Eight Florida nursing home deaths tied to Irma outage
Eight residents died at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Florida as Hurricane Irma disabled air conditioning. Police call the deaths heat related and open a criminal probe while officials urge checks on nursing homes amid ongoing power outages.
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World leaders vow aid after Irma hits Caribbean islands
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron visited damaged sites in Anguilla and St Barthelemy as UK and French officials pledge rapid and long term relief. May announced 33 million pounds plus 32 million already pledged with troops and ships deployed to restore order and deliver supplies. Johnson called the devastation hellish and promised heavy support and a quick return to normalcy amid scarce resources.
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Harvey flood payouts near eleven billion dollars
The head of the National Flood Insurance Program estimated Harvey will trigger about 11 billion dollars in payouts to insured homeowners, mainly in southeast Texas, likely ranking as the second-costliest flood event for the program.
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