Report lauds locals&#39; help in disasters
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Local communities are often better at dealing with the effects of natural disasters than international aid agencies, a new report says.
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In the wake of the tsunami, local medical workers are the unsung heroes.
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At least 1,000 volunteers reach out to evacuees; local fire crews get additional backup.
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Local officials agree that hurricane damage to Miami-Dade County this year was light, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than &#36;20 million in residents' requests for aid.
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It was astonishing to see extensive TV news coverage of the aftermath of Typhoon Aere: the mudslides in Tuchang Village in Hsinchu County&#39;s Wufeng Township, the first major flooding
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Dunbar city officials praised city workers and emergency crews for their efforts to control the situation when water and natural gas lines nearly required residents to evacuate.
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Despite the hardships after this fall's hurricanes, the human spirit is shining through.
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A report on the Boscastle flood says many damaged buildings can be rebuilt and a one-in-400 chance of a similar flood.
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By Tatiana Prophet, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Dec. 19--VICTORVILLE -- The emergency-response community came together Monday to celebrate the lives of three of their best.
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Local outlets are available for people looking to donate money to the relief efforts taking place in Indonesia following a Sunday earthquake and tsunami that has claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people.
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TEMECULA ---- Local Red Cross officials have been answering questions and accepting donations this week from Southwest County residents who want to help the victims of the powerful earthquake and tsunamis that struck South Asia on Sunday.
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The US disaster response agency won kudos after tornados hit, but '07 hurricane season may prove to be a more rigorous test.
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Vacationers trickling into the Sri Lanka&#39;s capital say local towns are struggling to cope with the devastation. By Robert Marquand | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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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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Governments around the world, as well as non-profit organizations, are pledging support for victims of Sunday&#39;s massive earthquake and resulting tsunamis that have affected more than a million
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The devastation caused by Sunday&#39;s tsunami in South Asia has caused many Fairbanksans to come forward asking how they can contribute to relief efforts, according to a local Red Cross representative.
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RESCUERS in the Philippines yesterday pulled at least four survivors from a building that collapsed in mudslides 10 days ago. The miraculous tale of survival came as officials