Natural Disaster
White House sends storm victims to Internet for help…
When President Barack Obama urged Americans under siege from Hurricane Sandy to stay inside and keep watch on ready.gov for the latest, he left out something pretty important — where to turn if the electricity goes out.
Despite the heightened expectation of widespread power and cable television failures, everyone from the president to local newscasters seem […]
MTA: In 108 Years, The NYC Subway System Has Never Faced A Disaster As Devastating As This
MTA chairman Joseph J. Lhota has released a statement about the recovery of service for transportation systems in New York City.
It doesn’t look good.
Seven subway tunnels under the East River flooded, the Metro-North has lost power at stretches on multiple lines and there’s plenty more damage throughout the entire system.
Here’s the statement from Lhota — from Anthony DeRosa […]
New York Street Collapses
A photo from New York City by David Blaine.
(Yes, that David Blaine, I think–the illusionist and daredevil. And if not mistaken, that’s him in the hole. Can anyone ID the location?)
David Blaine
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Clash over Haiti aid flights; French blame USA over medical delays
Fuel shortages, poor communications and a logjam at the Port au Prince airport on Sunday continued to hinder a massive international aid effort to Haiti five days after a devastating earthquake in which more than 100,000 are now feared to have died.
The United Nations humanitarian agency, Ocha, warned at the weekend that humanitarian operations might […]
HAITIAN GOVT SAYS 40,000 BURIED, ANOTHER 100,000 THOUGHT DEAD
A Brazilian rescue worker checks the vital signs of a man who was rescued among rubble three days after an earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 15, 2010. Haitians ravaged by the earthquake
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