabama counties, Rainsville took a direct ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Disaster relief fund set up for Jefferson County employees WBRC Entertainment News from AP The Jefferson County Commission has established a disaster assistance fund, allowing county employees to donate directly from their payroll to their fellow workers who suffered from the severe weather. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Commodities: Correction Is an Opportunity, Not a Disaster Seeking Alpha We are bullish on commodities, and see last week's drop as an opportunity, not a disaster. Disclosure: Leeb Group, its officers, directors, shareholders, employees and affiliated entities and/or clients of such affiliated entities may currently ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Temporary housing for survivors taking shape Times Daily Workers secure straps and build porches for FEMA disaster-relief housing units at a site in Franklin County near Phil Campbell on Monday. By Dennis Sherer FRANKLIN COUNTY - Alabama's first temporary housing village for survivors of the April 27 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Loans available to disaster-affected businesses Fremont News Messenger COLUMBUS -- Small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private, nonprofit organizations still have time to apply for Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance. These loans are available because of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Teen porn star Bieyanka Moore's disaster Miami New Times In early 2010, Tyler Chanel Evans, a 19-year-old exotic dancer, took under her wing a pretty, homeless girl who said her name was Bieyanka. The girl had been standing for hours outside a convenience store with an overstuffed duffel bag. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Washington County agencies participate in natural disaster training OregonLive.com ... transportation and shelter for about half of the residents, Ulven said. Hearthstone residents will be role playing during the scenario. The county and TVF&R urge residents to visit the following websites to help prepare for a natural disaster. See all stories on this topic » |
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