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Natural Disasters
In Haiti, Bodies Pile, Aid Snarls and Tension Grows
Worries mounted, meanwhile, about food and water for the survivors. People have been almost fighting for water, aid worker Fevil Dubien said as he distributed water from a truck in a northern Port-au-Prince neighborhood.
Doctors Without Borders to Surgically Treat 500
About 800 injured people have come to the mission's offices for treatment, Zannini said.
Disease Could be as Deadly as Quake
The reality of what we're seeing is severe traumas - head wounds, crushed limbs - severe problems that cannot be dealt with at the level of medical care we currently have available."
Raw Video: Haiti Wounded Arrive in Florida
People injured in the earthquake in Haiti arrive in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to receive medical care. (Jan. 14)
Rubble, Bodies, Urgent Triage and Fading Hope after Haiti's Quake
On Wednesday, ambulances weaved in and out of crowds, swerving to miss the bodies lying in street and the men on foot who lugged stretchers bearing some of the injured.
Raw Video: USAR Team Searches Collapse
A search and rescue team from Fairfax, Virginia, is on the ground in quake-stricken Haiti.
Virginia Team Prepares for Haiti Deployment
The Fairfax County, Virginia urban search and rescue team is preparing to travel to Haiti, helping search for victims among the rubble from a strong earthquake that struck the island nation. (Jan. 13)
Amid Avalanche Fears, Crews Search for Mount Hood Climbers
Skies had cleared Sunday morning, but the weather worsened again and the mountain became shrouded by a low cloud during the afternoon.
Response Drills and Mass Casualty Exercises Done Throughout California
Medical personnel triaged mock victims at the University of Southern California Health Sciences Campus and the Los Angeles County Fire Department practiced an evacuation of its headquarters and transfer of command to battalion chiefs using their vehicle radios as the primary means of radio dispatch.
Millions to Stage Massive Earthquake Drill in California
Some 6.7 million people have pledged to take part, according to organizers.
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