Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Americares Partner to Develop Microsite for the Philippines J&J has partnered with Americares to develop a microsite to accept donations for the multiple crises in the Philippines. This includes a response to the eruption of the Taal Volcano in Talisay, Philippines, which
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PQMD Members Respond to Disasters in the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Australia PQMD Members Respond to Devastation of Typhoon Phanfone and Assess Impact of Taal Volcano in the Philippines On Sunday, January 12, the Taal Volcano—located in the Calabarzon region of the Philippines, about 40 miles from
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MAP International Sends Disaster Health Kits after Cyclone Idai Celestina was sound asleep when the winds began to shake her simple home. Within minutes, the water rushed in and she realized that she and her baby were in grave danger. What Celestina didn’t know was that she
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Tropical Storm Karen Arrives in Puerto Rico Hours After Earthquake (September 24, 2019) — Puerto Rico, still recovering from Hurricane Maria’s destruction in 2017, was rattled by an earthquake late Monday night. The 6.0-magnitude earthquake occurred mere hours before Tropical Storm Karen began dumping heavy rain on
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PQMD Members Continue to Respond to Hurricane Dorian’s Destruction in the Bahamas The Bahamas experienced the hardest hit from Hurricane Dorian as a Category 5, slow moving storm that stayed over Grand Bahama and Abaco Islands for two days. The death toll is currently over 50 and
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Hurricane Dorian Is Finally a Tropical Storm after Leaving Bahamas Devastated After causing catastrophic damage to the Bahamas and floods in North Carolina, the U.S. National Hurricane Center has now called Hurricane Dorian “fully extra-tropical” in its last advisory on the storm. On Sunday, the hurricane was
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PQMD Members Respond to Hurricane Dorian’s Destruction in the Bahamas The Bahamas experienced the hardest hit from Hurricane Dorian as a Category 5, slow moving storm that stayed over Grand Bahama and Abaco Islands for two days. The result is almost complete destruction on the islands. The
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Hurricane Dorian Heads for Southeastern U.S. as Death Toll in Bahamas Rises Hurricane Dorian has moved toward the Carolinas as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph. The National Hurricane Center warns Dorian could bring “life threatening storm surge with significant coastal
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Hurricane Dorian Hits the Bahamas as it Continues to Move Slowly Toward U.S. Hurricane Dorian made landfall in the Bahamas on Sunday causing damage and devastation. The hurricane has weakened to a Category 3 hurricane and is very slowly moving toward the eastern coast of the United
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Hurricane Dorian Headed for Southeast U.S PQMD Members Monitoring Storm and Determining Response Efforts According to The Weather Channel, Hurricane Dorian is forecast to intensify into a Category 4 hurricane and pose a major danger to the southeastern U.S., especially Florida, over Labor Day weekend. Dorian’s center
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