Hurricane Rita - Sep 2005 Updates

Abstract Urban flooding is an increasingly important issue. Disaster statistics appear to show flood events are becoming more frequent, with medium-scale events increasing fastest. The impact of...

(Extract) What we build: So much more than houses Building and repairing homes has always been our identity. In fact, we are very grateful to all those who helped Habitat for Humanity serve almost...

Disaster Response: Recent Case Studies in Response Since 1994, FOCUS has provided a full spectrum of emergency response activities from first -response to extended relief and recovery support. When...

Hope can only move on Disaster is a starting point. It's the beginning of a story about recovery, about resilience, about reclaiming inch by inch what was destroyed in an instant. Five years ago, on...

Editorial In a new decade, humanitarian actors are facing immense challenges. The number of people affected by climate disasters will continue to rise, having a huge impact on migration and...

Funds to help build homes in partnership with families affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita ATLANTA (August 20, 2009) - Habitat for Humanity will receive a $3,263,565 donation from the People of...

Washington_(dpa) _ Hurricane Gustav, the monster storm that sent 2 million Gulf Coast residents fleeing and wrote political history, spared Louisiana and its empty city of jazz the horrors they had...

Volunteer Training Program Launches with Disaster Simulation Kendall Hebert, Director of Public Relations, Louisiana Capital Area Chapter While many people want to help during disaster relief...

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Financial assistance to state and local governments to help repair or replace infrastructure throughout the Gulf coast damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has topped the $10...

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April 02, 2008 The American Red Cross announced today an extension of mental health assistance and other benefits to Hurricane Katrina and Rita survivors living in the...

WASHINGTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has expanded its effort to identify and evaluate alternatives to FEMA trailers and mobile homes for housing people in the aftermath of a...

Release Number: 1603-745 NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) launched its relocation assistance program in August 2007 to help with moving and transportation costs for...

(Extract) Hurricane Felix Hurricane Felix came ashore on Tuesday morning in northeast Nicaragua, near Punta Gorda, as a category five storm. Hurricane warnings have also been issued for eastern...

Release Number: HQ-07-042 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding Donald E. Powell, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson and FEMA...

NEW YORK and AMERICUS, GA -- Nearly one year after announcing a landmark partnership to repair the homes of low-income Gulf Coast families, Church World Service and Habitat for Humanity International...

A Partner Effort Church World Service has been stalwart in administering recovery efforts in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi - providing more than $6 million in relief and recovery assistance since...

(extract) Indonesia Earthquakes hit Sumatra, Indonesia At least 72 people were killed in West Sumatra when a pair of earthquakes hit on March 6. Hundreds of people were injured, overwhelming local...

NCC Gulf Commission gives governments low marks New York, February 21, 2007 - On Ash Wednesday, when many Christians around the world begin the season of Lent, a time of self-examination, a special...

Release Number: 1606-274 AUSTIN, Texas -- Individuals and families in Texas affected by Hurricane Rita have received more than $988 million in disaster assistance, including grants from the U. S...

Twelve houses for Hurricane Katrina victims will be built April 23 to May 5, 2007. At least 325 volunteers are being gathered by Baptist Builders, an initiative that brings together several Baptist...