Disaster

Yellow daffodils are blooming along the foundation of where Helen Owen’s, 79, house stood before being blown apart by the Joplin, Mo. tornado. The small sign of new life is indicative of the groundbreaking on her land where Convoy of Hope is partnering to build her a new home.

“I just want to go home,” says Helen, as she stands on the foundation of the home she lived in since 1957. “Home is here. Memories are all I have left and I have plenty of them here.”

302 human impact disasters claimed 29,782 lives; affected 206 million and inflicted record economic damages of $366 billion in 2011

Geneva, 18 January 2012 – For two consecutive years the long-term disasters trend has been bucked by major earthquakes which claimed thousands of lives and affected millions in both 2010 and 2011, according to new statistics published today by CRED and the UN office for disaster risk reduction, UNISDR.

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE
DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

2011 SPRING STORMS – December 2011 UPDATE
Appeal Number 627-P
Appeal Goal: $280,000
Amount received: about $173,000

Situation:

TOKYO, September 27, 2011 – The World Bank says Japan’s systematic and careful investments in seismic safety and tsunami preparedness over several decades saved countless lives during the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Speaking at the 5th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM5), the World Bank’s Sector Director for Sustainable Development in East Asia and Pacific, John Roome, said Japan’s example shows country's should invest in preparedness.

Thursday, August 18, 2011 — It’s been a costly year for disasters in the United States and the American Red Cross has been responding all over the country to help the thousands of people affected by flooding, tornadoes, drought and extreme heat, wildfires and other emergencies.

Release Number: HQ-11-126

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the state of Missouri to supplement the state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by flooding during the period of June 1 to August 1, 2011.

Release Date: August 8, 2011 Release Number: HQ-11-125

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to Utah and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by flooding during the period of April 18 to July 16, 2011.

SAN JUAN, PR - Federal officials announced today that the municipality of Yabucoa has been added to the list of designated municipalities under the presidential disaster declaration of July 14, 2011. The disaster declaration was granted due to severe storms, flooding, mudslides, and landslides, which occurred in Puerto Rico from May 20 to June 8, 2011.

Release Date: July 28, 2011 Release Number: HQ-11-121

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