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FEMA chief: Aid won't be hindered by money issues

Last updated Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 7:23am

WASHINGTON — The head of the federal disaster assistance agency says recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irene will proceed regardless of a dwindling emergency fund.

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(Matt Rourke/The Associated Press) Corrinne Levin, left, kisses her daughter Jillianne Davis, who's home was destroyed by floodwaters rustling from Tropical Storm Irene, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, in Woodford, Vt.

New flood dangers as East Coast reels from Irene

John Curran The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 10:27am

NEWFANE, Vt. — As emergency airlift operations brought ready-to-eat meals and water to Vermont residents left isolated and desperate, states along the Eastern Seaboard continued to be battered by the after effects of Irene, the destructive hurricane turned tropical storm.

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(Polina Yamshchikov/The Associated Press) Devin Isaacs floats in standing water that has accumulated where a grassy field used to be in his neighborhood in White River Junction, Vt. Monday Aug. 29, 2011. Flooding left by Tropical Storm Irene washed out roads and bridges, cut off about a dozen towns, left thousands of homes and businesses without power, and killed at least three people.

Killer storm leaves Vt. homeowners, towns stranded

John Curran The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 7:07am

NEWFANE, Vt. — Entire towns in Vermont and New York remained cut off by flooding, some communities were still warily watching swollen rivers and over a million people from Virginia to Maine had no electricity on Tuesday, three days after Hurricane Irene slammed into the Eastern Seaboard.

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A message sprayed on debris shows the spirit of a home-owner after the building was destroyed in Tully, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph (300 kph). The massive cyclone struck northeastern Australia early Thursday, tearing off roofs, toppling trees and cutting electricity - the most powerful storm to hit the area in nearly a century. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australia hit hard by cyclone 02-03-11

The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 12:37pm

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Guests at a the Shangri-La hotel line up to gather in the ballroom in Cairns, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, as a monster cyclone approaches the northeast coast with furious winds, rains and surging seas on a scale unseen in generations. Gusts up to 186 mph (300 kph) were expected when Cyclone Yasi strikes the coast late Wednesday after whipping across Australia's Great Barrier Reef. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australia braces for massive storm 02-02-11

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 10:58am

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Haiti wants major camp evacuated ahead of storm

Jonathan M. Katz, The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 9:22am

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- It was the jewel of Haiti's post-earthquake recovery: an organized relocation camp with thousands of tents billed as hurricane-resistant, lined up in neat rows on graded mountain soil.

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