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Providers in St. Louis were awarded the money through the Missouri Department of Health’s Crisis Counseling Program, which has for decades been funded by FEMA to help build hope and resiliency in disaster survivors. -
When Typhoon Halong devastated Western Alaska last month, the hardest-hit communities were accessible only by air or water. That complicated response efforts and makes rebuilding a challenge.
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Drones are playing a transformative role in post-hurricane operations in the Houston area, and the FAA had to give clearances quickly.
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During natural disasters, social media has been a turning point in getting victims help. -
As of March, 1,319 people have died from illnesses resulting from exposure to the toxic environment at Ground Zero, according to data collected by the World Trade Center Health Program. More than 92 percent of the deceased were responders.
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The storm was expected to cross into Georgia in the afternoon, leaving potentially dangerous storm surges in its wake.
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In one of the biggest evacuations ever ordered in the U.S., about 5.6 million people in Florida — more than one-quarter of the state's population — were told to leave, and 540,000 were ordered to clear out from the Georgia coast.
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Strong gusts uprooted trees and knocked down branches. Gusts near 90 mph were reported off Key Biscayne.
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With Irma moving slowly toward the Gulf coast, a spokesman for to Florida Power & Light made it clear that restoration of power would be slow to develop and lengthy.
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott placed the highest urgency on the impact Irma will have on the state.
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The drop, a little less than 1 percent since last year, adds another wrinkle to managing flooding from natural disasters.
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U.S. authorities were trying to get some 6,000 Americans off of St. Martin Friday morning as Hurricane Jose approached.
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'This is an unprecedented event. We are now rewriting the book as we go.'
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As of the National Hurricane Center's 8 a.m. update, Hurricane Irma had dropped to a category 4 storm, with maximum sustained winds at 150 mph, just under the category 5 threshold.
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Trying to collect and send food, clothing, furniture and other household goods to a flood zone can actually interfere with relief efforts.
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The latest model from the National Hurricane Center shows Irma crossing over Florida — and making landfall somewhere between the central Florida coast and South Carolina.
