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Dozens injured in tornadoes across southern Louisiana
February 8, 2017 Kevin McGill - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSNEW ORLEANS – Brittany Ross remembers she was savoring the smell of her aunt’s simmering white beans when the storm that injured about 40 people in southeastern Louisiana hit. “The place started shaking, kind of twisting,” she said Tuesday as…
Estimated insurable losses from Louisiana floods to range between US$8.5 billion and US$11 billion: AIR Worldwide
September 19, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAIR Worldwide is estimating that “industry ground-up insurable losses” from the flooding in Louisiana during August will be between US$8.5 billion and US$11 billion. The catastrophe modelling firm explained in a press release issued on Monday that the “industry ground-up…
FEMA approves $107 million in grants in Louisiana flooding
August 24, 2016 Melinda Deslatte - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSBATON ROUGE, La. — Heavy trucks and their works crews have begun hauling away mounds of mouldy carpet, warped flooring and water-damaged furniture as south Louisiana digs out from flooding the governor estimated Tuesday had wrecked more than 100,000 homes.…
Louisiana, Mississippi flooding could exceed US$1.5 billion in economic damage, insured portion will be much less: Impact Forecasting
August 15, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterRecent flooding across parts of Louisiana and southern Mississippi could approach or possibly exceed US$1.5 billion in economic damage, Impact Forecasting suggested in a cat alert issued on Sunday. “Based on the volume of river crest records that have been…