Postbulletin.com: Rochester, MN

Postbulletin.com: Rochester, MN: "As of Thursday afternoon, the American Red Cross had delivered about 250 meals and snacks to the victims of Wednesday night's tornado through north Austin."

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IRIN Global | Asia East Africa Global Great Lakes Horn of Africa Middle East North America Southern Africa West Africa | Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Burkina Faso Burundi Benin IRIN Blog Botswana DRC Central African Republic Congo Cote d'Ivoire Cameroon Comoros Cape Verde Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Gambia Guinea Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti Indonesia Israel Iraq Iran Jordan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Cambodia Kazakhstan Laos Lebanon Sri Lanka Liberia Lesotho Madagascar Mali Myanmar Mauritania Mauritius Malawi Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Nepal OPT Papua New Guinea Philippines Pakistan Rwanda Seychelles Sudan Sierra Leone Senegal Somalia Sao Tome and Principe Swaziland Turkmenistan Chad Togo Thailand Tajikistan Timor-Leste Tanzania United Arab Emirates Uganda Uzbekistan Vietnam Western Sahara Yemen South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe | GLOBAL: Investment key to disaster preparedness | Economy Environment Natural Disasters | News Item: "Philippines senator Loren Legarda noted that China managed to save US$12 billion in rehabilitation costs thanks to its $3 billion investment in flood control. 'We need to look at disaster risk reduction as an investment rather than a cost,' says Legarda. 'In the long term it will be much more effective.'"

Tennant Warns Against Charity Fraud - WVNS-TV - WVNSTV.com

Tennant Warns Against Charity Fraud - WVNS-TV - WVNSTV.com: "Secretary of State Natalie E. Tennant is urging people who want to donate supplies to flood victims in southern West Virginia to check on the charity before donating.

CHARLESTON -- A complete database of charities licensed to solicit contributions can be found by visiting www.wvsos.com and clicking on the “Charities Section” icon."