Disaster Recovery Process

Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa and Recovery and relief efforts

Jamaica Faces the Hardest Part of a Hurricane: Recovery

It brought 185 mph peak winds, destroying 90% of homes in the Black River area and leaving at least 50 dead —a count that will surely rise as search and rescue continues.

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Recovery and relief efforts underway in Jamaica

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Aid efforts struggle to bring relief to parts of hurricane-stricken Jamaica

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'We need food, we have no food' - desperation takes hold in Jamaica after hurricane

People walk along muddied roads scavenging the wreckage for food.

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Jamaica battles to recover from Hurricane Melissa as death toll mounts

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Hurricane death toll rises as Jamaica aid effort struggles

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In a Jamaican Town, Melissa Leaves Floods ‘Infested’ by Dead Livestock

At least 19 people have died nationwide, officials said.

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Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa 4 Times More Likely, Study Suggests

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Jamaica death toll at least 19 but expected to rise. U.S. sending helicopters to help

Homeland Security Today

COLUMN: Long-Term Disaster Recovery is Less Provocative Than Response, but Just as Essential

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron cuts a downed tree during hurricane clean-up operations at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 28, 2024. Moody was recently affected by Hurricane Helene and is in the process of ...

Asheville seats its 4 Helene recovery boards. Who will serve on them?

Asheville City Council appointed members to its four new Helene recovery boards, which will help guide ongoing disaster recovery.

Cyber Resiliency And Why Disaster Recovery Isn’t Enough

Cyber resilience is about maintaining trust and making sure that when the inevitable happens, your business is prepared to respond and recover.

WMNF

Disaster Claims & Recovery: What To Do and Not Do

Paul Hauzer, CEO VetCor Restoration Services & Jeffrey Chernoff, Insurance and Trust Co. On Wed. Oct. 2, MidPoint hosted Jeffrey Chernoff of Insurance and Trust Co., an insurance claims expert, and Paul Hauzer, CEO of VetCor Recovery & Restorations, to ...

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Benton County finalizing disaster recovery plan after 2024 tornadoes

County leaders said the Disaster Recovery Annex will clarify roles, streamline coordination, and help residents get assistance faster.

Contract Pharma

From Risk to Resilience: Strengthening Disaster Recovery for Pharma Sample Storage

Disaster recovery is more than contingency planning. Philip Bradley of Astoriom explains why it must be embedded in pharma’s sample storage strategies.

Computerworld

How to build realistic disaster recovery options

Businesses have placed a greater emphasis on disaster recovery efforts since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Recovery managers are faced with the challenging task of ensuring that they can recover company data in the event of such a crisis.

The Hill

Congress must be proactive, not reactive, with disaster recovery

It is painful to hear someone’s voice crack as he tells the story of how he lost his entire livelihood and the work of the generations before him. Ronny is a farmer in his 70s in a small town in Western North Carolina. His family’s fortunes drastically ...

Yahoo

San Saba Disaster Recovery Center closing August 18

SAN SABA COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) – Citizens of San Saba County needing disaster recovery assistance after the Fourth of July floods can still take advantage for a limited time. The San Saba County Sheriff’s Office says the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center ...

Computerworld

Principal chooses IBM for disaster recovery

The Principal Financial Group Inc. has completed installation of a disaster recovery system from IBM designed to restore its IT and business systems in less than 24 hours after a disaster. Principal’s previous disaster recovery process took about four ...