Arkansas Tornado Devastates Community Two Young Children In Critical…
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- Arkansas Tornado Devastates Community Two Young Children In Critical…
- Caribbean hurricane fund launched
- Hurricane-battered bird sanctuaries ready for spring migration.
- Data Drive Thru’s The Tornado
Arkansas Tornado Devastates Community Two Young Children In Critical…
CBS News – Feb 26, 2007
Dozens of people were injured including two young children who were in critical condition. Dumas schools were closed Monday due to the power outage from Saturday’s storm and an estimated 800 workers had no jobs to which to report. “Was I scared? I didn’t have time to be scared. It happened so fast” said one survivor… “Was I scared? I didn’t have time to be scared. It happened so fast” said one survivor. The tornado wrecked the Arkat Feeds pet food plant where 125 people were employed and the storm left the Federal Mogul auto supply company with heavy damage. That is in addition to the damage to retail stores. The Fred’s dollar store the Mad Butcher Food Store and Johnson’s Warehouse Store Room furniture business were destroyed. Numerous other businesses were also damaged in the town of 5300. Entergy Arkansas said its electric substation for the area was knocked out in the tornado and it was bringing in temporary equipment to help speed the restoration of power.
Caribbean hurricane fund launched
BBC News – Feb 26, 2007
Countries set to benefit include the Bahamas Barbados Montserrat Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica. Hurricanes are estimated to have cost the Caribbean up to $16bn since 1979. Reducing riskHurricane Ivan which struck the region in 2004 cost an estimated $800m in losses and raised questions about the speed of the response from the international community. In this and other similar disasters it has taken months for donor countries to raise and deliver emergency funding. The new initiative set to be unveiled on Monday would provide a standing fund of up to $50m which countries could draw upon in the event of future incidents. Countries would have to pay annual premiums into the fund as well as a one-off entry fee in order to access any money. The level of individuals premiums will depend on a country’s risk profile and could range from about $200000 to $4m the Bank said.
Hurricane-battered bird sanctuaries ready for spring migration.
Free with registration – Dallas Morning News – AccessMyLibrary.com – Feb 26, 2007
(26-FEB-07) Dallas Morning News (Dallas TX). When the storm the fourth most-intense hurricane ever recorded raked the Texas-Louisiana coast in September 2005.
Data Drive Thru’s The Tornado
Rocky Mountain News – Feb 26, 2007
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