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US scrambles response to Pacific tsunami

AFP American Edition 57 days ago

President Barack Obama has declared a "major disaster" in American Samoa after a tsunami killed at least 22 people in the outlying US territory spurring the deployment of federal emergency teams. As the death toll in American Samoa and neighboring independent Samoa ...

US deploys emergency team to American Samoa

AFP American Edition 57 days ago

The US Federal Emergency Management Agency said it is deploying two assistance teams to American Samoa in the wake of a tsunami that left at least 14 people dead. "Working closely with the US Coast Guard, FEMA is deploying an Incident Management ...

Ex-mayor in Miss. pleads guilty in Katrina case

AP News 61 days ago

Former mayor in Mississippi pleads guilty, gets 3 years probation in Katrina fraud case A former Gulfport mayor was sentenced to probation Friday in a plea deal on charges that he defrauded a program to help Hurricane Katrina victims rebuild their homes, ...

Jurors: FEMA trailer didn't expose family to fumes

AP Features 62 days ago

A federal jury on Thursday rejected a New Orleans family's assertions that the government-issued trailer they lived in after Hurricane Katrina exposed them to dangerous fumes, in the first of several trials that could lead to hundreds of similar claims being resolved. ...

Lawsuit accuses FEMA of ignoring species threats

AP News 70 days ago

Environmentalists say flood insurance program ignores endangered species The Federal Emergency Management Agency is being sued again over accusations that it violated the Endangered Species Act by issuing flood insurance without determining whether development would impact imperiled plants and animals. WildEarth Guardians ...

1st trial over FEMA trailer fumes opens in La.

AP News 72 days ago

1st trial over FEMA trailer fumes opens in La. federal court; lawyers cite different standards For the first time since Hurricane Katrina left tens of thousands of families living in FEMA trailers, a federal jury heard allegations Monday that the government-issued shelters ...

Southeast Texas bouncing back a year after Ike

AP News 74 days ago

A year after Hurricane Ike, Southeast Texas trying to bounce back from devastation Anne Willis, a lifelong resident of Bolivar Peninsula, moved back to her hometown of Crystal Beach nearly three months after Hurricane Ike. The storm had shattered homes, leaving only ...

Four years after Katrina

Las Vegas Sun 85 days ago

Gulf Coast recovery work is now earning high praise for the progress it is making Finally, four years after Hurricane Katrina devastated vast areas of the Gulf Coast, the federal government is getting praised by leaders in Louisiana and Mississippi who have ...

SAIC wins federal contract

AP News 85 days ago

SAIC wins FEMA and Department of Homeland Security contract Science Applications International Corp. on Tuesday said it has won a contract to provide operations and maintenance support for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security. The contract, which has ...

Tenn. firm to build portable disaster shelters

AP Features 85 days ago

A defense contractor said Tuesday it will start building portable shelters for natural disasters and war zones that quickly unfold like a Transformer toy. The shelters come with an onboard diesel generator to power heating, ventilation and air conditioning and unfold with ...

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