Posts Tagged ‘homes’
Water filling 2,500 homes in Minot as river rises (AP)
AP – The Souris River’s full weight hit Minot on Friday, swamping an estimated 2,500 homes as it soared nearly 4 feet in less than a day and overwhelmed the city’s levees. City officials said they expected as many as 4,500 homes to be severely damaged by the time the river peaks Saturday.
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Wildfires destroy 12 homes in Texas Panhandle (AP)
AP – Two wildfires have destroyed at least 12 homes on the outskirts of the Texas Panhandle city of Amarillo.
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Japan plans disaster budget, building 100K homes (AP)
AP – Japan’s government proposed a special $50 billion (4 trillion yen) budget to help finance reconstruction efforts Friday and plans to build 100,000 temporary homes for survivors of last month’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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Japan to build 100,000 homes for tsunami survivors (AP)
AP – Japan’s prime minister says the country plans to build as many as 100,000 temporary homes to house the survivors of the earthquake and tsunami that pummeled the country last month.
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Million homes lack power after new Japan quake (AP)
AP – Nearly a million homes suffered blackouts in Japan’s northeast Friday after a new earthquake killed three people and piled more misery on a region buried under the rubble of last month’s devastating tsunami.
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Storms fell trees, crush homes in South, killing 9 (AP)
AP – An enormous tree limb that crashed through a Georgia family’s bedroom killed a father and the young son he was holding in his arms Tuesday as a fast-moving storm system pounded the South with tornadoes, hail and spectacular lightning. At least nine people were killed around the region, including several who died on roads made treacherous by downed trees and power lines.
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Troopers sent to homes of some Wisconsin Democrats (AP)
AP – Wisconsin state troopers were dispatched Thursday to the doorsteps of some of the AWOL Democratic senators in hopes of finding at least one who would come back to allow a vote on a measure to curb the power of public-employee unions.
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