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Pence requested the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide disaster loans for Grant, Howard and Tipton counties because of severe storms and flooding April 17-23. So would those affected by flooding in the contiguous counties of Blackford, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Huntington, Madison, Miami, Wabash and Wells.
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Heavy monsoon rain triggered severe flooding in large swathes of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, on Thursday, bringing the city to a halt with many government offices and businesses forced to close because staff could not get to work.
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NEW YORK, Jan 11- New Jersey Transit incorrectly used federal government software that otherwise could have warned officials against a disastrous decision to leave $100 million worth of equipment in a low-lying rail yard before Superstorm Sandy struck, a Reuters examination has found.
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"There will be a lack of snow cover in eastern Colorado and western Kansas, so there could be some damage there. Temperatures will fall to zero Sunday morning in western Kansas, "said Andy Karst, meteorologist for World Weather Inc..
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CHICAGO, Jan 10- Minimal improvement is expected in soil moisture levels in the drought-stricken U.S. "Light rains of mostly 0.25 inch or less reached from central Kansas into western and southern Oklahoma with heavier rains in Texas," said Joel Widenor, meteorologist for Commodity Weather Group.
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CNBC's Eamon Javers reports the House passed the Sandy flood bill; and Congressman Gregory Meeks, Club For Growth vice president, discusses whether the government should be involved in flood insurance.
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The House passed a bill that will provide $9.7 billion to shore up the National Flood Insurance Program, reports CNBC's Eamon Javers.
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CNBC's Eamon Javers reports Congress is getting ready to vote on a $9.7 billion package for relief from superstorm Sandy.
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A Shell oil drilling rig grounded off an Alaska island since a New Years Eve storm has suffered damage from waves and flooding but has spilled none of the 155,000 gallons of fuel and other oil products aboard, officials managing the incident said on Thursday.
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ANCHORAGE, Jan 3- A Shell oil drilling rig grounded off an Alaska island since a New Years Eve storm has suffered damage from waves and flooding but has spilled none of the 155,000 gallons of fuel and other oil products aboard, officials managing the incident said on Thursday.
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ANCHORAGE, Jan 3- The Royal Dutch Shell drill ship that was tossed by high winds and grounded off an Alaska island on New Years Eve has suffered some damage from waves and flooding, but so far has not spilled any of the 155,000 gallons of fuel and other petroleum products aboard, officials managing the emergency response said Thursday.
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Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey spoke out on his disappointment the house adjourned Tuesday night without addressing Sandy relief money, and it seems Washington listened.
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Americans are tired of the political gamesmanship in this Congress, says Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, one day after the House refused to vote on Hurricane Sandy aid. "I was given no explanation," he says, for why the vote didn't happen.
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NEW YORK, Dec 27- The NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City partially reopened its inpatient facilities on Thursday, nearly two months after it was flooded by Superstorm Sandy and sustained damages that could exceed $1 billion.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 19- U.S. Senate Republicans sought to slash a $60.4 billion aid bill to cover reconstruction after Superstorm Sandy, proposing on Wednesday to fund only $23.8 billion in immediate disaster relief while assessing longer-term needs.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 19- U.S. Senate Republicans sought to slash a $60.4 billion aid bill to cover reconstruction after Superstorm Sandy, proposing on Wednesday to fund only $23.8 billion in immediate disaster relief while assessing longer-term needs.
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LONDON, Dec 19- The insurance industry looks set to absorb about $65 billion in catastrophe claims this year, down from a near-record $120 billion in 2011, reinsurer Swiss Re said.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 17- The U.S. Senate on Monday began debating a $60.4 billion aid bill to rebuild communities devastated by Superstorm Sandy amid criticism by conservative groups who said the measure was loaded with wasteful, non-disaster spending. The Democratic-controlled Senate is looking to pass the disaster aid bill this week.
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NEW BATAAN, Philippines, Dec 7- Residents in the southern Philippines buried their dead on Friday even as rescue workers continued scouring remote areas for survivors of Typhoon Bopha, the nation's strongest storm this year, which killed 418 people and left nearly as many missing.
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NEW BATAAN, Philippines, Dec 7- Residents in the southern Philippines began to bury their dead on Friday even as rescue workers continued scouring remote areas for possible survivors of Typhoon Bopha, the country's strongest storm this year, which killed 418 people and left nearly as many missing.
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*Developing countries say not enough to unlock deal in Doha. DOHA, Dec 6- European Union promises of rising aid to help developing countries tackle climate change on Thursday failed to ease a stand-off at U.N. talks in Doha that green groups said were on the brink of disaster.