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No interruption in disaster financial assistance for B.C. flooding victims

July 8, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Those receiving payments for uninsurable disaster-related losses in the wake of the rain storm that washed across British Columbia’s Peace River Regional District in June, causing flooding, will not see any disruption should there be a postal strike. In collaboration

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14 dead in West Virginia floods; focus on search and rescue

June 24, 2016 Jonathan Mattise - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A deluge of 9 inches of rain damaged or destroyed more than 100 homes in West Virginia, knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses and killed 14 people, West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray

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Fort McMurray wildfire nearly 50% contained; no significant growth in two days: Alberta government

June 3, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

The Fort McMurray wildfire remains out of control, but has not seen any significant growth over the past 48 hours and is nearly 50% contained, the government of Alberta said in a statement on Thursday. It is estimated to cover

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Swollen river feeds flooding near Houston as residents flee

May 31, 2016 John L. Mone - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RICHMOND, Texas – Residents of some rural southeastern Texas counties were bracing for more flooding Tuesday along a river that had reached a record-high crest just two years after it had run dry in places because of drought. The National

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Floods in Texas, Kansas leave at least 6 dead, 2 missing

May 30, 2016 Michael Graczyk - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HOUSTON – Authorities in central Texas have found two more bodies along flooded streams, bringing the death toll from flooding in the state to six. It was unclear Sunday whether a body found in Travis County near Austin is one

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As risk of farm losses rise, so too do number of farmers buying crop insurance

May 10, 2016 Ian Bickis - THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY – Kelly McIntyre has tilled the soils of northwestern Alberta for more than 30 years, but only this spring did he conclude that he needed crop insurance. “There just seems to be increased risk, more risk all the time,”

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Houston, Texas airport has second wettest day on record: RMS

April 21, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Weather events this week in Texas may be producing “one of the most severe flood events” in history, in Houston, not caused by a tropical cyclone Risk Management Solutions Inc. stated Thursday. The Associated Press reported that the Houston area

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Dams collapse from floods in Yemen, at least 16 dead

April 15, 2016 Ahmed Al-Haj - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SANAA, Yemen — Heavy rainfall in several parts of Yemen has caused widespread flooding that killed at least 16 people and caused the collapse of small dams, including two in Hajja and Omran provinces north of the capital, Sanaa, security officials

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Crews fighting Kansas wildfires get assist from snow, rain

March 28, 2016 The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Firefighters grappling with the biggest wildfire in Kansas history got a welcomed Easter assist from pre-dawn snowfall over the hardest-hit area, though the looming prospect of flame-fanning winds threatened to undermine the effort. The National Weather