Salvage bids assessed amid storms
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Salvage crews are trying to recover a stricken ferry and trawler that ran aground off the UK in severe weather.
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Salvage teams hope to refloat a freighter that has been stranded on the Australian seaboard for almost three weeks.
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Residents salvaged their belongings across an area of Central Florida devastated by tornado-bearing thunderstorms.
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People who own something valuable, like a house, want to protect themselves against financial loss. Natural disasters like fire, storms or flooding can damage or destroy valuable possessions.
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Homeowners unfortunate enough to get slammed by multiple hurricanes in the past seven weeks have had to face the risk of another less deadly but more expensive disaster.
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By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 21--LONG BEACH -- A plan to waive portions of rebuilding permit fees for churches and other nonprofit groups has stirred hot debate.
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Many initial estimates by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the cost of repairing thousands of water-logged buildings, cracked pipes and crumbling streets in hurricane-staggered Louisiana were way too low &#151; and some reconstruction projects are being held up because of it.
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While the complete post-mortem about Hurricane Charley will take months to complete, some conclusions already are apparent. For one, houses fared much better in the Category 4 winds than mobile homes.
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Some of the thousands of trailers purchased by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 2005 after hurricanes tore through the Gulf Coast may finally be put to use to help victims of last week's tornadoes, officials said Tuesday.
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Carriers work to restore service and are providing free calls to people affected.
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Efforts to find two children who went missing with other family members during storms are to resume at first light.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - As Florida residents began sweeping up the wreckage left behind by Hurricane Charley, officials on Sunday estimated damages as high as $11 billion for insured homes alone...
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By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 22--GULFPORT -- An eye in the sky and boots on the ground. Looters across Harrison County might be caught unawares in just that way if another hurricane or other natural disaster strikes.
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Competition for relief supplies and confusion about who&#039;s in charge could hobble preparations for the brewing hurricane season, say state officials.
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This summer&#39;s onslaught repeats a long-term cycle, bringing back warmer waters and more storms. By Peter N. Spotts | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Their homes are in ruins, many have only the clothes they&#39;re wearing, yet those who took a direct hit from hurricane Ivan returned to their neighbourhoods yesterday determined to rebuild.
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Recovery effort will buoy some industries, but many are hit hard by the hurricanes.