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Victims of recent natural disasters blindsided by nightmare scenario: 'It's so important that people understand the risk'

In the last year, extreme floods, fires, and storms wreaked havoc around the world. For the victims of these disasters, a whole other nightmare awaits them once the flames are contained and ...
NBC Bay Area

Natural disaster victims would get six months of mortgage relief under Senate bill

Natural disaster survivors would be eligible for six months of mortgage relief under a bill introduced Thursday by two senators whose states have been ravaged by wildfires and floods. The Mortgage ...
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State treasury returning unclaimed money to victims of natural disasters

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Recovery efforts continue in north Mississippi after January’s ice storm. So far, the state treasurer’s office has returned $5 million through unclaimed money following the ...

Column: FEMA can’t help until it handles its own disaster

Proposed changes to FEMA would still leave a preparedness body that struggles to respond to and prepare for catastrophes, ...
The Atlantic

Do We Care Less About Victims of Man-Made Disasters?

When you turn on the television and see Pakistanis or Australians overwhelmed by floodwaters, do you feel more sympathy than you would for victims of ethnic conflict in Darfur? A European Journal of ...