Government under pressure to provide cash to flood victims
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The government came under pressure on Thursday to step up its response to last monthÃÂÃÂs flood disaster and provide cash to South Yorkshire and Humberside flood victims as Community Secretary Hazel Blears visited the area.
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Aid agencies struggled on Tuesday to cope with the scale of the Asian tsunami disaster which has killed more than 38,000 people, with the International Red Cross saying it may have to treble its appeal for funds.
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In many parts of the country, state and local governments are struggling to pay for roads, bridges and other projects because of rising construction costs.
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President Bush dispatched two Cabinet secretaries and more federal money to this hard-hit state on Tuesday as tens of thousands of people flooded disaster relief hotlines.
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FORT MYERS, Fla., Aug. 17 -- President Bush dispatched two Cabinet secretaries and more federal money to this hard-hit state on Tuesday as tens of thousands of people flooded disaster relief hotlines, seeking everything ...
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An agreement to release $1.1 billion in federal aid to help tens of thousands of New Orleans-area homeowners elevate their homes against flooding appears near. But there's a big catch.
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Business & money: Government to get tough with bidders for Northern Rock during crisis meetings
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The Philippine Social Welfare Department warned it had run out of money to pay for relief services for victims of a series of storms that left more than 1,400 people dead or missing last week.
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The first tranche of emergency flood relief cash was released by the government yesterday to councils facing multimillion-pound bills in the north of England.
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The government insists that it will do what it can to support areas of England devastated by flooding.
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Zimbabwe faces the threat of renewed  flooding which has destroyed homes and put new pressure on the  country's ailing economy, disaster management authorities said  on Wednesday.
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The government will probably end up giving hundreds of millions of pounds in aid to victims of the Asian tsunamis, Prime Minister Tony Blair says.
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The government pressed insurance industry chiefs Tuesday to urgently process up to 1.5 billion pounds worth of claims after serious flooding in central and northern England.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged more funds on Monday to tackle some of Britain's worst flooding for nearly 60 years as rising waters made thousands homeless and plunged entire towns under water.
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Relief agencies responding to the disaster in southern Asia, Indonesia and Thailand are seeking financial support locally for their efforts.
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MPs and the main City watchdog are at odds over the plight of millions of policyholders &quot;trapped&quot; in closed with-profits funds.
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Political leaders and aid agencies are pleading with governments and individuals around the world not to skimp on donations to Africa as they open their wallets to tsunami victims in south and southeast Asia.