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Disaster Recovery Centers in 6 Kentucky Counties To Permanently Close, Help Is Still Available
FRANKFORT, Ky. –Disaster Recovery Centers in 6 Kentucky counties will close permanently this weekend. The center in Leslie County will close at 7 p.m. May 23. The center in Leslie County is located at: 911 Dispatch Center, 24770 Highway 421,...
Disaster Recovery Center Opens in LaRue County
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Disaster Recovery Center has opened in LaRue County to offer in-person support to Kentucky survivors who experienced loss as the result of the April severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides. The new...
Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Jefferson County
FRANKFORT, Ky. –A Disaster Recovery Center has opened in Jefferson County to offer in-person support to Kentucky survivors who experienced loss as the result of the April severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides. The...
Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Grayson County
FRANKFORT, Ky. –A Disaster Recovery Center has opened in Grayson County to offer in-person support to Kentucky survivors who experienced loss as the result of the April severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides. The...
Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Bullitt County
FRANKFORT, Ky. –A Disaster Recovery Center has opened in Bullitt County to offer in-person support to Kentucky survivors who experienced loss as the result of the April severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides. The...
Disaster Recovery Center Opens in McLean County
FRANKFORT, Ky. –A Disaster Recovery Center has opened in McLean County to offer in-person support to Kentucky survivors who experienced loss as the result of the April severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides. The new...
W.Va. Disaster Recovery Center Holiday Hours This Week
CHARLESTON, W.Va.– The FEMA-state Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Bluefield will be closed on Dec. 24 and Dec. 25. The center is located at: Bluefield Disaster Recovery Center Maple View Church of Christ 194 Robins Rest Rd. Bluefield, WV 24701...
Barrick Sets the Standard in Advancing United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
All amounts expressed in US dollars TORONTO, May 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the world moves towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals 2030 target, Barrick Mining Corporation (NYSE:B) (TSX:ABX) remains committed to playing its...
Roswell Disaster Recovery Center & Helpline - Holidays Hours
SANTA FE, New Mexico – The Roswell Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will be closed for the holidays on Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25 and New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1. Moreover, the DRC will operate with reduced hours on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and...
9 Days Left To Apply for FEMA Assistance Following February Severe Storms and Flooding
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Homeowners and renters in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Simpson and Woodford counties who experienced damage or losses caused by the February severe...
ICRC president in first official visit to Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ms Spoljaric met the prime minister, Judith Suminwa Tuluka, the deputy prime minister and minister of defence, Guy Kabombo Mwadiamvita, and the minister for foreign affairs, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, to discuss the humanitarian situation in the...
Kentuckians in 24 More Counties Now Eligible To Apply for FEMA Assistance Following April Severe Storms
FRANKFORT, Ky. –Twenty-four additional counties in the Commonwealth of Kentucky have been added to the major disaster declaration for Kentucky’s severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides and flooding that...
Caldwell County Disaster Recovery Center to Temporarily Close Dec. 20 for Holidays
Hickory, NC – In partnership with the state and local government, FEMA will close the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Caldwell County for the holidays at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20. The Center will reopen Jan. 2 at 8 a.m. Caldwell County Health and...
Minister Enoch Godongwana: Budget Speech 2025
Honourable Speaker, Thoko Didiza Deputy Speaker, Annelie Lotriet Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Refiloe Mtshweni-Tsipane Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Les Govender His Excellency, President Cyril...
Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Muhlenberg County
FRANKFORT, Ky. –A Disaster Recovery Center has opened in Muhlenberg County to offer in-person support to Kentucky survivors who experienced loss as the result of the April severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides. The...
Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Lincoln County
FRANKFORT, Ky. –A Disaster Recovery Center has opened in Lincoln County to offer in-person support to Kentucky survivors who experienced loss as the result of the April severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides. The...
Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Warren County
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Disaster Recovery Center has opened in Warren County to offer in-person support to Kentucky survivors who experienced loss as the result of the April severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides. The...
Disaster Recovery Center in Bluefield, W.Va. Opening Dec. 16
News Release Disaster Recovery Center in Bluefield, W.Va. Opening Dec. 16 CHARLESTON, W.Va.– A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will be opening in Mercer County at Maple View Church of Christ in Bluefield at 10 a.m., Monday, Dec. 16. The center is...
Less Than 2 Weeks Left To Apply for FEMA Assistance Following February Severe Storms and Flooding
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Homeowners and renters in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Simpson and Woodford counties who experienced damage or losses caused by the February severe...
Burundi: Fleeing violence, families face the agony of separation
“Recently, we registered an unaccompanied child who seems to be only a year and a half old,” says Noemie Niyongere, who works with the ICRC’s Protection of Family Links program in Burundi. “We don’t even know exactly how old he is because a...