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Uncategorized

How volunteers helped rebuild West Virginia’s bridges

August 9, 2019

CLENDENIN, W.Va. — When the flood created an endless waterfall off the hillside behind her trailer home on June 23, […]

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Disasters Relief Response

Having faith when disaster strikes

August 8, 2019August 8, 2019

BUCKSPORT, S.C. – As a resident of Bucksport, Nelisa Geathers and her home endured a variety of disasters from Hurricane […]

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Disasters Recovery Response

Reading into natural disasters: how bookstores weather the storm

August 7, 2019August 8, 2019

When Jamie Anderson took over Downtown Books, a bookstore in Manteo, North Carolina, in 2012 it had flooded eight times […]

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Disasters Recovery Response

Air Force volunteer organization provides valuable post-disaster damage assessment

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019

YUKON, Okla. –  ‘How bad is it?’ That is the first thing that agencies try to assess after a disaster […]

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Disasters Recovery Response

In small S.C. towns, people struggle to stay after historic floods

August 2, 2019August 5, 2019

BUCKSPORT, S.C. – Rosetta Davis belted out gospel lyrics while tapping one hand on the altar. On the other side […]

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Disasters Recovery Relief Response

California’s wildfire survivors go online for mental health aid

August 1, 2019August 2, 2019

SONOMA, Calif. – After the Tubbs Fire of October 2017 burned more than 30,000 acres of land and killed 43 […]

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Disasters Relief Response

Community groups help homeless cats weather disasters

July 31, 2019August 1, 2019

KINSTON, N.C. –  The abandoned motel outside Kinston, North Carolina, stands as a grave reminder that this small town on […]

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Disasters Recovery Response

Panama City man struggles with the mental toll of the storm

July 30, 2019July 31, 2019

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – The 80-foot pine tree stood on the edge of Greg Dossie’s Panama City, Florida, property his […]

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Disasters Recovery Response

The fish bowl in Dillon, S.C.

July 29, 2019July 31, 2019

DILLON, S.C. — In the late 1800s, businessman John W. Dillon negotiated a deal with a railroad company to lay […]

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Disasters Mitigation Response

Rural San Diegans plan for next wildfire — and horse evacuation

July 28, 2019July 31, 2019

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Strung together by a spindly four-mile road, Elfin Forest Harmony Grove has one main route in and […]

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