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Shelter, sanitation, medications, and continuity of care after disasters.
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Patients being assessed after possible gas leak at Wichita elementary school
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (99+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Crews are on the scene of a possible gas leak at a Wichita elementary school. It was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. at Dodge Literacy Magnet Elementary School at Second and Anna streets in west Wichita. Wichita nonprofit…...
Residents evacuated after carbon monoxide incident at Millcreek building
11+ hour, 26+ min ago (327+ words) MILLCREEK, Utah — Hundreds of residents at a Millcreek apartment build were evacuated following a carbon monoxide incident on Monday. Unified Fire crews responded to the Moda Glenwood Apartments near 3900 South and Main Street and immediately registered carbon monoxide readings throughout…...
Hastings apartment complex cleared for re-entry after ricin contamination
23+ hour, 48+ min ago (193+ words) HASTINGS, Mich. (News 10) - The Barry-Eaton Health Department has cleared Tyden Lofts for re-entry after environmental testing found no remaining ricin contamination requiring additional remediation. The exposure began Sept. 10 and prompted the evacuation of the Hastings apartment building. Environmental sampling conducted…...
Gas leak keeping McAuley Center closed to public; meals programs still ongoing
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (361+ words) The McAuley Senior Activity Center has been closed to the public since August because the repairs needed to reopen it cannot be done until after the Area Agency on Aging moves to the county's new senior center later this year....
Students moved after odor reported at Apex Friendship Middle School
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (74+ words) Emergency and hazmat teams responded to Apex Friendship Middle School on Friday morning. An alert reported an odor inside the school, and numerous students reported headaches, according to the Apex Fire Department. It was unclear which part of the school…...
URCS mobile medical teams continue to provide assistance to residents of Zaporizhia region
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (222+ words) Mobile medical teams from the Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) continue to ensure the population's access to medical care in Zaporizhia region. “Despite the challenging security situation, Ukrainian Red Cross mobile health units regularly travel to communities across the Zaporizhia…...
Warming center leaders fear people will freeze to death after 2 shelters are denied funding
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (942+ words) Bangor’s warming center providers are scrambling to determine how they’ll shelter homeless residents this winter after learning that two of the centers were denied state funding. “It’s going to be a tough year for the unhoused community if we don’t…...
A house of healing: Rogers Park shelter a safe haven for overcoming trauma
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (505+ words) CHICAGO (WGN) — Behind the smile lies a story of survival. At just 22 years old, Germaine Powell Jr. buried his mother after a battle with cancer, then lost his sister in a car crash. “It kind of, in a way, it…...
Tokyo enters state of emergency with restrictions
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (220+ words) Tokyo had been under a quasi-state of emergency since June 20, which puts fewer restriction on businesses. An increase in new COVID-19 cases and concerns over new variants led to the decision to place the capital back in a state of…...
Hospital denies gas leak forced evacuation, surgery delays
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (110+ words) September 30, 2026 — 7:28am The Wesley Hospital has denied a gas leak prompted emergency teams to be called and the building to be evacuated, causing some surgeries to be delayed. The Queensland Fire Department was called to the hospital on Coronation Drive in…...