US Orders &#39;Major Disaster&#39; Aid for Storm-Swept Florida
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President Bush has declared a state of major disaster in the storm-ravaged southern US state of Florida, hit by four strong hurricanes since last month.
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Heavy rains in the US in the wake of Hurricane Ivan caused floods from Alabama in the south to Pennsylvania in the northeast and left about 1 million homes and businesses without power.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush asked Congress  on Monday for $7.1 billion in new emergency aid for Florida and  other states hard hit by hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne.
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The US authorities have begun a major relief operation as south-eastern states continue to assess Hurricane Ivan&#39;s deadly impact.
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Countries across the globe were yesterday responding to the massive tsunami catastrophe in south Asia as United Nations officials warned that it would require the world&#39;s biggest ever aid
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Residents in the US state of Florida are bracing themselves for the arrival of Hurricane Frances, the second massive hurricane to hit the state in less than a month.
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WASHINGTON - Six Florida residents have died in the fourth hurricane in six weeks to hit the state, which US President George Bush declared a &quot;major disaster&quot; area.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Residents left homeless by Hurricane Charley's 145 mph winds dug through their ravaged homes on Sunday, sweeping up shattered glass and rescuing what they could as President Bush promised rapid delivery of disaster aid...
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The US announces a huge boost to funds pledged to aid survivors of tsunamis that claimed over 124,000 lives.
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BARTOW, Fla. -- Federal and state officials say Florida&#39;s agriculture industry, battered by an unprecedented rash of hurricanes, is eligible for $500 million in disaster relief funds.
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Punta Gorda, Fla. -- US federal assistance started flowing to hurricane Charley&#39;s victims, and postal workers handed out mail outside their damaged building yesterday, but hundreds of thousands of Floridians remained without telephones, running water and ...
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Rescuers in Florida search for survivors after storms and a tornado kill at least 19 people in the US state.
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The United States dispatched disaster specialists yesterday and prepared an initial $15 million (euro11 million) aid package to the Asian countries hit by a massive earthquake and tsunamis.
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A hurricane watch was issued Sunday for the Florida Keys and Gov. Jeb Bush ordered a state of emergency in anticipation of Tropical Storm Ernesto.
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President Bush is offering moral support and financial aid to states hard hit by the latest hurricane to strike the United States.
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Major US corporations began rolling out plans Thursday to donate to the massive relief effort under way to help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck South Asia on Sunday.
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US authorities begin relief operations as south-eastern states continue to assess Hurricane Ivan's impact.