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Several members of Lexington’s Urban County Council expressed frustration about how the city responded to Winter Storm Fern, especially in light of the increased frequency of what were once rare weather events. -
Washington, D.C., government shifted to operate with modifications, to ensure essential services remained available during the January snow event. IT played a supportive role behind the scenes.
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It can take years for communities to recover from a disaster as devastating as Hurricane Michael. -
Many rooms here brim with bulging garbage bags and Rubbermaid storage bins, holding the remnants of what was left after Hurricane Michael ravaged homes and upended lives Oct. 10.
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Mexico Beach Police Chief Andrew Kelly said the source of controversy was whether survivors should be removed from the decimated city as rebuilding efforts began.
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'As the recovery process moves forward, the full scope of damage to the region is becoming more and more apparent.'
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They’ve at least floated the idea of requiring the use of the so-called 'Knox Boxes' or “rapid key entry systems.
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Mental health services for Hurricane Michael victims include individual and group crisis counseling.
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The region needed to have sustained a $36.7 million impact to qualify for grant money disbursed to public entities.
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The alert triggered a run on bottled water at Austin-area stores, and shipments of water came in from San Antonio to help stabilize the system.
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The spending, announced Thursday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, is part of $41 million in such grants officials will distribute statewide this fall, officials said.
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FEMA will provide housing assistance to people in 31 counties hit hardest by hurricanes Florence and Michael.
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'Before things happened, we already had a process in place. We just transitioned into recovery mode and headed to normalcy.'
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Across Central Texas, rains prompted evacuations, school closures and a disaster declaration from the governor for 18 affected counties.
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'It looks like they just came in and bombed this place. Phone and power lines were down, debris was everywhere, and looting has been a problem to the point where many homeowners sleep with guns at hand.'
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The bulk of that spending, almost $8 million, is for two shelters that were used by just 52 people.
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'The damage is more intense. We have had miles and miles, thousands of miles, of wire down, poles broken, so those types of restorations take a long time.'
