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People Love To Live In Places That Are At Risk For Disasters, 'And This Is What Happens'

World News | Joel Achenbach, Mark Berman, The Washington Post | Monday October 16, 2017

California was burning and emergency management officials in Sacramento, Calif., were listing the latest statistics about the fires, the firefighters, the acres burned, the fatalities, the missing people, the number of tanker planes and helicopters deployed, and so on.

Wipro To Contribute $250,000 Towards Texas Recovery Fund

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday September 14, 2017

According to the company, it will contribute $250,000 towards the fund which has been set up by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation in collaboration with the OneStar Foundation.

With Nails Longer Than World's Shortest Man, Woman Sets World Record

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Tuesday September 12, 2017

Ayanna Williams of Houston in Texas, USA, has been growing her nails for 23 years. In total, her nails reach a combined length of 18 feet.

Disposable Personal Electronics in the Offing, Say Researchers

Press Trust of India | Monday September 11, 2017

Scientists have developed a new electronic device that can be triggered to dissolve through exposure to water molecules in the atmosphere.

Airline Flies Animals Displaced By Hurricane Harvey To Their New Homes

Offbeat | Written By Meghna Nijhawan | Friday September 8, 2017

An airline pitched in with relief work in flood-hit Houston flying shelter cats and dogs from Austin, Texas to San Diego, California that had to be moved to make room for the animals displaced by Hurricane Harvey.

So How Do Mega-Storms Get Named, Anyhow?

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 7, 2017

First there was Harvey, which put much of Houston under water. Now Hurricane Irma is rampaging across the Caribbean and closing in on Miami.

In Harvey's Aftermath, A Flood Of Emotions As Rebuilding Begins

World News | Reuters | Thursday September 7, 2017

For Texas residents affected by Hurricane Harvey, life in the storm's aftermath involves juggling insurance claims, home repairs and work. But coping with loss is stirring very different feelings.

Hurricane Harvey: Texas Recovery Could Cost $180 Billion

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 4, 2017

The US government has already asked Congress for $7.85 billion as an initial contribution towards recovery efforts, which Abbott called a "down payment".

Donald Trump Hugs Children, Serves Food In Visit To Victims Of Harvey

World News | Reuters | Sunday September 3, 2017

US President Donald Trump flew to Houston on Saturday to meet with victims of Hurricane Harvey and see the effects of the record-setting storm while he presses for a multi-billion-dollar aid package.

Houston Man Comes Back To Flood-Hit Home, Finds 9-Foot Alligator Inside

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Saturday September 2, 2017

On Friday, Texas resident Brian Foster returned to his home in Harris County to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey. As he walked around the house with a clean-up crew, a giant alligator greeted him in the dining room.

A National Guard Vehicle Vanished Near Houston. Soldiers Found It With Snapchat.

World News | Alex Horton, The Washington Post | Saturday September 2, 2017

A soldier commanding a vanished Humvee was not answering calls. No one in the unit had his driver's phone number, worsening the situation of an Army vehicle and two soldiers missing somewhere near flood-ravaged Houston as night approached.

How The Chaos Of Hurricane Katrina Helped Save Pets From Flooding In Texas

World News | Karin Brulliard, The Washington Post | Friday September 1, 2017

As Hurricane Harvey pelted Houston with heavy rains over the weekend, a local television news station broadcast footage of flood evacuees sitting outside the George R. Brown Convention Center. The people weren't waiting for space inside what would become a massive emergency shelter. They were choosing to remain outdoors because their pets were not ...

Indian-Americans In Texas Help Thousands With Food, Medical Aid

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Friday September 1, 2017

Indian-Americans in Texas, especially the youth, are helping hundreds of people affected by catastrophic floods caused due to Hurricane Harvey by giving food, shelter and medical assistance.

Watch: Houston Neighbours Form Human Chain To Help Woman In Labour

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Friday September 1, 2017

How residents of an apartment complex in Texas helped a pregnant woman reach the hospital.

'Snakes In Water, Spiders Crawling Up Walls': Texas Battles Harvey; 44 Dead

World News | Reuters | Friday September 1, 2017

A flood-hit southeast Texas city lost its drinking water supply and police and soldiers rescued thousands still stranded on Thursday after powerful storm Harvey killed 44 people and displaced more than a million on the Gulf Coast.

Houston Bakers Trapped During Hurricane Harvey Bake Bread For Hundreds

Offbeat | Priyanka Pant | Thursday August 31, 2017

A heartwarming story of generosity has emerged from storm-hit Texas. Four Houston bakers, trapped inside their shop for two days, spent their time baking bread and sweet treats for others reeling under the "catastrophic" devastation of Tropical Storm Harvey - even as they waited to be rescued.

2 Explosions Reported At Chemical Plant In Hurricane Harvey-Hit Texas

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 31, 2017

Local emergency officials on Thursday reported two explosions at a flooded chemical plant in the Texas town of Crosby, its operators Arkema Inc said.

Watch: A Human Chain To Save Man Trapped In SUV

Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant | Thursday August 31, 2017

Incredible footage shows residents of storm-hit Houston, Texas forming a human chain to rescue a man trapped in his SUV. The elderly man, who was successfully pulled from the sinking vehicle, ended up getting trapped after his SUV was swept away by rising flood waters.

A Toddler Clung To Mother In Harvey Floods. Only One Of Them Survived.

World News | Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post | Wednesday August 30, 2017

Similar scenes have played out across Houston as high winds, heavy rains and floods brought by Harvey sweep across the southeastern part of the state: a moment of terror and a desperate attempt to try to reach safety.

Indian-Americans Help In Rescue Operations During Hurricane Harvey

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 30, 2017

Many Indian-Americans living in safer Texas neighbourhoods are helping Houstonians still stuck by Hurricane Harvey by opening their homes and distributing fresh food, medical and essential items. The entire neighbourhoods of the fourth-largest city in the US and the most populous in Texas have been flooded, leaving residents homeless and hapless

Hurricane Harvey: Houston Native Beyonce Pledges Aid, As Do Drake And Kevin Hart

Entertainment | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 30, 2017

Beyonce - whose net worth with her husband, rap mogul Jay-Z, is estimated at $1 billion - said that Texas was "in my prayers" in a post to her more than 100 million followers on Instagram

22 Confirmed Dead From Hurricane Harvey, Houston Mayor Imposes Nightly Curfew

World News | Kevin Sullivan, Arelis R. Hernandez, David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post | Wednesday August 30, 2017

The biggest rainstorm in the history of the continental United States finally began to move away from Houston on Tuesday, as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey and its endless, merciless rain bands spun east to menace Louisiana instead.

Tropical Storm Harvey Affects A Fifth Of US Fuel Output

Thomson Reuters | Wednesday August 30, 2017

As a result of the outages, major pipelines carrying gasoline, diesel and jet fuel started to adjust deliveries or close lines outright because of a lack of supply.

'He Could Hear Kids Screaming': Couple, Great-Grandchildren Feared Dead In Houston Floods

World News | Avi Selk, Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post | Wednesday August 30, 2017

Ric Saldivar, 53, has a big family - lots of brothers, spread over east Houston and beyond. After floods stranded them in their respective homes, a chain of phone calls between the brothers and their wives informed Saldivar that, suddenly, his family may be much smaller.

Texas Flood Disaster By The Numbers

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 29, 2017

Monster storm Harvey hit the south Texas coast late Friday and then stalled, gushing torrents of rain over Houston, the country's fourth largest city with six million people in the greater metropolitan area.

US President Donald Trump To Visit Harvey-Hit Texas

World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 29, 2017

US President Donald Trump planned to visit Texas on Tuesday to survey the response to devastating Tropical Storm Harvey, the first major natural disaster of his White House tenure.

Hurricane Harvey Hits Insurance Stocks As Loss Estimates Surge

Thomson Reuters | Tuesday August 29, 2017

Damage caused by flooding is not included in standard homeowners insurance policies and is covered by the US government.

2 Indian Students Nearly Drowned In Lake In Hurricane-Hit Texas, Critical

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 29, 2017

Two Indian students are in a critical condition after they nearly drowned in Lake Bryan in the US state of Texas, which is battling "catastrophic" flooding and torrential rains after Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc, claiming at least five lives.

Indian-American Helps With Life Saving Medication During Hurricane Harvey

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 29, 2017

When a Texas hospital called to request a rare disease medication, an Indian-American CEO of a pharmacy firm got it shipped by to Houston from Orlando by sending his employee to pick it up as all logistics company were unable to deliver overnight due to Hurricane Harvey.

NASA's Johnson Space Center Closed Amid Harvey's Brutal Winds And Rain

World News | Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post | Tuesday August 29, 2017

After a weekend of bruising winds and relentless rain, Houston's rising floodwaters reached the gates of Johnson Space Center on Sunday.