Tag: Disaster planning and response
The Latest: NM high court suspends consumer debt collection
SANTA FE, N.M. - The New Mexico Supreme Court is temporarily suspending consumer debt collection such as garnishing wages and seizing assets in response...
Flooding forces evacuations in more Michigan communities
SPAULDING TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - More Central Michigan riverside residents evacuated their homes Friday after being overwhelmed by flooding from two failed dams that...
Amid cleanup, flooding in Michigan prompts more evacuations
SPAULDING TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Another round of evacuations took place Friday in Central Michigan further downriver from two dams that were overwhelmed earlier...
Recovery begins after storm ravages India, Bangladesh coast
NEW DELHI (AP) - India authorities on Friday began assessing damage and clearing roads in the wake of Cyclone Amphan that killed more than...
Authorities assessing damage from mid-Michigan flooding
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) - Authorities were assessing damage Thursday as floodwaters from heavy rains that overtook two dams retreated in some mid-Michigan communities and...
Michigan dam had repeated safety violations before flooding
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A hydroelectric dam that failed to hold back floodwaters this week in Michigan was the target of lengthy investigations...
Michigan flood displaces thousands, threatens Superfund site
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) - Floodwaters surging through Central Michigan on Wednesday were mixing with containment ponds at a Dow Chemical Co. plant and could...
Michigan dam had repeated safety violations before flooding
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A hydroelectric dam that failed to hold back floodwaters this week in Michigan was the target of lengthy investigations...
Michigan dam had repeated safety violations before flooding
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A hydroelectric dam that failed to hold back floodwaters this week in Michigan was the target of lengthy investigations...
Cyclone batters India and Bangladesh coasts, millions flee
NEW DELHI (AP) - A powerful cyclone plowed inland on Wednesday after crashing into the coasts of India and Bangladesh, where more than 2.6...