Myanmar earthquake rescue efforts wind down as death toll hits 3,600
Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar’s devastating March 28 earthquake are winding down, as rescue efforts are supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-08/myanmar-earthquake-rescue-efforts-death-toll-rises/105149344
Disaster Relief Workshop for Tenants
Thursday, April 17, 3:30 p.m.
Online with Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, the Social Justice Learning Institute, and Stay Housed LA.
Israeli probe into medic killings can't be trusted, Red Crescent says
By Matthew Doran
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society releases more video of the moments before Israeli forces opened fire on a convoy of paramedics and emergency workers.
Properties completely 'washed away' as outback takes stock of flood damage
By Abbey Halter, Hannah Walsh, and Maddelin McCosker
Fixing fences and clearing dead livestock are just some of the tasks necessary as rebuilding an area double the size of Victoria begins after record-breaking floods in outback Queensland.
#Floods #DisasterRelief #AbbeyHalter #HannahWalsh # #MaddelinMcCosker
According to reporter Lisa Desjardins, while an American #disaster assessment team was in Myanmar to help after an earthquake there, Musk and his DOGE goons* fired them.
*My word, not hers.
#politics #disasterrelief #heartlessness.
Myanmar's diaspora mourns after earthquake devastated homes, lives
By Libby Hogan
Myanmar's diaspora in Australia has been left reeling from the earthquake that has now killed more than 3,000 people.
Myanmar's military shot at Chinese rescue workers in earthquake disaster zone
The ruling military junta says it fired warning shots at the group because the convoy failed to stop and it hadn't told them they were working in an active combat zone.
Grants of up to $75K for farmers amid more flood rescues in Qld's west
By Jessica Ross and Laura Lavelle
Premier David Crisafulli says primary producers hurt by flooding will have access to financial assistance, as a clearer picture of the devastation emerges.
Trump wants to dismantle FEMA—at the same time that experts are predicting a brutal hurricane season.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91306634/trump-wants-to-dismantle-fema-at-the-same-time-that-experts-are-predicting-a-brutal-hurricane-season #FEMA #Trump #AmericaLast #USA #Disasters #DisasterRelief #TrumpSabotage #Resist #VoteBlue
Yesterday the horrid head of DHS mentioned in passing that they're going to eliminate FEMA. #FEMA #DisasterRelief
Amongst all the hate in the world... here's an organization just putting their heads down and doing the work to make the world better: After natural disasters, they come in and help rebuild with clean energy https://www.footprintproject.org/
Support disaster relief in Southeast Tennessee by dining out on March 13 with Red Cross https://www.diningandcooking.com/1937646/support-disaster-relief-in-southeast-tennessee-by-dining-out-on-march-13-with-red-cross/ #AmericanRedCross #Blankets #DineForDisasterRelief #dining #DisasterRelief #HotMeals #JuliaWright #ParticipatingRestaurants #SoutheastTennessee
Trump wants to cut more disaster recovery funding. Nearly every Congressional district has recently needed the money.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91282112/trump-wants-to-cut-more-disaster-recovery-funding-nearly-every-congressional-district-has-recently-needed-the-money
#Politics #Trump #TrumpAdmin #Disasters #DisasterRelief #FEMA #HUD
“For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, the Trump Administration has ordered that to stop, according to people involved with the work.” 
#Politics #USPolitics #BuildingCodes #EmergencyPreparedness #ConstructionStandards #PublicSafety #DisasterRelief
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/20/nx-s1-5303478/fema-trump-building-codes-floods-hurricane-disasters
Disasters can take everything, but tiny homes are bringing BIG solutions. 
Learn how small spaces are making a HUGE impact on rebuilding lives and communities. #TinyHomes #DisasterRelief #Resilience #Community #Innovation #SustainableLiving #FierceImpact #Technology #FierceMillennial
#Amerika VIP
HuffPost: #CDC's Advisers Demand Agency Provide Answers On Removal Of 'Critical' Health Data
They want an explanation for why the agency took down information used for planning #disasterrelief, studying medical outcomes and helping at-risk populations
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-removes-critical-health-data_n_679f8945e4b0bbecdd652c18
Experimenting with Routing: 
LA Wildfire Evacuation Routes
Check out our experimental map of potential LA wildfire evacuation routes (Jan 2025)! 
In this scenario, people were asked to evacuate further than just nearby friends.
Data sourced from Kontur Population and OpenStreetMap.
Interested in a similar analysis? 
Email us at hello@kontur.io.
Large nonprofits respond quickly to disasters, but local nonprofits often better address community-specific needs. A sustainable management expert explains why supporting both can maximize your impact. https://theconversation.com/how-nonprofits-pitch-in-before-during-and-after-disasters-strike-247648 #LAFires #DisasterRelief #nonprofits
#Trump’s nominee for White House budget director, #RussVought [#Project2025], who has not yet been confirmed by the #Senate, headed a think tank that has argued that #Congress can authorize a president to spend money but can't require him to do so.
