Sentences with phrase «government evacuation shelters»

More than 11,400 people stayed overnight in 163 government evacuation shelters.

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Yet the stunning death tolls from tornadoes this spring raise new questions about government subsidies for storm shelters, the psychology of warning response, the possibility of limited tornado evacuations, and the argument that tornado warning and response should be considered a national security issue.

In responding to Katrina, they were sometimes refused or poorly used by government officials, even though they provided most of the initial evacuation capacity, sheltering, feeding, health care, and rebuilding, and much of the search and rescue, cleanup, and post-Katrina funding.

Apparently the firm behind it, Meta Studios Creative Agency, is in talks with the Japanese government with the app designed to provide information such as escape routes and shelters, emergency evacuation zones, hospitals, plus many features, all crucial information to save lives in the case of an attack.