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Tornado damage forces milk plant to close early | ajc.com
Atlanta Journal Constitution – Mar 26, 2008
5-acre plant on the 700 block of southeast Memorial Drive had already been scheduled to close in May. But the March 14 tornado ripped off a 5,000-square-foot piece of roof and hastened its demise… Southeast Milk reached an agreement in principle March 10 to sell to Pennsylvania-based Dean Foods, Covington said, declining to reveal the price. Dean chose to keep the Atlanta Dairies label but to cease operations in its namesake city and move production elsewhere. A May 11 closing was planned, until the tornado ripped off part of the roof that covered a refrigerated portion of the plant. “It was like someone with giant hands crumpled it up and threw it against a block wall,” Young said. After the storm, the Southeast Milk board decided to stop operations rather than continue, even though Young said state Department of Agriculture officials had cleared it to continue. Remaining milk orders have been given to Mayfield and PET Milk, also Dean brands. For the time being, the plant will operate as a shipping depot, receiving bottled milk and then sending it out to customers.
EU donates $756 million to Hurricane Dean rehabilitation
Jamaica Observer – Mar 26, 2008
“We would like to emphasise that we have been working very hard to make this possible before the end of the financial year so that the end result of this is that the impact on Jamaica’s finances are less serious than they could have been without our help,” the European Ambassador noted. He said the budgetary support represented the third leg of the European Union’s Hurricane Dean assistance to Jamaica, which to date amounts to over $1 billion out of the $22 billion in losses calculated by the government. In the aftermath of Hurricane Dean which pummelled Jamaica in August 2007, the European Union disbursed some $144. 8 million towards humanitarian aid and $220 million towards the resuscitation of the banana industry, which was devastated by the hurricane. In the meantime, Ambassador Alemanni emphasised that there were no strings attached to the donation. “All of this is grant money. These are not just commitments.
Statewide tornado drill set for today
Akron Beacon Journal – Mar 26, 2008
, Summit County safety forces will participate in a statewide tornado drill as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week. The drill will test their ability to warn residents of approaching severe weather in time to seek shelter. In communities without a citywide outdoor alarm system, fire departments will set off emergency sirens on vehicles pulled outside stations during the drill. Peak tornado season in Ohio runs from April through July, with severe weather usually occurring between 2 and 10 p.