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Rain hampers search for survivors of Texas explosion [Update]
Even as as President Obama pledged federal assistance to the devastated community, morning rainfall was hampering search and rescue efforts Thursday at the site of the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion, which killed as many as 15 people and...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Rick Perry, Chemical Industry, Broken Bones, Fertilizer
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Conemaugh Township secures funding to repair storm-damaged roadway
Staff WriterDAVIDSVILLE — Conemaugh Township supervisors have gotten state and federal emergency management agencies to pay for more than $100,000 in repairs to storm-damaged Govier Lane. The bank alongside the roadway — off Glessner Lane near Route 985...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Chambersburg Area Middle School North hosts emergency drill
waynesboro@herald-mail.comAs teenage athletes left Chambersburg Area Middle School North on Wednesday evening, firetrucks and other emergency vehicles descended on the parking lot for a drill related to an mock attack at a nuclear power plant. Emergency services officials...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Three Mile Island Accident (1979), Relief and Aid Organizations, Health and Safety at School, Disasters and Accidents
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Decision on flood assistance still weeks away
As much of Downers Grove returns to normal after last month's floods, focus turns to the arduous process of applying for federal funding to help residents recover. Village officials led representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to...
Tags: DuPage County, Business
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Local, state and federal teams visit 7 Ind. counties to assess damages caused by flooding
KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — Federal Emergency Management Agency teams are in Indiana assessing damage caused by recent flooding, which also claimed two lives. Local, state and federal officials moved into Huntington, Grant and Tippecanoe on Friday to...Tags: Executive Branch, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Government, Politics
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FEMA teams in Indiana to assess flood damage
KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — Federal Emergency Management Agency teams are in Indiana assessing damage caused by recent flooding, which also claimed two lives. Local, state and federal officials moved into Huntington, Grant and Tippecanoe on Friday to take...Tags: Executive Branch, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Government, Floods, Politics
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Flood insurance is a must for homeowners in trouble spots, agents say
selzie@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Recent heavy rains across the Midwest have left some areas flooded and homes damaged -- but some homeowners could be facing an even bigger threat. Many homeowners are uninsured from floods and may not even know it. Water at many area...Tags: Insurance, Natural Disasters, State Farm Insurance, Floods
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Annapolis man to head FEMA grant program
President Barack Obama has named an Annapolis man to head the multibillion-dollar grant program through which the Federal Emergency Management Agency helps local governments prepare for disasters. Brian Kamoie, 41, will oversee a vast portfolio of...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Nuclear Power, Education, Government Aid, Annapolis
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Downers Grove assesses cost, damage from storm
Downers Grove suffered extensive damage in the furious rain storms that tore through the area earlier this month, according to a village report. More than 1,000 residents and business owners reported flood damage and filled out surveys to help determine...
Tags: Executive Branch, Pat Quinn, Government, Regional Authority, Politics
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Des Plaines still reeling from flood's impact
As floodwaters slowly start to recede in Des Plaines, city officials said it could be weeks before the full extent of the damage is known. Last week's storm left a swath of damage across much of the city as the Des Plaines River swelled to a record-...
Tags: Rivers, Local Government, Government, Park Ridge, Disasters and Accidents
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Elmhurst still tallying cost of floods
Officials in Elmhurst are tallying the costs the recent devastating flood, and planning to provide an update to residents on recovery efforts at the next City Council meeting. Assistant City Manager Mike Kopp said Tuesday an estimate of the total cost...
Tags: Executive Branch, Relief and Aid Organizations, Pat Quinn, Natural Disasters, Government
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Plainville Preparing To Buy, Raze Flood-Prone Homes
The Hartford CourantA $2 million state grant approved April 26 will allow the town to buy and raze 14 homes in a oft-flooded neighborhood bordering wetlands of the Pequabuck River, the town manager said Tuesday. — A $2 million state grant approved April 26 will...Tags: Tropical Storms, Plainville, Floods
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