Sentences with phrase «of people displaced by the storm»

The good news: Aid workers have the lessons of Katrina to fall back on as they try to help the thousands of people displaced by this storm.

However, the total number of people displaced by the storm is still unknown, as at least 65 centres and numerous unofficial displacement sites and host family locations have yet to be assessed.

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In the wake of a historic and deadly hurricane season, an app called Zello Walkie Talkie has become the communication tool of choice for both people working to help in cleanup and first responder efforts, such as the Cajun Navy in Houston, and those affected and displaced by these storms.

Up to 12 million people could be displaced by the storm, which is packing winds of over 130 mph and expected to cause an 11 - foot surge in sea levels, according to the India Meteorological Department.

• Full deduction for disaster clean up expense • Relaxed retirement plan distribution rules — elimination of the 10 percent penalty tax that would otherwise apply on an early withdrawal from a retirement plan and permit individuals to withdraw up to $ 100,000 without penalty to cover storm - related expenses • Housing Exemptions for displaced individuals — would provide additional tax exemptions for individuals who provide free shelter for at least 60 days to anyone displaced by the storm ($ 500 exemption per person, maximum of four exemptions for the year) • Worker retention credit — would extend tax credits to business owners who continued paying wages while their businesses were forced to close.

However, it has attracted a storm of criticism: 1.4 million people had to be displaced to build it, and the enormous reservoir it created on the Yangtze river is plagued by pollution.

We know many people and their pets have been displace by the storm and are in need of help.

If burning coal causes the flooding of coastal fishing villiges or, as I believe, the flooding of entire coastal regions by violent storm and encroaching seas — ala New Orleans and Bangladesh — people are not only displaced, they die.

Millions of people will suffer, die and be displaced as a result of extreme heat waves, sea - level rise as much as 100 cm by 2100 with continuing large rates of rise, and by more severe storms, droughts and floods.

The National Association of Realtors says its members in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas are «combing their records and contacts to locate every available bit of spare inventory that could be used to house people displaced by the storm and its aftermath.