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Officials with the state Department of Emergency Services are still assessing the total damages, but have said that state resources have so far been largely unnecessary thanks to the strong response from local communities. -
If passed by the Missouri House, the money would pay for cleanup and debris removal in the city following a May 16 tornado, similar to when the state receives federal emergency relief dollars.
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Weather radios bleep their warnings; television programs are interrupted with emergency alerts; cellphones ring with weather-service news. -
Press release says scammers may pose as inspectors, government officials, volunteers or contractors.
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'We have a reoccurring street flooding problem and it's getting worse with each major storm.'
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The state Medical Examiner’s Office revised its number of deaths related to the floods down to 23. That total includes 20 confirmed fatalities and 3 people missing.
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Local businesses are also helping to collect supplies like water, canned food, batteries, blankets, cleaning supplies and toiletries.
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'The whole purpose of this field day is to demonstrate to the [federal and state] agencies that we can go anywhere, set up and stay in touch with each other.'
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More than 1,000 people signed up to help with Volunteer West Virginia as flood waters being to recede.
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Residents still waiting for 2009 flood damages to be addressed.
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Two teenagers drowned when the floodwaters overwhelmed their truck.
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'Someone inside called for help and said there were people trapped inside the cooler.'
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City doesn’t activate the siren for every severe thunderstorm warning.
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The Cape Cod and Islands Major Crisis Relief Fund has been in the works, and the process was accelerated after Hurricane Sandy.
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Late Friday morning, authorities confirmed that the body of a 4-year-old boy, who was swept away by high water in Ravenswood on Thursday, had been recovered.
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Although there are large family-sized tents, the ones recommended for emergencies are typically used for mountaineering.
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'It was just total smoke, ash raining down.'
