Sep 19, 2017 ... The nationwide death toll rose to 139 on Tuesday evening, according to Mexico's  head of Civil Defense, and the Mexican federal government declared a state of  disaster in Mexico City which helps free up emergency funds. Luis Felipe Puente  said 64 people died in the state of Morelos, just south of Mexico ...
Jan 23, 2017 ... As you may have heard, Albany was one of several places hammered by a  deadly tornado yesterday. However ... Already, President Trump has contacted  Governor Deal offering federal assistance to our beleaguered community. ... As a  matter of fact, Obama declared disaster areas in 48 of the 50 states.
Aug 17, 2016 ... The Louisiana floods, which the American Red Cross on Wednesday labeled “ the worst natural disaster to strike the United States since Superstorm Sandy,”  have not dominated cable news nor the front pages of newspapers. President  Obama, other than signing a disaster declaration, hasn't bothered to ...
The Mississippi River floods in April and May 2011 were among the largest and  most damaging recorded along the U.S. waterway in the past century,  comparable in extent to the major floods of 1927 and 1993. In April 2011, two  major storm systems deposited record levels of rainfall on the Mississippi River  watershed.
Jan 21, 2017 ... It also takes a beat to honor the response of law enforcement, first responders,  and others in the wake of a string of disasters this year. .... US hostage crisis  kicked off in 1979, president Jimmy Carter issued an executive order declaring a  state of emergency in Iran that posed a threat to American interests.
President Obama has declared disasters in 48 of 50 states this year.