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Saturday, August 27, 2011
MACTV NEWS: Heavy rain and high winds thrash coastal Maryland as Irene approaches, Posted by Menelik Zeleke
Historic waterfront town of Annapolis hit by heavy rain and high winds as Hurricane Irene creeps up the U.S. East Coast.
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
MACTV NEWS: Hurricane Irene: ‘Don’t Ignore Evacuation Order’----FEMA, Posted by Menelik Zeleke
August 25, 2011: 11:30 A.M.
By Williams Ekanem, (MACTV NEWS)
As Hurricane Irene moves toward the East Coast of the United States, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate and NOAA's National Hurricane Center Director Bill today had a conference call advising people to heed evacuation order.
Bill said during the conference call which MACTV was on the line, that, “people should please heed to evacuation order or notice because of the intensity of the hurricane.”
According to him, although the exact intensity of the hurricane can hardly be predicted, but it is so critical that such notices or warnings are complied with.
The hurricane, they pointed out is currently moving North East towards North Carolina with high wind estimated at 150 miles per hour and FEMA is doing things to get ready for any consequential crisis.
Expatiating on the nature of preparation, Bill stated that pre-posting of food supplies to areas anticipated to be badly affected is going on.
The impact, according to them is not restricted to coastal areas as the inland areas could also be affected through heavy rainfall, flood, power cut etc.
A 5pm advisory, they disclosed would be given later today.
“In advance of the storm, our Incident Management Assistance Teams have been deployed to areas in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, in anticipation of further deployment to potential impact areas along the east coast of the U.S.”, the FEMA official said.
“We’re also pre-staging supplies and commodities along the East Coast to supplement state resources if needed - such as bottled water and meals-ready-to-eat. We’ve set up Incident Support Bases along the East Coast to proactively stage commodities closer to areas potentially affected by severe weather, allowing us to quickly move needed supplies throughout affected states, should they be needed and requested, “they added.
“We’re also pre-staging supplies and commodities along the East Coast to supplement state resources if needed - such as bottled water and meals-ready-to-eat. We’ve set up Incident Support Bases along the East Coast to proactively stage commodities closer to areas potentially affected by severe weather, allowing us to quickly move needed supplies throughout affected states, should they be needed and requested, “they added.
Hurricane Irene is currently making a turn along the East Coast, and forecasts from the National Hurricane Center project the storm could affect an area from Florida to Maine as it moves further north.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
MACTV WORLD NEWS: India's political parties unite to urge Hazare to end fast, Posted by Menelik Zeleke
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
MACTV NEWS: Rare strong quake rattles U.S. East Coast, Posted by Menelik Zeleke
MACTV NEWS: Strong earthquake rattles Washington, DC, Posted by Menelik Zeleke
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SHOWS: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (AUGUST 23, 2011) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
MACTV BREAKING NEWS: UPDATE 2-Strong earthquake rattles U.S. East Coast, Posted by Menelik Zeleke
BREAKING NEWS:
August 23, 2011 6:25:06 PM
QUAKE-USA/ (UPDATE 2)
(Adds New York evacuations, no immediate reports of major damage)
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the U.S. East Coast and Canada from Virginia to Toronto on Tuesday, shaking buildings and forcing evacuation of the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol.
Monday, August 22, 2011
UN News: U.N. chief says Gaddafi must give up fight, Posted by Menelik Zeleke
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