Tag: flood
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After 70 days of ICE surge actions, Minnesotans grapple with the impact
Seventy days elapsed between the Trump administration announcing Operation Metro Surge in December and border czar Tom Homan saying Feb. 12 that the flood of federal agents into Minnesota will soon … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=699201708a2f4e67b5a2b5c27a422e91&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.startribune.com%2fas-ice-surge-ends-twin-cities-grapple-with-its-impact%2f601581888&c=2569401730329553876&mkt=en-us
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Milwaukee north side neighborhood struggles to recover after devastating flood
A north side Milwaukee neighborhood is still reeling days after heavy rains pounded the area, leaving homes damaged and families displaced. Full story: https://www.tmj4.com/news/milwaukee-county/milwaukee-north-side-neighborhood-struggles-to-recover-after-devastating-flood
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A Lutheran church had 200 backpacks for students ready to go. Then its basement flooded.
Benediction Lutheran Church added its Hmong ministry in 2003 — and its African ministry in 2006. Until then, membership had been declining. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=689e0ddf042a404a819e82d869475f90&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.jsonline.com%2fstory%2fnews%2f2025%2f08%2f14%2fa-milwaukee-church-lost-backpacks-with-supplies-after-historic-flood%2f85642202007%2f&c=7413996669710604459&mkt=en-us
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Study shows Vietnam’s ethnic communities’ grapple with hydropower plant impacts
In June 2019, an early morning flash flood swept through the Bien La commune in northwestern Vietnam, ravaging crops and farmlands belonging to 60 families. The cause: the Su Pan 1 small hydropower … Full story: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/study-shows-vietnams-ethnic-communities-grapple-with-hydropower-plant-impacts/
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Program: Lockyer Valley residents clearing up after second flood in a year
The clean-up has begin in the Lockyer Valley in Queensalnd where residents find themselves in an all-too-familiar flood risk situation. Full story: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/australia-wide/australia-wide/105023790
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Chenue Her joins FOX 9 as morning anchor: ‘Coming home’
Chenue Her is joining the FOX 9 Morning News as a weekday morning anchor. He will co-anchor the 4:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. hours alongside Hannah Flood, while Kelly O’Connell joins Tom Butler for the 6 a.m. Full story: https://www.fox9.com/news/chenue-her-fox-9-morning-news
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Merced County Opens Flood Hotline Amidst Increasing Storm Impacts – Available in English, Spanish, and Hmong
The Merced County Emergency Operations Center rolled out a flood hotline today to help residents impacted by the current storm system. The number to the hotline is (209) 385-7563. The hotline will … Read Full Article
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Toyota of La Crosse donates to victims of flood damage
Just over two weeks ago, News 8 Now featured a story about an Onalaska family whose home was rendered uninhabitable after floodwaters caused the basement to cave in. Sean Green, the President and … Read Full Article
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Fear, anxiety in Minnesota over plans to deport some Hmong residents
The Trump administration’s plans to deport thousands of Laotian and Hmong refugees — many who have lived here for decades — has prompted a flood of anxiety and confusion among Minnesota’s Southeast … Read Full Article
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Funds set for repair projects in city
Supported a resolution supporting U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan’s efforts to include Khmer, Hmong and Lao as language options on the federal census. * Discussed a report from the Environment and Flood Issues … Read Full Article
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Disaster management
Disaster management experts said we need to redesign our towns and cities and abandon flood-prone areas development or infrastructure projects. Due to climate change and governments around the world t… Read Full Article
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Hmong: Refugees Find Solidarity among Catholic Community in Vietnam
Having lived in poor conditions for years and having lost their houses and lands after a flood destroyed their village in Vietnam’s Lai Chau province, Hmong refugees in Vietnam are welcomed by a Catho… Read Full Article
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Rant & Rave special edition: Readers flood Seattle Times with feel-good news
Soon the rain and darkness will drive me back into the car, but for now, the commute is a pleasure. RAVE To the Hmong families who fill Pike Place Market and other farmers markets with their beautiful … Read Full Article
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Hmong flood victims in Vietnam promised new church
Over 400 ethnic-Hmong Catholics in Vietnam left stranded by flash floods that destroyed their homes and roads leading to their remote community received a visit from a local auxiliary bishop in late J… Read Full Article
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Vietnam relaxes rules as church aids flood victims
In the past, the government banned priests from making such visits or giving aid to local ethnic Hmong, Man and Thai groups. But Father Huan said they softened their stance after he showed them how mu… Read Full Article
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King County residents: Flood preparedness information now available in 21 languages
An estimated 170 languages are spoken in King County, and the “Be Flood Ready” brochure has been translated into: Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Punjabi, Tagalog, Cambodian, Oromo, Hmong, Somali, Chinese, Laotian, Japanese, Hindi, French, Korean … Read Full Article